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[QUOTE="Fjoinkay, post: 872029, member: 604"]
The Pac12 and the SEC are both strong.  The Pac12 has earned a lot more respect in the past few years, but is often overlooked in the national media.  B1G is moving in the right direction in my opinion.  I missed Van Pelt's comments, but I have a feeling I would agree with him on this.

The divisions the B1G is moving to in 2014 are stacked in the East, but in the West not so much.  This makes winning the national championship a little more difficult.   I understand that the B1G stuck to the map and divided the conference rigidly based on geography, but sometimes it's better to adapt and to play by the same rules that other conferences use.   For example, the B1G schools should all schedule a push-over out of conference  game in November the week before each school's game # 12 or rivalry game.  If the SEC does it (and it's within the rules), do it.  The ACC adapts and is more flexible than the B1G which is one reason why the ACC has a chance to become equal to or better than the B1G as a football conference.

I do think the football in the B1G is improving.  Iowa hung with LSU.  Wisconsin played well against a very good South Carolina team, and I expect Gary Andersen to improve the Badgers over time.  Really, this year it would have made more sense to schedule Pac12 schools against SEC schools, but the B1G schools made the games competitive anyway.   B1G football finally seems to be faster at key positions including the offensive and defensive line play.   Urban Meyer despite the loss last night to Clemson will have Ohio State very quick and big on both sides.  The defense is behind the offense at OSU right now, but I'm pretty sure the defense will catch up.   The question is whether Brady Hoke is the answer at Michigan, whether Penn State hires the right guy, and whether Nebraska can win big games with Bo Pelini.   Michigan State will be strong with Dantonio.
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