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#84
#84
XtennesseeX said:
Most people seem to think that a Big East team couldn't compete with anybody because they're from the Big East which by any means isn't a powerhouse.

But my point was, that just because they're not in the SEC, doesn't mean they're not good.
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well i think that an SEC team can be beaten by any other d-1 school in the nation at any time, but what i do not think is that the same schools such as WVU, Louisville or even USC would be able to compete week in and week out WITH the SEC... with the exception of a couple of teams you expect a tough game every week in the SEC, and i do not think that WVU or Louisville, maybe not USC can be as good as they are now if they had to play Florida, and then two weeks later play Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, LSU, and Arkansas in consecutive games...
 
#85
#85
XtennesseeX said:
Well, both of them have won a BCS Bowl in the last two years.

Who couldn't they compete with? Besides USC maybe.
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They could compete with most teams. But I don't really buy the day in and day out deal. They would not sniff a conference championship if they played in the SEC or some of the other power conferences.
 
#86
#86
Just because the SEC is the best conference, and I fully concede that it is, doesn't mean other conferences aren't quality as well. It's not like it's the NFL vs Arena League. The disparity in quality is not of that magnitude. If it was, the SEC would never lose a non conference or bowl game because they'd be so hardened after playing amongst the truly elite.
 
#90
#90
Svengali said:
Just because the SEC is the best conference, and I fully concede that it is, doesn't mean other conferences aren't quality as well. It's not like it's the NFL vs Arena League. The disparity in quality is not of that magnitude. If it was, the SEC would never lose a non conference or bowl game because they'd be so hardened after playing amongst the truly elite.
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you can't ever know what's going to happen in a one game situation.

it's playing in this conf. each week that takes its toll.
 
#92
#92
jakez4ut said:
you can't ever know what's going to happen in a one game situation.

it's playing in this conf. each week that takes its toll.
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Agreed, but on the flip side of the coin, the SEC generally gets the best recruiting classes. So they have more talent to get through that grind than a Rutgers or Louisville. Theres also the fact that while tough competition wears you down some, it also sharpens the team more.

Consider boxing. When the fighters are in training for a big match, they dont bring in weak sparring partners. They bring in other big time fighters to spar with. Yeah they go through hell, but that competition also makes them better. Sme thing applies i think, to some degree, in team sports. You cant get better without solid competition, in fact.
 
#93
#93
Svengali said:
Agreed, but on the flip side of the coin, the SEC generally gets the best recruiting classes. So they have more talent to get through that grind than a Rutgers or Louisville. Theres also the fact that while tough competition wears you down some, it also sharpens the team more.

Consider boxing. When the fighters are in training for a big match, they dont bring in weak sparring partners. They bring in other big time fighters to spar with. Yeah they go through hell, but that competition also makes them better. Sme thing applies i think, to some degree, in team sports. You cant get better without solid competition, in fact.
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again, in a one game situation, anything can happen.

though going back thru the years, teh SEC has done fairly well when put up against other top comp. from other conf. of course, we've taken it on the chin, and there are a couple of teams that i might question the scheduling practices...but generally, when it matters, i.e. big (BCS/NT) bowl games, the SEC usually shows up. in 3 BCS title games, the SEC is 3-0....3 different teams........against 3 different conferences......and i'm not positive, but the only two BCS games i can think of an SEC Team losing was our game against Neb in 99 and GA to WVU a couple of years ago...o/t that, i think we've won all the other BCS games we've played in, period?

i wonder how each conf. BCS bowl record stacks up against each other?
 
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