ESPN manage to use "Big 10 Football" and "Credibility" in same sentence...

... and doesn't use the phrase "lack of".

Behold, I present to you a Big 10+1 Spring Football primer, as told by ESPN. Tomorrow, I'll present an equally as riveting 45-page essay on the virtues of watching paint dry.

I hope Ohio State does waltz through the patsies again in '08 and face Florida or Georgia in the BCS Championship game. The 0-9 jokes will be old hat by then. We'll all be ready for the 0-10 jokes. How those crazy Yankees can stand watching that brand of football for 12 weeks a year is beyond me. I guess the cold will mess with your brain...

When asked for my opinion about the Big 10+1's football credibility, my reaction is as follows...

Big 10 Bowl History Over the Last Decade

***UPDATE: 1-8-08 I've created a master chart with all 6 BCS conferences and their bowl records against each others, including BCS games here. It's current as of last night's game.***

I detailed the SEC's bowl records over the last decade in this post earlier in the week, but figured I'd look at the lesser conferences too. The Big10 is the conference that is most frequently paired up with the SEC, with 26 matchups in the last 10 seasons. The familiarity has helped contribute to the 13-13 record in those games. While the Big 10 has split those games with the SEC, their bowl resume as a whole is not as impressive as the SEC's.

* The Big 10 has won 48.5% of its bowl games the past decade, the SEC 56.7%
* The Big 10 has had 10 schools make a total of 66 bowls or an average of 6.6 each. The SEC has had 11 schools make 74 bowls or an average of 6.72 each.
* The Big 10 has 3 teams with winning bowl records over the last 10 years, the SEC has 6
* While the Big 10 has had two more participants in the BCS over the last decade, the SEC has more wins (SEC: 9-4, Big10: 8-7) and a significantly higher winning percentage (SEC: 69%, Big10: 53%).

And last, and quite possibly most importantly, Erin Andrews has her memories as a Dazzler while in the SEC...

... and memories of being groped by the Big 10. You tell me which is better...