The western wing of the Big Ten won just one of four matchups last weekend against opponents from the eastern arm, but the success rate was higher in another area: complaints about the schedule.
The West Coast coaches grumbled publicly about kickoff times and travel logistics at an impressive 66.7 percent clip.
We’re excluding UCLA from the calculation because the Bruins don’t have a permanent head coach, and interim boss Tim Skipper was smart enough to avoid the topic before leaving town for Northwestern.
Of the three entrenched coaches, only Washington’s Jedd Fisch avoided the topic — perhaps because the Huskies were at home in an ideal kickoff window (12:30 p.m.) for their showdown against top-ranked Ohio State.
But Oregon’s Dan Lanning and USC’s Lincoln Riley didn’t hide their frus