chadfrey
Well-Known Member
And from a guy who's conference hasn't had a winning bowl record in more than 5 years....I don't think I'd be talking
This from a guy who doesn't really know his facts.
Fact No 1. Bowls are only one indicator of conference strength.
Fact No 2. Sagarin Rankings of the Big 10 and Big 12 are pretty even. Big 12 ranked one ahead in one indicator, Big 10 one ahead in another.
Fact. No. 3. Since the BcS was created, the B10 has qualifed 19 times. The Big 12 16.
Fact No. 4. Since you talk bowl records, lets talk about the ones that actually count for something - the BCS. B12 is 7-9, for a winning percentage of .438. B10 is 8-11 for a winning percentage of .421. Of the BCS conferences, that ranks the B12 fourth and the B10 fifth.
Fact No. 5. The B12 is 2-4 in the title game. The B10 is 1-2.
Fact No. 6 This year the B12 is 35-24 against non-conference competition for a whopping .593 winning percentage. The Big 10 is 32-12, for a .727 winning percentage.
Fact No 7. In head to head competition, the Big 10 is 315-217-5 against the B12 all time.
Fact No. 8 In head to head competition, the Big 12 is 24-19 against the B10 since 2000. A winning percentage of .558. For the record, Oklahoma has not played a B10 team in that span. Only Missouri (6-2) and Texas (4-1) have a winning record (with multiple games played) against the B10.
All in all, the conferences appear fairly even. Neither can lay claim to dominating the other.
Now, can we put the ******* match to rest?