Winning will start with the lines.
I'd much rather see us with a bunch of 4-star (maybe even a 5-star) linemen and a bunch of 3-star skill position players (throw in a couple 4-stars) than the other way around.
Winning in the Big Ten hinges on winning in the trenches. There needs to be much more of a commitment to that than believing we can start a bunch of talented, speedy offensive skill players and the Big Ten will have to adjust to us. No -- until we win in the trenches, the Big Ten will punch us in the mouth and make our fancy skill players hardly a factor when it matters most. Nebraska looks like a team that would do well -- in the AAC.
I couldn't help but watch last night's game and think of sprinkles. I've rarely seen more sprinkles than I did last night. The Gophers feasted on our cupcakes. The Minnesota freakin' Gophers beat us more soundly than any of their opponents many downplayed over the past week.