The good news for the Big Ten this bowl season is that they are mostly playing conferences experiencing down years this year.

The bad news is the Big Ten isn't so strong itself, not that it has been for a few years now.

So, this is definitely the year that the Big Ten teams, fans, and media should either put up or shut up about the Big Ten even being relevant anymore.

Its marquee team this year is Ohio State, already with losses to a down USC team and a Purdue team with a losing record. That's proof that the Big Ten is already irrelevant.

It's now down to the bowl season to prove that this is little more than a cupcake conference. Here are the likely bowl games for them to try and make a statement in, alon...

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