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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Believe it or not, I list the UF-Ole Miss game as the critical game for UF.
The Gators haven’t won a game in the State of Mississippi in ages, and this game will determine whether the Gators will be a factor or if they’ll be in the middle of the pack.
The South sounds alot like Ohio State. LOL!
Ugh, yeah, I’m not sure how this thread dovetailed the way it did, but I have to agree, looking at each of the teams in this conference on paper.
That isn't true. You owe Georgia grads an apology. It was quite possible to get a degree from UGA even with a red light violation.
My BIL went to UF and got his bachelors degree and then posted the highest SAT score ever at the University of Cal-Berkley, where he got his Masters and Doctorate. He is now a research scientist with Dupont. He doesn't play football though.
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