This is the time of the season when leagues are judged, and the Big Ten is on the spot. Again. Yes, the conference went 4-3 in bowls last season, the league's first winning postseason since 2002. But the six postseasons before that were disappointments: 3-5 in 2003, 3-3 in 2004, 3-4 in 2005, 2-5 in 2006, 3-5 in 2007 and 1-6 in 2008. And the Big Ten still is stained by Ohio State's losses in the BCS title games after the 2006 and '07 seasons. they are 2-5 this season so far with with 1 game left to go either 3-5 or 2-6.