Big Ten recent bowl nemesis is Big 12
December 22, 2010 9:41 AM
The Big Ten's real bowl bugaboo in recent years has come against teams from the Big 12.
The Big Ten has lost five consecutive bowl matchups to the Big 12 and eight of the last nine stretching back to bowls played after the 2005 season. Two of the Big Ten's three bowl losses last year came against Big 12 foes (Texas Tech and Iowa State). Penn State's 24-17 win against Texas A&M in the 2007 Alamo Bowl marks the Big Ten's lone triumph during the sorry stretch.
Rittenberg
The Big Ten has lost five consecutive bowl matchups to the Big 12 and eight of the last nine stretching back to bowls played after the 2005 season. Two of the Big Ten's three bowl losses last year came against Big 12 foes (Texas Tech and Iowa State). Penn State's 24-17 win against Texas A&M in the 2007 Alamo Bowl marks the Big Ten's lone triumph during the sorry stretch.
Rittenberg
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