Posted on 08/06/2007 3:45:49 AM PDT by GOP_Raider
Really, how good is the SEC?
No one can deny it’s the best conference going at the moment. No one can deny that the overall speed and talent level is tremendous. The weekly drama is unparalleled, thanks to so many good match-ups, and the overall competition is so tough that it’s just about impossible to get through unscathed. So after the way Florida blew up Ohio State to win the national title, will the conference start to get every benefit of the doubt? It should.
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But really, how good is the SEC?
To feed the ego a little more, the league has gone 7-1 in the BCS since 2001, with two national titles, and the lone blemish was Georgia’s 38-35 upset loss to West Virginia in the 2006 Sugar Bowl. In that same time span, the Big Ten went 4-6 (with Ohio State winning three of those), the Big 12 went 3-6, and the ACC was 0-6.
Remember, it took USC losing to UCLA and a sizable portion of the voters to go against Michigan just to get Florida in the championship game. Maybe it’s time to start weighing the strength of schedule more when it comes to the SEC, and to realize that a one-loss team here could be the equivalent of an unbeaten team from another conference. That might especially be the case this season.
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Later this week, I may do an official Mid-Major Preview Post if there's enough interest in doing so, but for now...SEC fans. Have at it!
I once worked on a job in an office with 5 Alabama grads and 4 Auburn grads. That was entertaining as hell.
Oh football; I thought you were talking SAT scores.
When the SEC starts putting out Nobel prize winners, I would consider attending one of their schools. Schools are about education.
But the SEC isn’t about education is it?
Bread and Circus!
Education...that's what Vanderbilt is for! :)
What besides maybe termination kept them from daily altercations?
Vanderbilt: the exception that proves the rule!
http://www.collegeprowler.com/find/by-ranking.aspx
You will see that University of Florida, along with other SEC colleges rank the same as Ohio State, Penn State, etc.
AND THAT’S ONLY FOOTBALL!!!
Perhaps you should consider that the University of Florida is one of the top ranked state universities in the country. You can read about it in Princeton Review and US News and World Reports. Last year Alabama enrolled more National Merit Scholars than Harvard. Being the top football, and arguably basketball, conference is an added perk.
Well the boss was a Vols fan so he also enjoyed throwing grenades and watching the two camps going at one another.
Well, one side was entertaining and the other side was boorish.
For the record, did you get much work done in November and early December?
WAR EAGLE!
Mondays and Fridays weren’t very productive.
As much as I despise the Gators, I have to agree that it is an EXCELLENT school for an education (in just about any field).
At Georgia Tech we always could figure out the SEC school grads.....look at their rings while they pick their noses!! The SEC is gonna be tough this year and I agree with the forecasters saying a loss in this conference shouldn’t take any of them out of contention. The ACC won’t be near as hard IMO.
Well, that is not quite true.
You were required to stop at all stop signs and red traffic lights.
(Old Lewis Grizzard joke)
Actually, it is. Those who go for an education get a good one. Those who go for the football get that, and flunk out.
PhD Chemistry-LSU-1973 here.
I don’t consider Ohio State or Penn State “Premier Schools” either.
When the SEC starts putting out Nobel prize winners, I would consider attending one of their schools. Schools are about education.
But the SEC isn’t about education is it?
You all are forgetting Vandy!
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