Are Big 10 wins versus Big 10 losses important?

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That is the most important of the important. Now I would argue that there are many important building blocks to get to the most important, but I can't argue against wins being the most important.
 


LonelyIowaGopher

TLHGO4 said:
You've just opened the floodgates for Wren.
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I have appreciated your comments and perspective here and have defended you but you must never again ask that question. I don't know if you have ever watched Faulty Towers, but there is an episode where Basil tells everybody "Whatever you do, don't mention the war!" The best advice I can give you is "Never again mention Big Ten Wins."
 



Big Ten wins are the best way to compare coaches, as it eliminates the unfairness of those coaches who played brutal non-conference schedules being compared to those coaches who played cupcake schedules. Say, if a coach, hypothetically had a 32-48 Big Ten record over 10 years, but puffed up his record by playing cupcakes. Just to use a hypothetical example. It wouldn't be a record to crow about, averaging 3.2 Big Ten wins per season.
 

Here's my take:

Rescooter: All college football wins are important

Glen Mason: Big 10 wins are not important. Wins against cupcake directional schools are the only thing that matters.

Tim Brewster: Rose Bowl wins are important.
 

Why would you feel the need to ask that question?
 

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So, in the grand scheme of Big Ten Football, fantasy recruiting stars and rankings matter in any way, shape or form?????????

The only three things that matter are graduating ever increasing numbers of student athletes, running a completely clean and honest football program AND the number of Big Ten wins minus the number of Big Ten losses. Why else is there a Big Ten Football Conference that keeps track of the Big Ten Standings?

So, you dudes and dudettes can fail to pay attention to the standings and go on and on and on about the significance of fantasy fooball recruiting rankings if you want...but...you are totally missing the reason WHY the Big Ten Teams play the Big Ten Schedule. It has nothing to do with non-conference games...it has everything to do with ranking the football programs in the Big Ten based upon the results of the games against other Big Ten teams. And, "...that's the story of...that's the glory of...": Big Ten Football.

How will Coach Kill stack up? The Big Ten wins minus the Big Ten losses will tell the tale.
 

imthewalrus said:
So, in the grand scheme of Big Ten Football, fantasy recruiting stars and rankings matter in any way, shape or form?????????

The only three things that matter are graduating ever increasing numbers of student athletes, running a completely clean and honest football program AND the number of Big Ten wins minus the number of Big Ten losses. Why else is there a Big Ten Football Conference that keeps track of the Big Ten Standings?

So, you dudes and dudettes can fai to pay attention to the standings and go on and on and on about the significance of fantasy fooball recruiting rankings if you want...but...youare totally missing the reason WHY the Big Ten Teams play the Big Ten Schedule. It has nothing to do with non-conference games...it has everything to do with ranking the football programs in the Big Ten based upon the results of the games against other Big Ten teams.

How will Coach Kill stack up? The Big Ten wins minus the Big Ten losses will tell the tale.
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You are clearly insane, but you cannot be this stupid, can you?

Can you honestly sit there and say that the quality of recruits signed by each school has no impact on their number of Big Ten wins and Big Ten losses? I mean, seriously?
 

dpodoll68 said:
You are clearly insane, but you cannot be this stupid, can you?

Can you honestly sit there and say that the quality of recruits signed by each school has no impact on their number of Big Ten wins and Big Ten losses? I mean, seriously?
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I think you're missing the point, which is big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins I worship Mason big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins brother brew macturi prexy b big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins big ten wins...
 

Recruiting rankings are way more important than Big 10 wins. Winning games in the Big 10 ranks just behind helmet color in my list of things. The hierarchy is as follows:
#1: Recruiting Rankings
#2: Whether we use mean, old, skinny, or happy Goldy
#3: Recruiting Rankings
#4: Uniform color
#5: Recruiting Rankings
#6: Helmet Color
#7: Non-Conference wins
#8: Big 10 wins

PS: Could you imagine the board if Wren was running it? Every single thread would be entitled "Big 10 Wins" or "Winning in the Big 10" or "The only thing that matters is wins within the Legends Division".
 



Bob_Loblaw said:
Recruiting rankings are way more important than Big 10 wins. Winning games in the Big 10 ranks just behind helmet color in my list of things. The hierarchy is as follows:
#1: Recruiting Rankings
#2: Whether we use mean, old, skinny, or happy Goldy
#3: Recruiting Rankings
#4: Uniform color
#5: Recruiting Rankings
#6: Helmet Color
#7: Non-Conference wins
#8: Big 10 wins

PS: Could you imagine the board if Wren was running it? Every single thread would be entitled "Big 10 Wins" or "Winning in the Big 10" or "The only thing that matters is wins within the Legends Division".
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i think you're forgetting that the championship GAME between LEADERS and LEGENDS is also big TEN wins!!!!!!
 

Jeshurun said:
i think you're forgetting that the championship GAME between LEADERS and LEGENDS is also big TEN wins!!!!!!
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I actually don't think it included in the tally of wins. Like I remember seeing that Auburn was 8-0 in the SEC last year (the SEC Championship was their 9th game). Therefore, that SEC Championship game was completely meaningless.
 

Recruiting doesn't matter at all. That is why head coaches spend no time at all with recruiting. It is impossible to evaluate talent, so coaches just have random students suit up for games. <sarcasm alert>

Big Ten wins matter, which is why 3.2 Big Ten wins per season is awesome, while 3.0 Big Ten wins per season is just plain awful. <sarcasm alert>
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
I actually don't think it included in the tally of wins. Like I remember seeing that Auburn was 8-0 in the SEC last year (the SEC Championship was their 9th game). Therefore, that SEC Championship game was completely meaningless.
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Of course the SEC Championship is meaningless!!! Didn't you know it's not Big Ten Wins????????
 

Oh my.....this thread is just....insane already.
 

dpodoll68

dpodoll68 said:
You are clearly insane, but you cannot be this stupid, can you?

Can you honestly sit there and say that the quality of recruits signed by each school has no impact on their number of Big Ten wins and Big Ten losses? I mean, seriously?
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When you are simple minded you need simple saying. He also believes if he says it enough times it must be true. So the answer is yes, he can be that stupid. Just be thankful that you don't live in his world.
 

When asked about the meaning of life, Socrates replied "big ten wins."
 


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LonelyIowaGopher said:
...I was just asking.
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Don't take it personally. Wren has been banned here before and this is his pet obsession. People are kind of tired of it as a topic because he injects it into all conversation. It's like a special form of Tourette's for him.
 


A little known fact:

A spread offense will win you style points.

-this thread will bring us to National Signing Day.
 

Big Ten winning percentage since Warmath

.482 Stoll
.411 Holtz
.400 Horton
.400 Mason
.395 Gutekunst
.222 Brewster
.200 Wacker
 

RodentRampage said:
Big Ten winning percentage since Warmath

.482 Stoll
.411 Holtz
.400 Horton
.400 Mason
.395 Gutekunst
.222 Brewster
.200 Wacker
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40% of the time Mason wins every time. It's science.
 

I must correct myself. I should have rounded Gutekunst's average to .396, not .395.

Big Ten wins count. Except when everything is someone else's fault, I suppose. Holtz just coasted on the awesome team left by Salem.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
Recruiting rankings are way more important than Big 10 wins. Winning games in the Big 10 ranks just behind helmet color in my list of things. The hierarchy is as follows:
#1: Recruiting Rankings
#2: Whether we use mean, old, skinny, or happy Goldy
#3: Recruiting Rankings
#4: Uniform color
#5: Recruiting Rankings
#6: Helmet Color
#7: Non-Conference wins
#8: Big 10 wins

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In your rankings, how can you forget "sit or stand" or "KFAN= Evil or Ignorant"?
 

RodentRampage said:
Big Ten winning percentage since Warmath

.482 Stoll
.411 Holtz
.400 Horton
.400 Mason
.395 Gutekunst
.222 Brewster
.200 Wacker
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In only 5 games, Horton proved he was nearly twice the coach Brewster was and just as good as Mason. ;)
 

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