So what you are saying is the Big Ten is a hard league to just hop in and win?
Unlike the SEC, where historically average Mizzou won a division right away, and Johnny Football somehow became a Heisman winner as A&M joined.
The B1G West helped bring a screeching halt to one of CFBs most storied programs. It didn't happen because the Huskers couldn't beat Ohio State or Michigan, it happened because they couldn't beat Minnesota and Northwestern.