MplsGopher
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Mentioned this in the Week 5 other games thread, but want to state it more forcefully, and see if anyone cares to comment (agree, disagree, bring up other facts or opinions, tell me I'm an idiot, and such). So without further ado:
I grow more firm in my conviction that adding Nebraska was the worst mistake in Big Ten history.
Never was a worthy academic/research school. Tiny market. Maryland and Rutgers have these in spades, at least.
They were supposed to deliver an Ohio St level football program, and have absolutely failed. The conditions that allowed them to succeed 15-20 years ago are gone and are never coming back. I believe its ceiling on the football field is somewhere in the spectrum of NW to Iowa. I don't think it can achieve Wisconsin levels of success. Zero chance at achieving Ohio St levels.
I grow more firm in my conviction that adding Nebraska was the worst mistake in Big Ten history.
Never was a worthy academic/research school. Tiny market. Maryland and Rutgers have these in spades, at least.
They were supposed to deliver an Ohio St level football program, and have absolutely failed. The conditions that allowed them to succeed 15-20 years ago are gone and are never coming back. I believe its ceiling on the football field is somewhere in the spectrum of NW to Iowa. I don't think it can achieve Wisconsin levels of success. Zero chance at achieving Ohio St levels.