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On Saturday, the Big Ten vs. SEC conference superiority argument officially died. As the conferences dueled in three games that kicked off at virtually the same time, the SEC immediately jumped out to substantial leads in the Alabama- Michigan State game and the Mississippi State-Michigan contest. Ultimately the two SEC West schools would defeat the two "powers" from Michigan by a combined score of 101-21. That left Penn State to try and staunch the onrushing tide of SEC dominance. Could it? Of course not.
On New Year's Day, the Big Ten would go 0-5, the first time the conference has lost five bowl games on a single day in its history, and the SEC would win its three games by a combined score of 138-45.
How bad was it? The beatings left Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany waving a white towel of surrender. He didn't want any more beatings. On Sunday, Delany said this: "And I think that the SEC has proved to not only me but everybody else that they have the strongest football-playing conference."
I think it's also clear why the Big Ten steadfastly opposes a playoff -- because the conference couldn't compete for championships in a playoff. We'd find out that the Big Ten champs are often paper tigers. Put it this way: Alabama beat the Big Ten co-champ by 42 points. And, if anything, the score wasn't as substantial as the beating delivered. The Tide rolled up 546 total yards to Michigan State's 171. The Big Ten likes to claim that it plays a physical brand of football? Pardon me while I laugh. Alabama outrushed Michigan State -- wait for it -- 275 yards to -48. Let me repeat, 275 to -48.
For shame, Big Ten, for shame.
Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2011/01/03/starting-11-tcu-could-win-a-national-title-in-a-playoff/
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