The Big 10 is terrible, but as a conference they seem to be heading in the right direction. Missouri was the 5th best team in the Big 12, I don't care if Kansas beat them, it's a rivalry, upsets happen. NW was the 5th best team in the Big 10. The difference is with expectation, regardless of what Herbie or Corso picked, Missouri was favored by quite a bit. Missouri has much greater talent, look no further than draft boards across the web. Missouri will most likely have 5-7 players drafted before Sutton. The Big 12 is the best conference in college football this year (my opinion), but if the lesser powers of the Big 10 (Minnesota and Northwestern) can begin to field decent teams, the conference will be solid.
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