Big Ten is Historically the Greatest College Football Conference

by Isaac

The Big Ten is historically the greatest conference in college football. The conference as a whole has won at least 33 national titles. The conference also has two teams (Ohio State and Michigan) in the top 5 teams with the highest winning percentage.

Two teams also that have won 800 games or more (Ohio State and Michigan). The Big Ten has also produced the most heisman trophy winners, at 16. And have the most bowl game victories.

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Nov 13, 2008
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I may be a "Big Ten" fan but...
by: Jeffrey

when viewing the numbers that the conferences put up the claim that the Big Ten is better than the SEC is rather iffy.

As for what you're saying, I really have to wonder. The Big Ten has the most bowl game victories? Come on, how ignorant do you have to believe to even think that? Anybody that knows just a little about the history of the Big Ten knows that the Big Ten stayed out of bowl games until the 40s and at that point only went to one game a year up until the mid-70s. The bowl history after that is questionable. How can anybody square these common knowledge things with the claim that the Big Ten has the most bowl victories?

While you can claim 2 top 5 teams on winning percentage, the SEC can claim 6 teams in the top 20. Neither tells us much about either conference other than they both won a lot of games. Who'd they win them against? That's a matter for deeper thought which I doubt your interested in getting into.

The SEC is the #1 conference against ranked teams, the number 1 conference against top 10 teams, the number 1 conference against major teams and the number 1 conference in the rankings. In light of all that, I'd be uncomfortable saying the SEC is anything but the best conference ever.

Dec 30, 2008
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SEC Home Games
by: Anonymous

Yes, however, when is the last time an SEC team traveled outside of the "cozy" south and played an away game having to face both a hostile environment and challenging weather? There are so many things that make me upset about the SEC that I am not even going to get into it. Congrats on winning bowl games that are virtual home games.

Jul 06, 2009
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thank you
by: Anonymous

thank you for the congradulations buddy i think any SEC fan will take that

Aug 06, 2009
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team speed
by: jason jones

the whole conference is fast!yankees dont understand when they here espn talk about team speed.yall say,we have fast players to!but you dont have a team of fast players.example:bama linebackers Rolando McClain 6-4 249 Dont'a Hightower 6-4 250 Brandon Fanney 6-4 257 Corey Reamer 6-4 234. they run a 3-4 that is the starting LBs. they drop back in coverage on wide receivers on one play,the next they are blitzing around the end.they can run like the wind!my point is they are the size of alot of big10 defensive ends but they are as fast as yankee cornerbacks.then you have someone like javier arenas who is arguabley the best kick returner in the country on a corner blitz hitting the q.b. before he even finishes dropping back,thats what 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 does for you. they recruit speed,they dont recruit 5.6 white linebackers like sean lee at penn st. or ross homan at ohio st. that is why ohio st. 0-9 vs s.e.c. in bowl games yankee teams are too slow! if you are on an s.e.c. team and you cant run you might get a chance to snap on field goals otherwise you might as well quitt cause you will not play!even the bottom tier teams like vandy or miss.st slip up and beat abig boy every year because they can run too.the slowest team in the sec is faster than the fastest big10 team.you have to have more than a handfull of speedsters to cut it but you cant tell a yankee nuttin!

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Aug 06, 2009
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the whole conference is fast!yankees dont understand when they here espn talk about team speed.yall say,we have fast players to!but you dont have a team of fast players.example:bama linebackers Rolando McClain 6-4 249 Dont'a Hightower 6-4 250 Brandon Fanney 6-4 257 Corey Reamer 6-4 234. they run a 3-4 that is the starting LBs. they drop back in coverage on wide receivers on one play,the next they are blitzing around the end.they can run like the wind!my point is they are the size of alot of big10 defensive ends but they are as fast as yankee cornerbacks.then you have someone like javier arenas who is arguabley the best kick returner in the country on a corner blitz hitting the q.b. before he even finishes dropping back,thats what 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 does for you. they recruit speed,they dont recruit 5.6 white linebackers like sean lee at penn st. or ross homan at ohio st. that is why ohio st. 0-9 vs s.e.c. in bowl games yankee teams are too slow! if you are on an s.e.c. team and you cant run you might get a chance to snap on field goals otherwise you might as well quitt cause you will not play!even the bottom tier teams like vandy or miss.st slip up and beat abig boy every year because they can run too.the slowest team in the sec is faster than the fastest big10 team.you have to have more than a handfull of speedsters to cut it but you cant tell a yankee nuttin!

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Sep 13, 2009
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College football is more than a decade old...
by: SEC overrated

You SEC'ers seem to think that only the last few years count. Let's go as a whole. Michigan especially dominates the SEC with an overall record 23-5-1 and 7-3 in bowl games. Not only that, you SEC bandwagoners only started popping up a few years ago. Where were you for the other 60-70 years of college football? So, get off the band wagon, and look back at history. Not just the present, you *******. Plus, the SEC has 18 teams in the conference, where the big 10 has 11. And oh, learn how to spell, huh? I know a southern education is the worst in America, but my ***, you ******** can't spell to save your butts.

Oct 14, 2009
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Sec overrated rebuttal
by: C. Potter

Listen, if you have to make jabs at peoples intellect or personality based off of where they are from, then you are probably just as ignorant as you think they are. Numbers tell the whole story and the stroy is that the SEC has the highest winning percentage against outside conferences ever. Also collectively in all sports there are more National Titles than any other conference. We are all proud of our conference but head to head n the best teams in the SEC beat the best in the Big Ten. Good day.

Jan 06, 2010
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'Historically' is the Debate...not just 10 years
by: Anonymous

The point here being 'Historically' the Greatest College Football Conference. Nobody will debate that the SEC has more speed than the Big Ten. Additionally, this speed has translated well into Bowl victories in traditional warm climate southern bowl games. For the simple goal of winning games in your conference and bowl victories, the SEC teams are very successful. However, it's arguable that Big Ten teams are built to win in the midwestern / northern climates where speed gets you nowhere on a muddy and cold field. Example, Penn State vs. LSU in this years Capitol One Bowl. The field was a mess...negating SEC speed.

'Historically' speaking, the Big Ten has the most National Titles. Three of the top 5 all time NFL producing universities are from the Big Ten...as a fact NONE of the SEC teams are in the top 10 all time NFL producing universities. If you look at fan draw then you have to consider three of the five largest football stadiums in the world are in the Big Ten. This can go on and on forever pulling out stats which are purely up to each individual to determine what they mean to them.

In the end, it's more important to enjoy the sport...ask that the system for determining a National Champion is made better (less dependant upon human input as on playoff victory). Bring SEC teams up north during a blizzard and see if they stand a chance against a smash mouth football team! Personally, I prefer to watch the smash mouth style of football and the Big Ten is best at that style...if I wanted to watch the fast paced Basketball style...I'd watch Basketball. Others probably like that style of football, so they choose to watch it!

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Jan 06, 2010
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The point here being 'Historically' the Greatest College Football Conference. Nobody will debate that the SEC has more speed than the Big Ten. Additionally, this speed has translated well into Bowl victories in traditional warm climate southern bowl games. For the simple goal of winning games in your conference and bowl victories, the SEC teams are very successful. However, it's arguable that Big Ten teams are built to win in the midwestern / northern climates where speed gets you nowhere on a muddy and cold field. Example, Penn State vs. LSU in this years Capitol One Bowl. The field was a mess...negating SEC speed. 'Historically' speaking, the Big Ten has the most National Titles. Three of the top 5 all time NFL producing universities are from the Big Ten...as a fact NONE of the SEC teams are in the top 10 all time NFL producing universities. If you look at fan draw then you have to consider three of the five largest football stadiums in the world are in the Big Ten. This can go on and on forever pulling out stats which are purely up to each individual to determine what they mean to them. In the end, it's more important to enjoy the sport...ask that the system for determining a National Champion is made better (less dependant upon human input as on playoff victory). Bring SEC teams up north during a blizzard and see if they stand a chance against a smash mouth football team! Personally, I prefer to watch the smash mouth style of football and the Big Ten is best at that style...if I wanted to watch the fast paced Basketball style...I'd watch Basketball. Others probably like that style of football, so they choose to watch it!

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Jan 06, 2010
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sec domination?
by: Anonymous

as a southern boy, whose parents both went to penn st. i have had this battle over my head since i could speak. i am a penn st die hard who grew up in south carolina. this question is always bs. yes, in the last decade sec has dominated the NC game but overall bowl records are 15-14. with the 1 game edge to the sec. so, if you say NC game i would agree, but we are talking conference top to bottom. i say as always the sec is not any better at the end of the day they may look better, faster, or whatever but they are obviously equal. all sec fans know if they had to play up north in nov,dec,and jan it would be a different game. i hate cold could never play in it and do not want to. so, just be glad that current system favors us warm blood peeps in the south. (please reference the montana vs app st game this year in div II playoffs)

Jan 10, 2010
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The Big 10 is Back
by: The North Has Risen Again!

The Big 10 went 4-3 overall, 4-0 against ranked teams in the bowl games this year. 2-0 in BCS games, defeating the Pac-10 champ (Oregon), the ACC champ (Georgia Tech), LSU (#3 SEC) and and Miami (#3 ACC). The evidence indicates that Big 10 football is possibly the best in the land, for this year at least.

Aug 24, 2010
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sec overrated as always
by: Anonymous

red necks need to learn some facts... the only reason i figure out sec fanboys chanted sec^3 all the time is because they don't know how to spell other words, hahaha

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