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We should be beating teams by a lot more points than we are now. It sounds like the only game our players did well in was the blowout against Nebraska.

I think Michigan has everything it takes as a program to be truly relevant again except for the right head coach. Penn State had everything it took as well until the scandal deep sixed everything. Nebraska has been on a steady downward slide for over a decade now, with the brief exception of the Suh year. Wisky has been steadily good over the past decade. I would call 3 straight Rose Bowl appearances the absolute zenith for that program no matter who's coaching there. Michigan State has been fairly consistent with Dantonio at the helm as well.

Every other program in the conference really has to have the right set of circumstances(coach, recruiting, facilities, winning a few games) to be successful. If a program doesn't have a winning tradition, it has to be manufactured(see Boise State). Unfortunately since most of the conference doesn't wanna put money into big time coaches and facilities, it has been on a steady decline for the last decade or so.

So if things don't change and after we get shut out of the playoffs because of are conference do you see the buckeyes ever leaving this conference?...

^^^^ This

Bottom line this team exceeded expectations because of Meyer. Imagine what Meyer will do when the whole roster is his guys. He is going to destroy the B1G and make that fat lard up north choke on his donuts.

It's not that these teams aren't going after the right recruits its just the fact that they can't land the top players when they go against schools such as Florida Alabama Texas ND tOSU and etc. Schools such as Iowa Minnesota are in states that are not appealing to high school kids. So I don't blame the coaches just the location.