It's been one season for Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez since he left the Big East for the Big Ten. And the difference that stood out the most is the depth of his new conference.
"Probably the quality of depth in our league, now, is a little bit stronger at certain positions," Rodriguez said. "And more established from a tradition standpoint."
The former West Virginia coach, though, was quick to defend his former league. He said when the Big East had Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College, it was perhaps stronger than the Big Ten.
"It changed over time," Rodriguez said.
Later on Monday, he also said he felt ESPN, by putting the Big East on network television so much, helped "save the Big East."
Michael Rothstein covers University of Michigan basketball for annarbor.com. He can be reached at (734) 623-2558 or at michaelrothstein@annarbor.com.
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