College Sports and the Big Ten Options

[mahaffey]

I am pretty sure that most will not care, but the Big Ten is sucking at major sports this year. Michigan loses to Appalachian State in football earlier this year, a Division I-AA team. Now Michigan State loses to Grand Valley State, a Division II team, in basketball. In addition, Division II Findlay defeated Ohio State in basketball also. The basketball games are exhibition, so they do not count in the standings, but what happened to the time when the Big Ten was dominant at most sports. At least the Big Ten still has field hockey, volleyball, and wrestling.

[Hoodstock]

At least the Big Ten still has field hockey, volleyball, and wrestling.

All of which are meaningless. As a resident of Big 10 country it is obvious that there is a severe decline not only in the conference, but nation wide. It is just magnified here. The fact is that there is an ongoing shift in the college rankings and new teams are emerging as powerhouses. It's just surpising to see teams like Nebraska and Michigan, who have been dominate through past powershifts, to be suffering this severely.