Yeah, Bernie Miklasz, who is normally rational when it comes to this stuff, kept citing Jose and Bengie because they were catching into their mid-30s. The situations aren't comparable at all.
There's no doubt in my mind that the sabermetric community has no clue how to put a WAR value on an elite defensive catcher. Or even how to identify an elite defensive catcher. Molina is "elite" in the same way that Derek Jeter became "clutch."
It's quite hilarious that we're entering a world where an average-hitting catcher is about to be paid as much as an outfielder who puts up a .900 OPS in his sleep.
Iowa St. would fare about as well as Nebraska has in the B1G. So you think 10 wins in the second hardest conference translate to 4 in the B1G? Nah, probably more like 5 or 6. Really?