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<blockquote data-quote="topdecktiger" data-source="post: 129566229" data-attributes="member: 1459051">I'm not saying that to attack you. What I'm saying is, the line of thinking you are talking about simply doesn't interest the Big Ten. They don't care some people think Iowa was an embarrassment. The model the Big Ten uses is simply how college football functions in modern times. To bounce off your words, in today's college football world, money matters, common sense doesn't. I'm not telling you that's a good thing. I'm simply telling you that's the reality of our world today.It's kind of like in baseball, back in the old days, it was considered a sign of weakness for a pitcher to come out early. Well eventually, some manager figured out that using a fresh pitcher simply works better that have a tired guy on the mound. Whether it was &quot;weak&quot; or not, using relievers is simply more effective than using one pitcher the whole game. Now, the entire baseball world follows that practice.In the same way, the football world simply doesn't look down on &quot;dodging&quot; opponents like in the old days. The SEC has been making a living of it for 20+ years. Some people think that's soft, but in all honesty, it's effective.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="topdecktiger, post: 129566229, member: 1459051"] I'm not saying that to attack you. What I'm saying is, the line of thinking you are talking about simply doesn't interest the Big Ten. They don't care some people think Iowa was an embarrassment. The model the Big Ten uses is simply how college football functions in modern times. To bounce off your words, in today's college football world, money matters, common sense doesn't. I'm not telling you that's a good thing. I'm simply telling you that's the reality of our world today. It's kind of like in baseball, back in the old days, it was considered a sign of weakness for a pitcher to come out early. Well eventually, some manager figured out that using a fresh pitcher simply works better that have a tired guy on the mound. Whether it was "weak" or not, using relievers is simply more effective than using one pitcher the whole game. Now, the entire baseball world follows that practice. In the same way, the football world simply doesn't look down on "dodging" opponents like in the old days. The SEC has been making a living of it for 20+ years. Some people think that's soft, but in all honesty, it's effective. [/QUOTE]

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