Also, the prestige of a conference really is tied to whether or not it has a great team. The ACC for years was down and only started to be viewed positively again when Clemson went on a roll. Even then, it was looked down on. If OSU were terrible then the whole conference would be viewed that way. In fact, the narrative that the big 10 is any good only shifted back when OSU won the Natty in 15. Before that they were slow and couldn’t keep up with the SEC.