The Big Ten (Eleven?)
As I harken back to one of my favorite movies (This is Spinal Tap), I notice subtle similarities between the two. This is Spinal Tap is a Mocumentry of an over the hill rock band trying to promote an album unsuccessfully. This parallels the Big Ten, a parenially underachieving conference that gains noteriety by its former success. Year after year we see Big Ten teams in major bowl games, and year after year there is an embarassing disaster. The teams are over the hill, playing with outdated offenses and recruiting like it is still the 70's. While we see a band who's music that is meant for a different era trying to play for an audience that don't want to hear it. In the end, the incorrectly named Big Ten (because it has 11 teams) is failing and is in need of paradigm shift. If no change comes comes, I guess its simple--"These go to Eleven"
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