well, the AfroMan isn't a B1G guy
and I wasn't going on and on, just stirring the pot and giving explanations of the NCAA rules giving more help to offenses
but, I will agree about Michigan's defense not getting on or off the bus today
I wasn't talking about OAM on this thread, I was talking about some of the various B1G-fan blow-hards on the B1G board guffawing over the OU-WVU game, and then I was pointing out how stupid they looked given the defensive shitshow that the Michigan-Ohio State game became. OAM was part of that over there, but he came here with legitimate, thoughtful, relevant questions.
To answer those questions, I'll deliver at least a somewhat thoughtful answer. The B12 is largely centered on Texas recruiting. And in Texas high school ball, the 7-on-7 game, alongside the spread offense, have blossomed. So the B12's style of play is at least somewhat a product of the types of players that are available. In addition, the offense-oriented rules in modern football are friendly toward those offenses, and so they proliferate further. And yes-- a lot of people like that style of football. The recent NFL game between the Chiefs and the Rams was widely lauded as an "instant classic" and the final score of that game was 54-51.
To say that these high scoring games in the B12 (and elsewhere) are solely a product of bad defense is disingenuous and most certainly naive. These offenses are high-risk high-reward by design. When they're working, they score quickly in bunches. They can also result in short offensive possessions that can handicap the defense.
There's a lot at play here. As long as the rules continue trending in favor of offense, we're going to see more, not fewer, teams adapt to this style. Putting aside the high-risk offenses of the B12, and just looking at "average" offenses in other leagues, there's still considerably more offensive yards and scoring than there was 2, 3, 4, 5 decades ago. The trend is going in this direction and only rule-changes in favor of defense are going to change that trajectory.