Ive not excused one loss, thank you. My point is on that front that the Big Ten is different now compared to 2011-2014. Bo played two total top ten teams at the time the game was played in the regular season in that timeframe. Cockeyes was going through a resurgence, Urban hadn’t quite gotten tOSU where they were when he left, Franklin wasn’t at PSU, Harbaugh wasn’t at Michigan, and so on. You hopefully are seeing my point.
Does a single Pelini team during that timeframe finish this schedule with a winning record? They absolutely drop Oklahoma, MSU, and Michigan by 20+ because Pelini teams in prime time against ranked opponents were absolutely awful. Could they get 6? Do you think a Pelini led team wins 2 of the last 5 this year? I’d give them Purdue and I’d bank on the idea he’d likely get deep dicked by multiple TDs against tOSU, Cockeyes, and Wisconsin because it was 100% a Pelini thing to get hammered by anyone who was any good and Wisconsin regardless of their record. So the question becomes could Pelini beat Fleck? I think the answer is no.