It seems the Big Ten just can't get out of it's way sometimes. In a week where Big Ten Teams should be dominating it's opponents it was a near disaster for 3 of the top programs in the Big Ten. Marshall was up 14- 0 over Wisconsin, Miami (OH) played Michigan close for 3 quarters, and Ohio U all most had the biggest upset of the year over Ohio State.
In the eyes of the nation, not good Big Ten, not good at all.
Let's see how week two went overall:
OSU 26 Ohio U 14 Lost Respect
Michigan 16 Miami (OH) 6 Lost Respect
MSU 42 EMU 10 Push
Illinois 47 EIll 21 Push
Wisconsin 51 Marshall 14 (after going down 14-0, Wisc went on a 51-0 run) Push
Iowa 42 Florida International Airport 0 Push (but should lose respect for scheduling an Airport)
Purdue 42 Northern Colorado Ski Resort 10 Push
Penn State 42 Oregon State 14 Gain Respect
IU 42 Murray State 3 Push
Northwestern 24 Duke 20 Gain Respect (it's a win over the ACC at Duke)
Minnesota 42 Bowling Green 17 Gain Respect
Michigan and Ohio State were on upset alert all day and got away with non-impressive wins, Penn State fans can hold their chin up high in blowing out a well coached PAC Ten team and Northwestern and Minnesota win games over teams they could have easily lost to. (BGSU beat Pitt the week before). Since the national attention rarely shines on Minnesota and NW, not much gained in the overall respect department.
How can The Big Ten earn back some respect? Wisconsin needs to win at Fresno State, Ohio State needs to win at USC, Purdue also has #16 Oregon at home. Big week for National Respect.
Can the Big Ten lose anymore respect next week? Yes, lose all those games. If OSU gets "housed "at USC, that will hurt even more.
Big Ten National Respect Level Status: RED
Respect Level Meter:
High is Green (example SEC)
Medium is Yellow (example PAC 10 or Big 12)
Low is Red (example MAC or currently the ACC)
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