Will the B1G West finally rise?
With the addition of two successful, experienced coaches -- Fickell at Wisconsin and Ruhle at Nebraska, along with the elevation of Illinois's highly regarded DC, Ryan Walters, to Purdue HC -- is it likely that the West may actually become competitive with the East within the next 3-5 years; or at least win a couple of B1G championship games? Can these coaching changes make that much of a difference?
December 17th, 2022 at 5:58 AM ^
Intra conference divisions are dead.
They just don't know it yet.
December 17th, 2022 at 7:27 AM ^
They’ll be better for sure, but unless the divisions are completely recalibrated I don’t expect the West to be winning any BTCGs any time soon.
December 17th, 2022 at 7:39 AM ^
I believe Fickell will do good things at Wisconsin although his offense is different from what Wisconsin has recruited to run. I’m not sold on Matt Rhule by any means but Luke has impressed me with what he’s done since he was OSUs interim who probably wasn’t ready. Oh yeah, fuck Jaba the Bert. I hope he loses every game his whining bloated ass coaches.
December 17th, 2022 at 8:09 AM ^
Assuming there will be a B1G West, eventually (next 3-5 yrs). If the B1G divisions go away, then there's no debate but Wisc, Neb & the Illini could rise up through the ranks.
December 17th, 2022 at 10:13 AM ^
Well, the Big Ten will rise, and I think they have a shot to eclipse the SEC, as we add USC and UCLA. The Big West is irrelevant because in 2024 we remove divisions. Having Rhule and Fickell is great, though Brohm is a big loss...