What exactly is elite? Thanks to the Twitter dot com community, the term elite has changed from being a definitive statement regarding the best of the best (like Eric Roberts) in a certain area to a funny way of asking a type of question which needs no reply. Nevertheless, pondering if things or people are elite still happens to be a way to measure greatness — or the lack thereof.
Sunday, the AP released its weekly top-25 poll. Some things changed, others remained the same, and the Big Ten had two of its teams ranked as the top two in all the land. That is certainly a far cry from all the Big Ten-related jokes we used to hurl at the ‘three yards and a cloud of dust conference’ only a few years ago. Then again, a lot of things have changed in the land of powerhouse football.
Urban Meyer has made Ohio State into a perennial national championship contender. Without going through all of Meyer’s history — since we all know the deal — the Buckeyes’ coach has, like many others in the conference, abandoned traditional Big Ten football in favor of his spread style of offense. It has already resulted in one national title for Ohio State, and there is little room to doubt that the Buckeyes will be in the mix for another spot in the College Football Playoff at the end of this season…
… except for the fact that there is competition coming out of the league.
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