The SEC

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

Neither proves the SEC is stronger this year

Once you get past the top 4 or 5 teams the SEC isn’t significantly better than the Big 10or PAC or possibly the Big 12. The lower half of the ACC is weak

Realignment will change all of it

Now. Crawl back to that hole you’ve been hiding in

The bottom half of the SEC still recruits and puts more players into the NFL than the bottom half of other conferences. The 6th-8th best teams in the SEC still recruits in the top 15-20 yearly. No other conference can say that. A team like South Carolina is typically at best the 8th best recruiting school in the SEC after Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M, Florida, Auburn, and Tennessee. Put them in the Big 10 and they instantly become the 4th best recruiting school after Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State. South Carolina wins the Big 10 West every other year.

That's the difference between the SEC and the rest of college football. Our 8th-12th best teams are significantly better than any other conference based on talent. Put them in other conferences and they suddenly become juggernauts. But in the SEC they are middle of the road.

 

[EZE]

That's the comical (and tragic) thing about this realignment garbage. The deepest conference from top to bottom is the one getting broken up and scattered. Oregon St. is a well coached, solid ranked team, and will be in a G5 conference next year. They couldn't ruin the college game any more if they had planned it this way.

It is terrible for college sports that we are losing the PAC12 IMO. Really really dumb.

 

[VolFanatic27]

I was actually thinking the SEC appeared weaker this year than normal…

Agree 100%, I was underwhelmed by most SEC teams in week 1. Final scores might look good, but a lot of those points came late in games when opponents were tired.

 

[sami]

It is terrible for college sports that we are losing the PAC12 IMO. Really really dumb.

Greed and money rules (and ruins) everything. Sadly, it isn't about dumb or smart, and has zero to do with competition or rivalries, which they have killed off in many cases. It was a game of high stakes musical chairs, with schools scrambling to not be the last ones without a 'chair', which sadly for them were Oregon St. and Washington St.

Eventually we'll probably end up with four 16-team conferences, with each conference having a four team playoff to determine the champion, and then the four champions playing a 'final four'. That would be my guess, but it's years down the road.

 

[sjt18]

The bottom half of the SEC still recruits and puts more players into the NFL than the bottom half of other conferences.

Prove it

The 6th-8th best teams in the SEC still recruits in the top 15-20 yearly. No other conference can say that. A team like South Carolina is typically at best the 8th best recruiting school in the SEC after Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M, Florida, Auburn, and Tennessee.

LSU who according to those recruiting rankings has the 7th most talented roster in the country was just dominated by FSU with the 20th. USCe was dominated by a team that according to 247 was pretty much on par. Recruiting rankings mean nothing until they're converted to wins. A LOT of those guys are overrated and a lot of others are underrated.

If ANY team proved that the recruiting rankings aren't the be all, end all it was UT last year.

Put them in the Big 10 and they instantly become the 4th best recruiting school after Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State. South Carolina wins the Big 10 West every other year.

Probably not but even if true... that would make them what the 6th or 7th best team in the Big 10?

That's the difference between the SEC and the rest of college football. Our 8th-12th best teams are significantly better than any other conference based on talent. Put them in other conferences and they suddenly become juggernauts. But in the SEC they are middle of the road.

I think the SEC is the best conference. You are just ridiculous in your exaggerations and knack for turning things that are basically "true" into complete farces. You don't know the first thing about the game. You've as much as admitted that you've never put pads on. Just shut up and let the adults have a conversation.

 

[imavolfan]

Vols will probably be on an island with Ole Miss. The obvious 1&2 will be UGA and Bama. Vols and Miss will more than likely be 3&4 with very good records (10-2). Below them will all be .500 teams that eat each other.

Don’t sleep on Texas A&M. The new Bobby offense looked much improved.

 

[bpalmer28]

LSU is not the #5 team in the country, FSU is taking them to the woodshed in the second half

FSU is the best team in their conference. LSU is at best the 4th best team in the SEC.

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

Definition of a Dilemma: When you are a UT fan, should you root for other SEC schools to WIN so as to help bolster our Schedule of Strength rating or, root for fellow SEC schools to LOSE to help UT in the rankings?

No dilemma in my mind

Eff the rest of then league. Playing in a weak conference didnt keep Clemson out of the NC picture for the last decade. Playing in an improving conference seems to be doing that though.

 

[lastlapuncle]

gooooovols,Yes,the ACC is closer to the SEC thanany other conference-Geograghifcally speaking only.(spelling )

 

[ArmyVol697]

Definition of a Dilemma: When you are a UT fan, should you root for other SEC schools to WIN so as to help bolster our Schedule of Strength rating or, root for fellow SEC schools to LOSE to help UT in the rankings?

I root for every team we play to win all their other games except Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Ole Miss, LSU and a few others.

 

[sjt18]

You guys need to have your eyes checked. The SEC is always the best conference in college football BY FAR. Recruiting rankings as well as the NFL Draft prove it to be true every year.

Your stupid comments tend to always catch up with you. The SEC isn't looking like the strongest conference... not really that close at this point. A&M got stomped by Miami. LSU was expected to be one of the top 2 teams in the West and was manhandled by FSU. Oregon who hardly looks like a world beater after their TTU game spanked UF with a 3rd string walk on QB.

In spite of the "recruiting rankings"... the best teams in the SEC have not held up well against top teams from other conferences.

 

[sjt18]

gooooovols,Yes,the ACC is closer to the SEC thanany other conference-Geograghifcally speaking only.(spelling )

Well, that aged poorly.

 

[MemphisVol77]

Your stupid comments tend to always catch up with you. The SEC isn't looking like the strongest conference... not really that close at this point. A&M got stomped by Miami. LSU was expected to be one of the top 2 teams in the West and was manhandled by FSU. Utah who hardly looks like a world beater after their Baylor game spanked UF with a 3rd string walk on QB.

In spite of the "recruiting rankings"... the best teams in the SEC have not held up well against top teams from other conferences.

FYP

 

[Remy]

Most all the SEC teams except UGA and they have yet to play anybody have had struggle games where they either lost or played poorly including us this past weekend. The SEC gets back to form this week. My pick for the upset of the week? Gamecocks take the dawgs.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

Your stupid comments tend to always catch up with you. The SEC isn't looking like the strongest conference... not really that close at this point. A&M got stomped by Miami. LSU was expected to be one of the top 2 teams in the West and was manhandled by FSU. Oregon who hardly looks like a world beater after their TTU game spanked UF with a 3rd string walk on QB.

In spite of the "recruiting rankings"... the best teams in the SEC have not held up well against top teams from other conferences.

I remember back in 2014 during the bowl season the top SEC schools lost the most high profile games that year with the biggest loss coming when Alabama was upset by Ohio State in the playoffs. Everyone was going on about how the SEC was overrated. Kinda like how you are right now based on a small sample size.

Then over the next 8 years the SEC won 6 national titles split between 3 different schools. It's easy to make grand declarations based on isolated events. I focus instead on the big picture. So here's what the large data sets say about the SEC in comparison to other conferences.

The SEC has had the best bowl record since 2010 by a wide margin. Reddit - Dive into anything

The SEC has also had the most players drafted into the NFL for the last 17 years in a row: 2023 NFL Draft picks by college team, school: SEC leads for 17th straight year, Georgia keeps setting records

So please tell me again how the SEC is overrated? Anything can happen over a small sample size. However, when we look over years and years of data, the SEC is anything but overrated. They seem to win almost all the national titles. Have the best bowl record. And send the most players into the NFL. Looks to me like the recruiting rankings were accurate.

 

[UTwild82]

I still think the SEC is maybe the best conference, but what is dragging it down is mediocre QB play. Also blocking on the O line hasn't been great across the board, and the SEC usually wins the battles in the trenches.

 

[feathersax]

Most all the SEC teams except UGA and they have yet to play anybody have had struggle games where they either lost or played poorly including us this past weekend. The SEC gets back to form this week. My pick for the upset of the week? Gamecocks take the dawgs.

You had me convinced until that last sentence.