Baylor produced another humiliation for the Big 12. The conference played in six bowl games and lost five of them. In the process, their conference champ allowed 49 points in the first half of their own bowl game. Unlike the rest of the conference, Baylor can play some D. Unfortunately, they just don’t have enough O. Their leading rusher amassed a whopping 23 yards, and their passing game was just as bad. In 50 passing attempts, they gained only 234 yards, and their QBs pissed even that small amount away with two interceptions and a lost fumble.
The Big 10 only won one in three opportunities on New Year’s Day, but Wisconsin dominated all the stats in the process of losing, and the conference went 1-1 against the SEC, so it was a decent day. Minnesota was the positive surprise of the day, and (in my opinion) the year. Even Michigan, which was probably overrated at #14, put up a good fight against the Crimson Tide for the first half – then the bubble burst.