The Final Obit on the Big Ten’s Very, Very, Very Unthinkably Bad Bowl Day.
Games: Five
Losses: Five (three to the SEC, one to the Mountain West, one to the Big 12).
Excuses: Zero.
Points Allowed: 204
Points Scored: 102
Average Losing Score: 40.8-20.4.
First-Down Differential: Minus-31
Yardage Differential: Minus-540.
Turnover Differential: Minus-4
Rushing TDs scored: 7.
Rushing TDs allowed: 16.
Largest Lead: Both Michigan and Penn State led by a touchdown.
Largest Fourth-Quarter Lead: Penn State led Florida by four points for less than two minutes of the fourth quarter. The Nittany Lions were the only Big Ten team to lead in the fourth quarter.
Future: Don’t Ask.
Just a little bit of trash talk.
