I guess the Big Ten is not as bad as once thought. That's a relief. All it took was a win by Ohio State in a BCS game, the Rose Bowl no less, and all is now right in the Midwest. Well, outside of Cincinnati anyway. The Buckeyes have always had a defense worthy of a national title, which made the argument against the talent in that part of the country a mystery to me as plenty of Buckeyes on the defensive side of the ball certainly look like supreme athletes to me (and the NFL). And certainly Terrelle Pryor is as athletic as they come. So kudos to you OSU and coach Tressel, who can breathe a bit easier--at least until their next flop in a national championship game. As for Oregon, and their supposedly great offense, you were not quite ready for the prime time. One of the bonuses for the Ducks this season after losing their first game against Boise State was that they could lay low and get rolling while the rest of the country focused on teams who did not get embarrassed in week one. But, back in the glare of national attention their offense just looked okay. The final score allowed Navy to keep their private accomplishment of scoring the most points this season against OSU with 27. Go Navy! That's what I love about college football.
As for the rest of the Big Ten yesterday, Northwestern and Penn State split against a couple of big, bad SEC teams. Unfortunately, nothing that occurred on those fields will change anything about the misguided perception that the SEC is light years ahead of everyone else. So I will not get too fired up, at least not until all of the bowl games have been played.
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