The B1G is a deeply troubled conference who has not been a power in a long, long time.
The conference is just not good. They have won 1 national championship in football since 2002 and 1 national championship in basketball since 1989.
The ACC has 2 national championships in football in the last 4 years. Since 1989, the ACC has won 10 national championships in basketball, and that doesn't include national championships won by Syracuse and Louisville when during that time period while they were still in the Big East.
In 2003-04, the B1G got 3 teams into the NCAA basketball tournament: a 5, a 6 and a 7 seed. It looks like this year might be even worse.
The Rutgerization of the conference is almost complete.