We are also talking about many seasons where Big 10 teams are ranked high all season until they get smacked in bowl games.
We are also talking about many seasons where Big 10 teams are ranked high all season until they get smacked in bowl games.
Here’s a reality check for you. BCS era results for Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio State (2002 BCS National Champs against DEFENDING national champion and undefeated Miami Hurricanes):
Michigan’s Bowl Game History
Jan. 1, 1999 Citrus Arkansas W 45-31 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2000 Orange Alabama W 35-34 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2001 Citrus Auburn W 31-28 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2002 Citrus Tennessee L 17-45 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2003 Outback Florida W 38-30 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2004 Rose Southern California L 14-28 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2005 Rose Texas L 37-38 Lloyd Carr
Dec. 28, 2005 Alamo Nebraska L 28-32 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2007 Rose USC L 18-32 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2008 Capital 1 Florida W 41-35 Lloyd Carr
Jan. 1, 2011 Gator Mississippi State L 14-52 Rich Rodriguez
Jan. 3, 2012 Sugar Virginia Tech W 23-20 (OT) Brady Hoke
Jan. 1, 2013 Outback South Caroliina L 23-33
List of Wisconsin Badgers bowl games
Rose Bowl W 38–31 January 1, 1999 UCLA Bruins Barry Alvarez
Rose Bowl W 17–9 January 1, 2000 Stanford Cardinal Barry Alvarez
Sun Bowl W 21–20 December 29, 2000 UCLA Bruins Barry Alvarez
Alamo Bowl W 31–28 December 28, 2002 Colorado Buffaloes Barry Alvarez
Music City Bowl L 28–14 December 31, 2003 Auburn Tigers Barry Alvarez
Outback Bowl L 24–21 January 1, 2005 Georgia Bulldogs Barry Alvarez
Capital One Bowl W 24–10 January 2, 2006 Auburn Tigers Citrus Bowl Barry Alvarez
Capital One Bowl W 17–14 January 1, 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks Bret Bielema
Outback Bowl L 21–17 January 1, 2008 Tennessee Volunteers Bret Bielema
Champs Sports Bowl L 42–13 December 27, 2008 Florida State Seminoles Bret Bielema
Champs Sports Bowl W 20–14 December 29, 2009 Miami Hurricanes Bret Bielema
Rose Bowl L 21–19 January 1, 2011 TCU Horned Frogs Bret Bielema
Rose Bowl L 45–38 January 2, 2012 Oregon Ducks Bret Bielema
Rose Bowl L 20–14 January 1, 2013 Stanford Cardinal Barry Alvarez
List of Ohio State Buckeyes bowl games
Sugar Bowl W 24–14 January 1, 1999 Texas A&M Aggies John Cooper
Outback Bowl L 24–7 January 1, 2001 South Carolina Gamecocks John Cooper
Outback Bowl L 31–28 January 1, 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks Jim Tressel
Fiesta Bowl* W 31–24 2OT January 3, 2003 Miami Hurricanes Jim Tressel
Fiesta Bowl W 35–28 January 2, 2004 Kansas State Wildcats Jim Tressel
Alamo Bowl W 33–6 December 29, 2004 Oklahoma State Cowboys Jim Tressel
Fiesta Bowl W 34–20 January 2, 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jim Tressel
BCS National Championship Game* L 41–14 January 8, 2007 Florida Gators Jim Tressel
BCS National Championship Game* L 38–24 January 7, 2008 LSU Tigers Jim Tressel
Fiesta Bowl L 24–21 January 5, 2009 2008 Texas Longhorns Jim Tressel
Rose Bowl W 26–17 January 1, 2010 Oregon Ducks Jim Tressel
Sugar Bowl W 31–26 January 4, 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks Jim Tressel
Gator Bowl L 24–17 January 2, 2012 2011 Florida Gators Luke Fickell
Right that same system that has SEC inflated THIS year.