“There are a lot of little things that go on in there,” Paterno said following the loss. “I think in all fairness without, again, being a crybaby, I think in all fairness when you play Southern Cal, they’re home and they practice where they normally practice. It’s a lot easier for them to get ready.”
If the traveling parameters are too much for the conference, then perhaps the Big Ten should pull out of the BCS altogether and commit its conference champion to the Motor City Bowl.
I say the BCS should be like European futbol — realign after each season and throw out next year’s automatic bid for the conference that performs worst. Out with the Big East, in with the Mountain West. Out with the Big 10, in with the WAC.
• The Big Ten is winless in six Rose Bowls this decade, losing by almost a two-to-one margin in those defeats — 219-121.
• It’s now lost its last five BCS games by more than a two-to-one margin — 198-97.
• The Big Ten’s BCS record of 4-10 this decade is the second-worst winning percentage of the six major conferences.
Anybody think Ohio State is going to improve upon that against Texas tonight?
I don’t like to make predictions, but I think OSU will loose.
The BIG-10 is stuck in the 90s.
What’s with the ACC, 10 bowl teams, and only 4 wins…. ugly.
I think some teams have troubles because of the 4 or more weeks of no competition. Another reason for a playoff.
Conference Schools Record Percentage
Pac-10 (5) Ariz,Cal,Ore,OSU,USC 5-0 1.000
SEC (8) Ala,Fla,Ga,Ky,LSU,Miss,SCar,Vandy 5-2 .714
Big East (6) Cin,Pitt,Rut,UConn,USF,WV 4-2 .667
Big 12 (7) KU,Mizzou,Neb,OU,OSU,Tex,TT 3-2 .600
C-USA (6) EC,Hou,Mem,Rice,SMiss,Tulsa 3-2 .600
MWC (5) AF,BYU,CSU,TCU,Utah 3-2 .600
Independents (2) Navy,Notre Dame 1-1 .500
Sun Belt (2) Fla. Atlantic,Troy 1-1 .500
ACC (10) BC,Clem,FSU,GT,Mary,Miami, NC,NCS,VT,WF 4-6 .400
WAC (5) BSU,FresSt,Haw,LaTech,Nev 1-4 .200
Big Ten (7) Iowa,MichSt,Minn,NWestrn,OSU,PSU,Wis 1-5 .167
MAC (5) BallSt,Buff,CMich,NIU,WMich 0-4 .000
Records through Jan. 3
Is this where I sing the Iowa Fight Song?