(11-30-2017 01:24 PM)Policiious Wrote:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/col...llery.html

Teddy Greenstein ranks them all, with some results I think are surprising

OSU
Wisky
PSU
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa
MSU
Northwestern
Minny
Purdue
Maryland
Illinois
Rutgers
Indiana

I believe he has Maryland ranked too low now that they have spent to upgrade their facilities plus have the under armour partnership and are in the DC Baltimore and Virginia talent corridor. While Nebraska has the resources, the state produces very little talent requireing a coach to have strong recruiting roots elsewhere and be able to draw those talents to the middle of the country, not easliy done.

I think Iowa is ranked a bit high for many of the same reasons.

My heart agrees with this my head has a little more difficult time. I feel like Maryland should be higher but it's hard to see who Maryland is going to move past. Are Purdue and Minnesota ahead based on be in the west? Is it Brohm and Fleck? Purdue shouldn't be based on the past few years results (minus this year).

I think Nebraska is ranked so high because of its tradition but also because just about everyone thinks Scott Frost is going to be the next coach. Once Frost gets here he'll have them in contention for the Big Ten west every year, is what I expect them to be thinking.