Not necessarily. Vanderbilt and Kentucky would disagree with you....A strong conference makes recruiting easier.
in other words it because the other conferences s@ck. I don't think the top teams in those conferences could finish above .500 in the SEC.Its about having pride.. There is a reason why the SEC fills the ranks of the top 10 every year. Our reputation against OOC teams has been proven time and time again. So why wouldnt we support our fellow SEC teams against OOC teams? When Alabama beats the Irish and makes it 7 in a row for the SEC it makes it easier for all the teams in the SEC to get higher rankings. I wanted GA to win against Alabama (even though GA is a bigger rival to FLA) Because that would make FLAs only loss was to the SEC Champion. Helping our ranking. In the landscape that is college football and the ranking system, one has to have a strong conference to have a shot at the national title.
The reason a 1 loss team from the big12, pac12, big10 etc is not going to the National title game, but a 1 loss SEC team will be, is because of our overall ranking.
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Bring on Oregon in the Sugar bowl!! GO GATORS!!!
If your gripe is lsu performance within state recruiting do you actually have one? They have no in state competition Thy get most of the top recruits regardless.I look at it completely different. I look at it in terms of recruiting. Both the Gators and Bama can recruit Louisiana players very well, taking talent away from my team. The worse they are, the better the chances of LSU picking up top instate recruits. I also have a problem letting go of grudges, always have.
Not necessarily. Vanderbilt and Kentucky would disagree with you.
Saban, Muschamp, and many other coaches that have coached and recruited for LSU that are now with other SEC teams, have Louisiana ties and convince top instate prospects to play for them. You know that. It only takes a few to build or weaken a teams chances at competing for a title. It also lessens LSUs chances of pulling in that top recruit from other SEC areas.If your gripe is lsu performance within state recruiting do you actually have one? They have no in state competition Thy get most of the top recruits regardless.
I all have to say is it's a good thing they play the games. I'd rather see an unbeaten Alabama team against the undefeated Notre Dame Irish so there would be no question in anyone's mind who is #1. Even an Irish loss would mean that the two undefeated teams in the country were Big Ten (not SEC) teams, Ohio State and Penn State. I'm sure that their fans will argue that they are the true#1 team, regardless of any NCAA sanctions.
It is going to be a long month between tonight's game and the BCS Championship game.
LolI agree on the the part where you said that's why they play the games. Penn State is not undefeated though.
Wow big10... Not only is a 7-5 team playing for the Big 10 title, they are KILLING #12 ranked Nebraska in the process...
Thats what happens when the best team in the conference is on probation, you guys should know all about that ....
For that matter BOTH Ohio State AND Penn State were ahead of Wisconsin.
Wow big10... Not only is a 7-5 team playing for the Big 10 title, they are KILLING #12 ranked Nebraska in the process...
Id like to see Bama play every single conference champion and OHIO STATE just to humiliate them and shut their fanboys up.
Roll Tide!!!!
Hey the ACC championship was a much better contest than that big20 blowout!