BYE BYE to the ol great powers of the SEC !!!!!! BYE BYE..... Georgia..., BYE BYE..... ALABAMA, BYE BYE .... TENNESSEE. there is a new sheriff in town and it's called TEXAS.
Welcome .....the new SEC west
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And Texas was the gifted their spot. I can't tell you how much joy I would have if the SEC would've been shut out of the last 4. I'll take solace once OSU clobbers them.
ND has more eyes on them (fans) than even Blue blood sec schools.
This made them impossible to “referee” them out of the PO.
And it was obvious early that UGA needed help but they couldn’t give it against ND
This made them impossible to “referee” them out of the PO.
And it was obvious early that UGA needed help but they couldn’t give it against ND
The whole conference love is ridiculous. Texas would be great in any conference if they have a good coach. They have always invested. They aren’t really a SEC team because this is year one.
There is value in being a big dog in a weaker conference. The teams that moved into a bigger conference that were really good in their previous conference usually do well in their new conference especially initially.
There is value in being a big dog in a weaker conference. The teams that moved into a bigger conference that were really good in their previous conference usually do well in their new conference especially initially.
A conference (The SEC) which has won 13 out of the last 18 national championships & you think that Texas or any other team is going to come in to that league and dominate. If you believe that, then I've got a statue in New York harbor that I would like to sell you. Dominate?. They didn't even win the league championship this season. Remember Georgia beat them not once but twice.
Not me. I think you meant to respond to someone else. Or perhaps you missed the question mark at the end of my post.
Nobody dominates in $EC FB, although the Bear and Nick Saban have come close at times. That is my take based on 60 years of following the sport.
It is a stupid argument. What is the point? Who cares? Look at the NFL does anyone care the NFC North is the best conference? Hell no, only in college sports do fans pound their chest about their conference dominance.
Look at who is dominating the SEC, Georgia and Alabama especially the last 10 years. It is not the conference it is specific teams that go on runs. Was the SEC really down this year or was it Georgia and Alabama being were down?
College football has been rigged since the beginning. Power ratings i.e talent will always prop up the SEC and other brands in other conferences. They will always have the most talent.
Texas will win in SEC because they have all the resources and more to always have a great roster and great coaching. The teams that make it in the playoffs from the SEC will have the weakest SOS. This year 2 of the 3 had the weakest SOS in the SEC.
Oregon is a good example they have all the resources they need. They will compete every year. It has nothing to do with how good or bad the Big Ten is or isn’t.
It's cute watching UK fans cling to the SEC like pesky dingleberries. And now they gotta cheer for Texas. Oh the humanity!
No more Saban, no more SEC dominance.
I don't know...the old Nebraska fan in me seeing how mediocre Oklahoma immediately became with the move and Lincoln Riley's almost immediate bolting when they were announced as an SEC member is sort of sobering. Since the arms race has shifted away from Indoor Practice Facilties and garish amenities in Infrastructure like Texas and Clemson locker rooms, it only makes sense that the top of the sport which enjoys the Status Quo almost by mandate will see those resources shift to money whipping the Sport's top talent. God knows Fox Sports and ESPN have already shown where they're going to put their efforts at promotion. The second a top tier talent hits the Portal--especially when that player is leaving an SEC school--it's another SEC school--or Ohio State--that ponies up.
I wasn't making the argument that the SEC is the best football conference in college football. I was just saying that Texas nor any other football program is going to walk into that conference and dominate. And you say that it's just Alabama & Georgia that's been winning the championships. During this 18 year run, Auburn, Florida & LSU have also won national championships with Florida & LSU winning 2 each.
The portal giveth, and the portal taketh.
It has shown that the total depth is now gone from the sec too. Bama/uga/lsu etc can’t keep 4-5 star players on the bench “waiting their turn” any longer. They are bailing to go somewhere and play for pay. Everyone has to “rebuild” every year.
Through the first round of bowl games the sec was 7-6. Hardly “dominating”. However it makes the abysmal acc look even worse.
Everybody had opt outs and transfers. TV moaned about it all month. (The deeper it got in bowl season the louder they got)
It appears what the sec had left was no better or worse than the other conference teams they played.
I believe the time is here for the “anybody can beat anybody” every week now with injuries having a bigger impact than ever for the above reason. Depth.
And now it’s affecting the blue bloods.
It has shown that the total depth is now gone from the sec too. Bama/uga/lsu etc can’t keep 4-5 star players on the bench “waiting their turn” any longer. They are bailing to go somewhere and play for pay. Everyone has to “rebuild” every year.
Through the first round of bowl games the sec was 7-6. Hardly “dominating”. However it makes the abysmal acc look even worse.
Everybody had opt outs and transfers. TV moaned about it all month. (The deeper it got in bowl season the louder they got)
It appears what the sec had left was no better or worse than the other conference teams they played.
I believe the time is here for the “anybody can beat anybody” every week now with injuries having a bigger impact than ever for the above reason. Depth.
And now it’s affecting the blue bloods.
Agreed; the Portal was the one development that ESPN did not anticipate when they initiated their strategy to encourage the SEC expansion. The BIG may have been the major recipient of these “unintended consequences”, as countering with attracting Oregon. Regrettably the ACC was late to the show, responding with the leftovers.
As for UL, we are in a great position to advance inside this ACC.
As for UL, we are in a great position to advance inside this ACC.
