On ESPN. Chart demonstrates what were voters' expectations concerning the eventual B1G Champion each year and the actual results. Michigan was Top 3 in the League from 1996 to 2007. The last 3 years, as we know, have been uncharacteristic for our program. Nevertheless, this should disclaim the unfounded argument that we haven't put quality teams on the field for longer than that 3 year span. If nothing else, Chart's interesting to look at on a slow day...
Link:
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/29388/do-big-ten-preseason-favo...
Oh yeah, and Riddell thinks Oklahoma is in the B1G:
http://blogs.heraldtimesonline.com/iusp/?p=14888