The Wolverines and the Big 10 had one huge advantage during the 1920s to 1960s.
Today, the university decided to allow him to transfer anywhere except other Big 10 schools.
Yes, I get the Big 10 has its own network, but the conference is in decline.
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Once Notre Dame was ACC-bound, it freed the Big 10 to explore other alternatives.
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Big 10 members have been trying to knock the bully off the block for years with little success.
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The Big 10 has three teams tied for the conference championship, all with one loss for the entire season.
The Pac 10 obtained Colorado and Utah while Nebraska joined the Big 10.
One can argue that Penn State has also lost much of its luster since joining the Big 10 in 1993.
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That includes a mark of 5-3 in BCS games, a record the much higher-regarded Big 10 would love to have.
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After that their Big 10 schedule starts to kick in and we'll find out how they hold up under this pressure.
Ohio State also does not have to play No. 13 Michigan State, probably the second best squad in the Big 10.
Rutgers and Connecticut could be in line to make the ACC a 16-team league or could look to the Big 10.
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This is why it startles me that Nebraska decided this summer to move the Big 12 to the Big 10 next season.
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The same thing is going on at many Big 10 schools today.
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In 2012, the fifth pick in the second round was Draymond Green, a Big 10 player who showcased his skills at Michigan State.
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The amazing thing is the college football polls, including the BCS poll, have not caught on to the decline of the Big 10.
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Now there are rumors that Virginia, Georgia Tech and even North Carolina could be Big 10-bound, which would be devastating to the ACC.
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This will also be the last time they will meet in a while since Nebraska will be playing a Big 10 schedule next year.
Rutgers will spend one season in the new American Athletic Conference before joining the Big 10 in 2014 when the competition will be fierce.
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Most experts admit the Big 10 is one of the strongest conferences this year in college football, and far superior to the Big East.
The Big 10 was steadfast that it would not accept the Irish unless it joined for all sports, which was never going to happen.
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The SEC and ACC have held conference championship games for years, and the Pac 12 and Big 10 will debut such games this year.
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He is averaging almost fourteen points per game, along with six rebounds and two assists in what is a very competitive Big 10 basketball conference.
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Do you think the fact that he was 106-22 with six consecutive Big 10 titles and a national championship had something to do with that?
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It certainly appears that way and, if so, the Big 10 has put itself in a position to be the top dog among those behemoths.
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Northwestern is the only private institution in the Big 10 conference.
The split could hasten the departures of Rutgers and Louisville, which announced they were leaving for the Big 10 Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference, respectively, last month.
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Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Louisville are bolting for the Atlantic Coast Conference, as is Notre Dame basketball (Fighting Irish football is independent), and Rutgers is moving to the Big 10.
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