You're also a day late (well, a year) on your info, last year's top Big Ten teams ALL won their bowl games. Wisconsin beat Miami; Penn State beat LSU; Iowa beat up Georgia Tech. Heck, even the lesser teams bowl scores were very close.
So much for your soft schedule theory.
And for the record, USC finally got what it deserved..............probation and sanctions for cheating. Congrats to them.
The big 10 went 4-3 in bowl games last year - breaking I believe an 8 year run of losing more than winning.
For the long run of the last decade - they have been over rated. And they continue to be over rated. One or two good games is not enough.
Michigan scheduled Massachusetts. Seriously. Will they schedule Williams next? Or maybe Wellesly?