Interesting 247 article. The money doesn't seem to represent the product on the field.
Big whatever had a great year and got some nice scheduling breaks. OSU truly looks like the $20MM team. Of course I think only two of their starters are from Ohio.
National Tiltles last 24yrs
SEC - 16 by 8 diff teams (1 t.u. 1 OU)
Big 10 - 5 from 3 teams(2 from USC)
ACC - 4 from 3 teams
Let's not forget 1 of those Big 10 titles was a phantom pass interference call and 2 are from coaches that would be on at least a 1 year NCAA suspension if they came back.
It's obvious Big 10 people can't count. There are multiple examples of it.