If you think that teams like Ohio State, TCU, or Oregon wouldn’t finish over .500 in the SEC West, I don’t know what to say. The events of the past couple of days have shown that the power of the SEC West was mostly self proclaimed bluster and preseason overrating. You won 2 games: against a 6-6 Texas team and a middle of the pack West Virginia team. But, let me guess, you guys weren’t trying.
The ‘events’ you speak of is ONE game. The reality of playing in the SEC for an entire season will wilt ANY team... and any Pac 10 or Big 10 or otherwise conference has finished as well as this year for a long time.
believe the ‘new’ format/playoffs is to allow the rest of the country a ‘chance’ at the National Championship.
and certainly, it ain’t about the temperature! But it’s a good debate.