College football no longer the game we once knew

Deion ‘‘Coach Prime’’ Sanders guided Colorado to an upset victory Saturday against TCU in his first game at the helm of the Buffaloes. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Let’s go back to the end of the Roaring ’20s, just for kicks.

From 1926 to 1941, Minnesota won or tied for the Big Ten football championship eight times. During that same stretch, Northwestern won or tied for the title four times, Illinois twice and Purdue three times.