Michigan: Chris Simms on SEC-Big Ten argument: 'The Big Ten knows how to play ugly…
Michigan · Western MichiganIn the first of two victories for unranked opponents over ranked opponents on Saturday, Michigan improved to 2-0 on the season with its 17-10 win over No. Neither team crossed the 300-yard mark on the day, meaning defense, field position, and ‘playing ugly football’ was key in deciding a winner. A debate between the conferences revolving around which league is ‘better’ has raged for multiple seasons now.
The Big Ten and SEC are now tied at one win a piece so far this year, with Saturday night’s clash between No. That sentiment was very evident in Michigan ‘s win on Saturday. “It is a little bit of an indictment on the SEC.
Chris Simms lauded the Big Ten's ability to 'play ugly football' in Michigan's win over Oklahoma Saturday afternoon. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage
But, that’s being threatened right now,” Simms said. “The Big Ten knows how to play ugly football a little bit better than the SEC.
KEY POINTS
- Michigan looked to be on the verge of opening the season with a disastrous loss to Western Michigan last Saturday, but is now 2-0 on the year following that miracle victory and the win over the Sooners.
- I do feel like the difference between the Big Ten and the SEC, we know the SEC has incredible talent and I’ve always said they’re the kings of college football.
- The win for the Wolverines meant that the Big Ten improved to 1-0 in games against SEC opponents this season, although Mississippi State quickly evened that up with its blowout win over Minnesota .
- During NBC’s halftime show on Saturday, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms claimed that Big Ten teams just know how to ‘play ugly football’ better than the SEC does.