Don't B1G fans want all B1G teams to win their bowl games?

[OnceAhawk]

Otherwise, all we will hear is how much better the PAC12, SEC and ACC are.

i may not like certain teams in the regular season but in the post season I become a B1G fan.

Who's with me?

 

[baseball31ne]

Would like to see as many win as possible. Always root that way. Was that way in B12 except when UT played.

Otherwise like to see the conference do well and know that we have to keep getting better to compete. Rather play the best possible.

 

[planored]

I will be

 

[OnceAhawk]

Would like to see as many win as possible. Always root that way. Was that way in B12 except when UT played.

Otherwise like to see the conference do well and know that we have to keep getting better to compete. Rather play the best possible.

when the BCS existed and only 2 teams got to play for a national title, there was so much SEC bias and a lot of it had to do with the B1G doing poorly head to head vs the SEC in bowl games

it was awesome last year when Ohio State beat Alabama in the playoffs last year

makes you wonder how the B1G would have done if there had always been a 4 team playoff (vs just 2 teams in the BCS era)

 

[EyeLuvDaHuskerz]

when the BCS existed and only 2 teams got to play for a national title, there was so much SEC bias and a lot of it had to do with the B1G doing poorly head to head vs the SEC in bowl games

it was awesome last year when Ohio State beat Alabama in the playoffs last year

makes you wonder how the B1G would have done if there had always been a 4 team playoff (vs just 2 teams in the BCS era)

I didn't care that a Big 10 team won the NC last season. I think rooting for your conference is stupid. I'm a Packers fan. Do I cheer for the NFC North in the playoffs?

WT actual F are we really talking about?

 

[ssmill777]

Otherwise, all we will hear is how much better the PAC12, SEC and ACC are.

i may not like certain teams in the regular season but in the post season I become a B1G fan.

Who's with me?

I always root for the B1G teams, especially the West.

 

[Tyante]

I didn't care that a Big 10 team won the NC last season. I think rooting for your conference is stupid. I'm a Packers fan. Do I cheer for the NFC North in the playoffs?

WT actual F are we really talking about?

NFL and College are completely different so your example really makes not sense. If there were more interconference games, it wouldn't matter as much. Perception plays a large part in the sport right now. By having BIG teams win bowl games, it makes the entire conference better. An example of where this can help is in recruiting. I'm sure when everyone was saying the BIG was down, coaches in other conferences used that against BIG teams in recruiting.

 

[dockentwo]

when the BCS existed and only 2 teams got to play for a national title, there was so much SEC bias and a lot of it had to do with the B1G doing poorly head to head vs the SEC in bowl games

it was awesome last year when Ohio State beat Alabama in the playoffs last year

makes you wonder how the B1G would have done if there had always been a 4 team playoff (vs just 2 teams in the BCS era)

+1 : and look at the respect we got this year; almost got two teams in the playoff, really should have. tOSU is defending champion and Oklahoma should not have got in over them; especially with no conference championship. Iowa was one play away and they were in position.

 

[HVHusker]

I'll root for Sparty everyone else not so much.

 

[jteten]

no

 

[OnceAhawk]

I'll root for Sparty everyone else not so much.

Hmmmm...so you want the B1G to look bad on a national level? Is that good for anyone?

 

[hddude55]

I'd be for Iowa if they were playing Notre Dame, but hope Stanford rips them to pieces. Now go home

 

[HVHusker]

I've spent 45 years hating Big 10 teams I'm certainly not going to change now.

I have come to like the Sparty fans and coaches though.

 

[schuele]

I've spent 45 years hating Big 10 teams I'm certainly not going to change now.

I have come to like the Sparty fans and coaches though.

I'm the same way - I don't feel any differently about Big Ten teams than I ever did.

I will usually root for teams like Michigan State and Minnesota, and I'm pretty neutral on Iowa. But I don't care for Ohio State or Michigan, and I wouldn't root for Penn State if they were playing the Taliban in the Ultimate Battle for Civilization Bowl.

My God, if joining the Big Ten meant I was obligated to root for Penn State, I would have lobbied for the Mountain West or the MAC.

 

[OnceAhawk]

I'd be for Iowa if they were playing Notre Dame, but hope Stanford rips them to pieces. Now go home

Bully!

 

[EyeLuvDaHuskerz]

NFL and College are completely different so your example really makes not sense. If there were more interconference games, it wouldn't matter as much. Perception plays a large part in the sport right now. By having BIG teams win bowl games, it makes the entire conference better. An example of where this can help is in recruiting. I'm sure when everyone was saying the BIG was down, coaches in other conferences used that against BIG teams in recruiting.

That explains why Michigan and Ohio State were struggling with recruiting.

 

[OnceAhawk]

I'm the same way - I don't feel any differently about Big Ten teams than I ever did.

I will usually root for teams like Michigan State and Minnesota, and I'm pretty neutral on Iowa. But I don't care for Ohio State or Michigan, and I wouldn't root for Penn State if they were playing the Taliban in the Ultimate Battle for Civilization Bowl.

My God, if joining the Big Ten meant I was obligated to root for Penn State, I would have lobbied for the Mountain West or the MAC.

I just think that in bowl season, with most B1G teams winning, it improves the conference's national reputation.

Then, next season, if you win the West and knock off Ohio State/Michigan/MSU, you have a great shot (even with a loss) at the playoff because the B1G is considered the top (or close to the top) conference.

B1G teams losing to SEC teams is not a good thing. It just helps further the SEC bias.

 

[EyeLuvDaHuskerz]

I just think that in bowl season, with most B1G teams winning, it improves the conference's national reputation.

Then, next season, if you win the West and knock off Ohio State/Michigan/MSU, you have a great shot (even with a loss) at the playoff because the B1G is considered the top (or close to the top) conference.

B1G teams losing to SEC teams is not a good thing. It just helps further the SEC bias.

So I'm good with cheering for Stanford to beat Iowa's ass? Just want to make sure I've been cleared by the internet...

Conference perception based on last season's bowl results? Not terribly significant. Conference perception is influenced much more by the non-conference matchups between P5 schools during a particular season.

 

[Tyante]

That explains why Michigan and Ohio State were struggling with recruiting.

Picking 2 teams out of the conference that get the majority of their recruits from in state is not much of an argument.

 

[schuele]

I just think that in bowl season, with most B1G teams winning, it improves the conference's national reputation.

Then, next season, if you win the West and knock off Ohio State/Michigan/MSU, you have a great shot (even with a loss) at the playoff because the B1G is considered the top (or close to the top) conference.

B1G teams losing to SEC teams is not a good thing. It just helps further the SEC bias.

I've been struggling to figure out why on Earth you would give two shits who I root for in bowl games, but now it's become crystal clear - because my rooting for Ohio State versus Notre Dame will somehow influence the outcome of that game and increase the Huskers' chances of making the 2016-17 national championship playoff by .0000000000000000001 percent!

Now that I've connected the dots, I'm going to go buy a Powerball ticket and ask everyone here to pull really, really hard for me to win.

 

[nuiscool]

Sometimes it's fun to manufacture a "rooting interest", but 99% of the time I'm just watching for a good game. Nebraska's the only team I really care about.

 

[vic.valiant]

I wouldn't root for Penn State if they were playing the Taliban in the Ultimate Battle for Civilization Bowl.

Great line.

Go Blue!

 

[EyeLuvDaHuskerz]

Picking 2 teams out of the conference that get the majority of their recruits from in state is not much of an argument.

Other than being completely wrong ...

In 2015, Ohio State took 27 commits - 12 from in state.
In 2015, Michigan took 14 commits - 3 from in state.

Pretty confident without an advanced degree in math, 15/41 isn't a majority. In fact, a significant number of these commits came from non-border states.

If you are going to make a statement of fact, at least make an honest attempt to say something factual.

 

[Tyante]

Other than being completely wrong ...

In 2015, Ohio State took 27 commits - 12 from in state.
In 2015, Michigan took 14 commits - 3 from in state.

Pretty confident without an advanced degree in math, 15/41 isn't a majority. In fact, a significant number of these commits came from non-border states.

If you are going to make a statement of fact, at least make an honest attempt to say something factual.

My statement is pretty close for Ohio State. If you really are talking about a degree in math, you would know one year is not an adequate sample size. Lets look at 5 years for Ohio State.

2015, 27 total commits, 12 in state, 5 of them 4*
2014, 23 total commits, 9 in state, 7 of them 4*
2013, 24 total commits, 10 in state, 5 of them 4*
2012, 25 total commits, 15 in state, 9 of them 4*
2011, 24 total commits, 14 in state, 7 of them 4*

Over those same 5 years, Michigan did only get 30 in state recruits out of 102 total with 14 being 4*. So I may have generalized. If you look at these 2 programs only recruiting Michigan and Ohio, they do pull the majority of their classes. If you add in more of the Big 10 footprint the % would get even larger.

Just Ohio and Michigan, Ohio State recruited 63 out of 123. Michigan recruited 60 out of 102.

I may have made an over broad generalization, but it is still true these two schools don't have to go far to recruit where negative recruiting tactics are less likely to work. Just think how much easier it would be for these schools to pull kids from Texas, California, or SEC country when the Big 10 is considered strong.