You have to understand the mentality. Michigan and Ohio State and Penn State and Nebraska are brands and the rest of the conference is, well, not. Michigan State wasn't supposed to win; they were supposed to be the Washington Generals to the Harlem Globetrotters and let the show go on...
I'm a B1G guy all the way, but I was pulling Michigan State all the way on this one. Urban Meyer telling the rest of the B1G coaches to step up recruiting to the presumably elite level of Ohio State, watching him take his entitlement attitude team and struggle against teams that really should have been markedly inferior, and in my opinion, saving us all an embarrassment for the conference in the NCG.
Every B1G coach recruits the very best they can and parity in college football is a lot closer than some people think. A team with well-developed three star recruits, a blue collar attitude, and a chip on their shoulder can go a lot farther than some people think. Case in point, Boise State. Recruiting nothing to nowhere and working hard to win.
Oh well, guess it's just time to revive a brand: Minnesota. In the meantime, best wishes to MSU--take home the Roses and leave Stanford the thorns.