1. You can’t just pull a Stephen Colbert, i.e. take an outrageous position and then say “lets agree to disagree” when people protest. We are your audience. You should probably listen. Just like there should be no mention of Penn State when you talk about anything Big Ten in the 1970s, there should be no mention of Nebraska when talking about anything Big Ten in the 2000s. Its silly and corrupts the entire premise of what you are trying to do with these Best of shows. The Big Ten is a collective, and you can’t isolate parts of it. Just ask Notre Dame why they have never wanted to join league – because much luster would be lost as they go through the meat grinder.

2. As far as this show/episode is concerned, not a very good job. That is fine I guess if your intent is more to stimulate arguments. If it is to come up with a halfway accurate homage to best QBs from 2000-2010, a better effort is needed. Plenty of valid comments above, but let me just say that Curtis Painter was the consummate anti-clutch player from freshman to junior. A lazy someone clearly looked up who had the most passing yardage in the decade and said well, he has to be on the list so lets just make im last. All those yard were piled up against cream puffs while he couldn’t buy them vs heavyweights.

But anyway, Drew Brees is the greatest Big Ten QB of the modern era, hands down. The fact that his career spilled over between 90s and 2000s is no excuse, as I see Brooks Bollinger on the list. Arguing Brad Banks vs Michael Robinson is one thing, but Brees not #1 just means your credibility is lacking and I am not likely to watch anymore of these Best of shows.

Sincerely
Jeff

6 out of 10 from other schools and Purdue has more listed than Michigan or Nebraska and same amount as Ohio State.