Only three football programs in the Big 10 have .500 or better records against top 25 teams since 2014.
According to a tweet from Connor O’Gara, the only teams in the playoff era from the conference .500 or better against ranked teams are Ohio State at 20-3, Michigan State at 11-10 and Wisconsin at 10-10. Everybody else is under .500. (RELATED: August Is Officially The Start Of College Football)
B1G teams vs. the AP Top 25 in the Playoff era (2014-18):
Ohio State: 20-3
Michigan State: 11-10
Wisconsin: 10-10
Northwestern: 9-12
Michigan: 8-13
Iowa: 6-10
Penn State: 5-12
Purdue: 3-14
Nebraska: 2-12
Maryland: 2-18
Indiana: 2-19
Minnesota: 1-13
Illinois: 0-15
Rutgers: 0-17— Connor O’Gara (@cjogara) August 9, 2019
What a wild list. The gap between Ohio State and everybody else is insane. 20-3! That’s a hell of an impressive record.
It just goes to show how dominant the Buckeyes have been the past few years under Urban Meyer.
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As for Michigan State and my Badgers, they’re both clinging by a thread to having respectable numbers. Am I happy with Wisconsin being at .500?
No, but it’s certainly better than a lot of the list. I expect to be well above that benchmark. I expect excellence, and we’re barely getting it.
Never forget who is the true King in the North when it comes to college football. pic.twitter.com/vtbKyAPdYe
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 10, 2019
There are some teams that should be downright ashamed of that list. Michigan being 8-13 is embarrassing. It truly is.
All we ever hear is how amazing Jim Harbaugh is. Yet, they’re five games under .500 in the past five years against ranked teams.
I guess simply talking about how good you are doesn’t actually win games. Who would have guessed?
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Even worse than the Wolverines, how the hell does Nebraska only have two wins against ranked teams since 2014?
They’re supposed to be a premier program! Two wins! Are you kidding me?
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Even Purdue has more wins against ranked teams. You know you’ve screwed up big time whenever Purdue is ahead of you.
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I want our premier programs to put up big time numbers. Right now, only Michigan State, OSU and Wisconsin can say they’re getting the job done.
Shameful. Absolutely shameful.