Big 10 had a mediocre year despite those 4 or so teams being ranked highly.

Pitt beat Big 10 champion Penn State (but Pitt also beat Clemson). Clemson humiliated Ohio State. FSU held on to beat Michigan. Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Iowa were over rated. Minnesota had a better than average year. Michigan State had a horrible season. The rest of the Big 10 wasn't impressive. Top to bottom, the Big 10 wasn't good. The ACC earned the top football conference ranking for 2016.

It is true that the Big 10 makes a lot of money. The head coaching salaries that Ohio State and Michigan spend are 'National Championship or bust' salaries. Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh are expected to bring home national championship trophies with those outrageously high salaries.

I'm a believer that the conference with the best QB's is usually the best conference. The ACC had by far the best crop of starting QB's in the P-5. That's why the ACC did so well. Who knows if the ACC can repeat their success in 2017. There are a lot of highly paid football coaches in the SEC and Big 10 who'll have to do much better than they did in 2016.
[Post edited by Old Line Hokie at 01/13/2017 1:52PM]

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Posted: 01/13/2017 at 1:52PM

After massive face plant, B1G tells us how rich it is. -- HOO86 01/13/2017 12:12PM

You think it's laughable they are making tens of millions more/school? -- chuckd4vt 01/13/2017 9:42PM

Only the poor ACC schools that need conference money help aren't laughing. -- manassashoo 01/14/2017 09:16AM

Nope, VT NEEDS it too. We're $20 million(+) behind Gamecocks and Illinis. -- chuckd4vt 01/14/2017 10:47AM

Made up numbers. Fake news. ** -- marcbvtgm 01/17/2017 1:57PM

Not fake. Here's the damages. and the gaps are widening. -- chuckd4vt 01/19/2017 2:03PM

2014-15...pre-TV deals for both conferences. -- daveinop 01/19/2017 3:20PM

Factor in subsidies and the likes. 10 million BEFORE the new B1G contract. ** -- chuckd4vt 01/19/2017 6:05PM

Also before the ACC contract -- daveinop 01/20/2017 07:42AM

That thing? Get back to me when/if it gets here. -- chuckd4vt 01/20/2017 10:34AM

Triples the 2006 revenue, not the 2016 revenue. -- daveinop 01/21/2017 10:59AM

When we start losing coaches because of salaries people will realize... ** -- lawhokie 01/17/2017 12:38PM

I don't think that's the Big Ten telling us anything. That's ESPN... -- reestuart 01/13/2017 3:41PM

I only say that because they quote Northwestern and Wisconsin ADs. -- HOO86 01/13/2017 3:44PM

I was too lazy to read the whole thing, so I did miss that. -- reestuart 01/13/2017 4:06PM

I still think Wisc, took a dive so tOSU could get in the Playoffs -- Lead Dog 01/13/2017 3:28PM

I was suspicious at the time, but OSU performance in the CFP was legit. -- HOO86 01/13/2017 3:51PM

I doubt Wiscy took a dive. That basically drove their coach out of town. -- reestuart 01/13/2017 3:37PM

Big 10 had a mediocre year despite those 4 or so teams being ranked highly. -- Old Line Hokie 01/13/2017 1:52PM

ACC fans tend to focus on the SEC but it should be the B1G -- Colonel Jessup 01/13/2017 12:46PM

ACC really needs to pay attention to both. -- HOO86 01/13/2017 1:43PM

Big 10 had a mediocre year despite those 4 or so teams being ranked highly.

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