I don't know whether to ding him for the whole Leaders/Legends thing or commend him for promptly correcting that horrendous blunder instead of doubling down on the stupid.
Eh, in the five years since the Leaders/Legends were abandoned, Wisconsin has:
- Won the West by two games over UNL/MN
- Tied with NU two games behind Iowa
- Won the West by a game over IA/UNL
- Won the west by two games over NU
- Tied with PU/IA three games behind NU
By comparison, the East has been much more competitive, Ohio State has:
- Won the East by one game over MSU
- Tied with MSU for the East title
- Tied with PSU for the East title
- Won the East by one game over MSU
- Tied with M for the East title
The dominant team in the East has won or shared all five titles but three of the five were shared and none were won by more than a game. Wisconsin has "only" won three out of five but in five years of there being a B1G-W title to win the winner has won it by at least two games four out of five years (UW twice, IA once, NU once).
2016 was the only year in which the B1G-W race was even somewhat competitive. Heading into the final weekend that year the Badgers and Cornhuskers were tied at 6-2 but Wisconsin had an easier opponent, a home game, and the tiebreaker. In order to win the Cornhuskers would have needed to beat Iowa (they lost 40-10) and they would have needed Minnesota to knock off Wisconsin (the Gophers lost 31-17). Other than that, I don't believe we have ever gone into the final weekend without already knowing who would represent the B1G-W in Indy.
Contrast the B1G-E:
2015: Ohio State and MSU went into the final weekend at 6-1. Ohio State won at Michigan while MSU beat PSU at home.
2016: Ohio State and PSU went into the final weekend at 7-1. Ohio State beat Michigan at home while PSU beat MSU at home.
2018: Ohio State went into the final weekend at 7-1 while Michigan was 8-0. The two played for a berth in the CG.
In the East, three of the five races for the CG have come down to the final weekend while in the West only one has.
