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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Ohio State Bowl History
Ohio State beat teams like Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Texas A&M. OSU played South Carolina two years in a row and that was pre-Spurrier era and lost both times. These are not even top programs year in and year out. Part of the reason the Big Ten gets crap is because OSU when they have had success cannot beat one SEC team. Michigan has historically has beaten up on the SEC even before Carr was a coach. If we are going to talk about domination, I have a name for you, John Cooper. How did that work out for you? 
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John Cooper worked out just fine for OSU. His Michigan and Bowl records were not very good, but he sent more players to the NFL than any other big ten school during his career including Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George, 1996 Outland Trophy winner Orlando Pace, Alonzo Spellman, Robert Smith, Dan Wilkinson, Joey Galloway, Terry Glenn, Mike Vrabel, David Boston, Shawn Springs, Antoine Winfield, Ahmed Plummer, Na’il Diggs, Nate Clements, and Ryan Pickett. For the most part his Ohio State teams were fun to watch. Cooper had a won-loss record of 111-43-1 second only to Woody Hayes. During his tenure the Athletic Department raised the money to expand Ohio Stadium to 106,000 seats.
But I am not into a OSU/Michigan rivalry contest. I only pointed out the error in your Michigan/SEC listing and that OSU under Tressel has represented the Big Ten very well. Lloyd Carr, likewise, was one of the best coaches the Big Ten ever had and under his tenure Michigan became the all time leader in wins and winning per centage.
His retirement officially ends the Schembechler era at Michigan with a legacy of 33 straight bowl appearances. It could have been 39, the same number as the years of the Schembechler era, had the Big Ten allowed teams to go to more than just the Rose until 1975.