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<blockquote data-quote="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals" data-source="post: 131639809" data-attributes="member: 1759980">This is where you lost your&nbsp; credibility with me:Michigan went 14-3 in the toughest conference in the countryWrong conference. Big 12 is the toughest, this year. It changes from year to year. That's why WVU plays 11 games against Top 25 teams and Michigan played only 5 because Michigan is in the weaker conference, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Michigan could feast on 8 piddly teams in its conference. WVU had Iowa State for that. WVU arranged to meet Gonzaga at the minute because Huggins insisted on it. #1 team in the country and WVU lost by 5 and was leading with 6 minutes to go! Yes, Big 10 is very good at the top. But it doesn't go nearly as deep as Big 12, which had, at season's end, SEVEN Top 25 teams, 70% of the league. Big 10 has less than half its teams in the Top 25. Competition MUCH tougher in the Big 12. At the top, Big 12 and Big 10 would be coin tossups. But not when you match up Big 12 schedule against Big 10 schedule. Not even close. Every impartial expert knows that. You just refuse to believe it. That's OK. Myopic vision among fans is normal. But don't blow smoke and pretend it's a rainbow. When it comes to depth the Big 10 is a toddler compared to the Big 12. As a two-decade sportswriter I know something about the eyeball test, too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals, post: 131639809, member: 1759980"] This is where you lost your credibility with me: Michigan went 14-3 in the toughest conference in the country Wrong conference. Big 12 is the toughest, this year. It changes from year to year. That's why WVU plays 11 games against Top 25 teams and Michigan played only 5 because Michigan is in the weaker conference, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Michigan could feast on 8 piddly teams in its conference. WVU had Iowa State for that. WVU arranged to meet Gonzaga at the minute because Huggins insisted on it. #1 team in the country and WVU lost by 5 and was leading with 6 minutes to go! Yes, Big 10 is very good at the top. But it doesn't go nearly as deep as Big 12, which had, at season's end, SEVEN Top 25 teams, 70% of the league. Big 10 has less than half its teams in the Top 25. Competition MUCH tougher in the Big 12. At the top, Big 12 and Big 10 would be coin tossups. But not when you match up Big 12 schedule against Big 10 schedule. Not even close. Every impartial expert knows that. You just refuse to believe it. That's OK. Myopic vision among fans is normal. But don't blow smoke and pretend it's a rainbow. When it comes to depth the Big 10 is a toddler compared to the Big 12. As a two-decade sportswriter I know something about the eyeball test, too. [/QUOTE]

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