Cracks in the B1G?

'97 Nebraska? The coaches poll? Lol.

Michigan was the real (AP) national champion in '97.

I know the CFP has largely solved these debates but I kinda miss this part of college football and the aura around it.

Nebraska was one miracle in physics (football off the toe vs. Mizzouri) from even being in the discussion and Michigan was behind a marginal Iowa team at home that season before pulling it out.

I would have given Michigan the edge but I wish they would have just thrown down like two weeks after the NYD bowls.
 
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Agree and disagree about the B12 north. Near the end it was like the B10 west and would get smacked by the south in the championship.

Hot take but I think if ISU, Baylor, and Kansas were where they are now as far as program strength and investment, the old B12 is still together. There was so much dead weight in those days including ISU. If there were some solid middle/upper mid tier schools in the mix I don’t think folks would have jumped

They still don't have the 'name'.

Texas was flat bad for most of the 2010s and early 2020s but still got to head to the bank (SEC).

Heck Nebraska got to move despite not being nationally relevant for a decade.
 
Correct, they just wanted out of the big12, Michigan doesn’t want out of the big ten
UT destroyed the SWC and they tried to take down the B12, let the SEC have them. Their arrogance knows no bounds, they think every discussion must revolve around them. The B12 was sorry to see OU leave, but not UT. Screw them.
 
They still don't have the 'name'.

Texas was flat bad for most of the 2010s and early 2020s but still got to head to the bank (SEC).

Heck Nebraska got to move despite not being nationally relevant for a decade.
Still, 4/12 teams in the conference were big names, which stacks with the B10. What we didn’t have was a solid middle. Just my opinion but I think that would have gone a long ways. Can’t imagine ISU/KU/BU contributed much to the pot, compared to what they bring now
 
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Too many egos to take losses. they need cupcakes to prop records.
It’s also a classic format on this thread to throw something completely off the current topic. Legit talking about unequal review sharing and then just get hit with a “so they won’t join a super league if x,y, and z happen?”. It’s just so out of left field for the comments up until that point.

It’s like people talking about the best pizza toppings and then someone comes in and goes “ugh anchovies are disgusting on a burger I would never want to eat that”. Umm ok, that’s fine and while yes we were talking about toppings but no one mentioned a burger anywhere…
 
It’s also a classic format on this thread to throw something completely off the current topic. Legit talking about unequal review sharing and then just get hit with a “so they won’t join a super league if x,y, and z happen?”. It’s just so out of left field for the comments up until that point.

It’s like people talking about the best pizza toppings and then someone comes in and goes “ugh anchovies are disgusting on a burger I would never want to eat that”. Umm ok, that’s fine and while yes we were talking about toppings but no one mentioned a burger anywhere…
Why would anyone put anchovies on a burger?
 
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