Before everyone jumps down my threat about this, do realize that I recognize the SEC as the better all-around conference. There are many arguments to that (i.e. Big Ten has more championships) but I think it's very clear that it's much easier to predict in-conference Big Ten games than it is in-conference SEC games. So pretend you are neither a Big Ten or SEC fan, but rather a Conference USA fan when you read this. Leave feedback in the same manner.

I get a lot of controversy for the following topic and a lot of people love to debate me about it. It is my personal belief that when it is all said and done, the Big Ten was a better football conference than the SEC last year. Granit, I know the SEC has many more power houses and known players, but look at the past few years at Big Ten-SEC play. The Big Ten has a much better record against the SEC than vice versa. Everyone says that just because Florida beat Ohio State in the championship means the Big Ten is completely overrated. Yes, SEC has an overall better record against the Big Ten, but I'm focusing on last year. The Big Ten won more bowl games and beat the S.E.C in overall games vs. one-an-other: 2-1 (I won't count Michigan vs. Vanderbilt because that would be the same as Northwestern vs. LSU. I will also recognize that three games is not nealry enough to judge by. That's why this is for argumental sake). 

Big Ten #3 (Wisconsin) over S.E.C. #2 (Arkansas)
Big Ten #4 (Penn State) over S.E.C. #5 (Tennessee)
S.E.C. #1 (Florida) over Big Ten #1 (Ohio State)

There is no doubt that the S.E.C is the overall better conference, but I want to see what feedback I get for this. Give me your opinions on why the S.E.C is better or why the Big Ten is better, and who you think will be better in the long run? Could a college football playoff system help decide overall who is the better conference?

Everyone knows I am a Big Ten follower. I grew up an Indiana basketball fan and then moved just a few miles outside of Ohio State University (naturally making me a Buckeye fan). When it comes to college football, there is no doubt the Big Ten has the potential to become the top conference. Every year we have Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and ocassionaly Illinois to serve as a threat to anyone in and out of conference play. Recently there has been talk about the Big Ten expanding into 12 teams to add a conference championship game. A lot of people disagree with this, but I think it is needed in order to become a truly respected conference. The teams I've heard (through radio and writing) that are potentials to join are:

University of Rutgers
University of Missouri
University of Pittsburgh
University of Nebraska

I think we all know who the most likely candidate would be Rutgers, seeing as they could bring in a lot of the New York market and they meet Big Ten standards on education. I want feedback on who you would bring into the Big Ten and why?