….Although the Big Ten has a 10-9 bowl record against the SEC since the 2002 season, it doesnâ??t have the national titles or the BCS bowl victories to show for it like the SEC does. That has caused many experts to conclude the conference has fallen behind the SEC, Big 12 and Pac-10.
And despite what Illinois coach Ron Zook said when asked if the Big Ten had an inferiority complex regarding the SEC â?? â??I think itâ??s more just the mediaâ? â?? the problem is very real. A number of coaches admitted as much Monday by revealing they have discussed the reasons for the Big Tenâ??s fading image.