Handicapping the 2012 Big Ten race

The Kentucky Derby is Saturday, which is about all anyone in my hometown can talk about this week. (And if you’ve never been here for the Derby, put that near the top of your bucket list).

Anyway, since I’ve had one eye on the racing form for the past few days, I got to thinking about how the Big Ten would be handicapped if it were a horse race. Get your mint juleps ready, because I think it might go a little something like this …

Michigan: 6-to-1 odds

The Wolverines are the hot horse now, at least in the mind of the general public, after an 11-2 season and Sugar Bowl win in 2011.

Continue reading at ESPN.com – Big Ten Blog