Big 10 is now 8-16 in Bowls in last 3 Years

[Water Pony]

As members in good standing in the American, it seems misplaced for us to criticize the Big Ten. Also,MSU beat a good team in the Rose Bowl, while Nebraska did well.

[leopold]

I do believe cold weather is a factor and it's easier to get kids from up north to play at southern schools than vice versa. It's also why there are so many quality basketball players in the north and why the Big 10 is such a strong hoops conference. A lot of bball players could have excelled at skill positions in football if they had chosen that path.

This is a huge factor.

I enjoyed going to the Wisconsin-Minnesota game this year: Great experience, UMs new stadium, two 8-2 teams, packed house, it was great. But it was also exactly 0 degrees out and I thought to myself if I was a coach from a warmer state looking for recruits I would PRAY they were standing on the sideline then. Heck, I've been in FL in December where it was 80 degrees out.

Also: in a gym up here I saw a 15 year old kid who was 6-0 215lbs, who everyone was fawning over his athletic ability, and he was busy hitting a punching bag. I thought to myself, without even thinking, "Why on earth is he hitting a punching bag and not a sled?" Football rules absolutely down south were it doesn't up north.

These factors give warmer states an advantage.