Fru Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 19 hours ago, Mavric said: I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Fru said: I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. The west is obviously not comparable to the east, but it's been a strong division. It's just down this year specifically. Last year you had Iowa through Purdue all with 9 wins or better, during the COVID year NW and Iowa finished #10 and #15, and the year before it was #11 Wisconsin, #10 Minnesota and #15 Iowa. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Just now, Lorewarn said: The west is obviously not comparable to the east, but it's been a strong division. It's just down this year specifically. Last year you had Iowa through Purdue all with 9 wins or better, during the COVID year NW and Iowa finished #10 and #15, and the year before it was #11 Wisconsin, #10 Minnesota and #15 Iowa. Definitely agree with this. I have threads around here somewhere where I was tracking the East/West matchups each year. Most years were MUCH closer than the prevailing opinion warranted. This year I would say is a different story. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 It’s early in the season to really judge division strengths. Lets see how the next 3 weeks play out at least. The west vs East may turn out like it has been. I think the west is a tad under appreciated while east maybe overrated. Some of it is scheduling imbalance. MI and OSU tend to overshadow imo but there is a good deal of parity across the middle 8-10 teams in both sides. The expansion may really screw things up. They drop divisions could really hurt the conference perception as league will beat itself up. It’s a gauntlet that will get even tougher imo. Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 People want to equate it with the Big XII North and that's just not true. The B1G West has been the 3rd best division in college football for most of the last 5-6 years behind the SEC West and B1G East. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Fru said: I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. Finally said it? I have been saying it for a long time! Uggggg! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post BigRedBuster Posted October 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, teachercd said: Finally said it? I have been saying it for a long time! Uggggg! I think he means by someone who anyone cares about what they say. 1 1 5 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: I think he means by someone who anyone cares about what they say. Ahhhh, see he did not clarify! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Born N Bled Red Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 6 hours ago, Fru said: I’m glad someone finally said it. A lot of average to below average in the B1G West. The league has done a great job of rebranding mediocrity as “toughness.” Really a shame Neb hasn’t had their s*** together these last few years. The division has been up for grabs for years, hard not to think we left some on the table. Aren't they just stealing that strategy from every team in the SEC not named Bama??? Quote Link to comment
admo Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I love the business trip 1 Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 minute ago, admo said: I love the business trip Pretty sure that was all the talk before Dublin as well.... 1 Quote Link to comment
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