re: Don't Eff this Up Ole Miss, Ms. St. and Tennessee

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Are you the kind of guy who doesnt understand conference prestiege

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lol. I think people who take pride in the "prestige" of the conference are losers that are accommodating for their own teams shortcomings. If it were up to me, I would hope that all other 13 SEC schools were garbage in every sport.

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You remember 2009? LSU won the SEC, and the rest of the league was garbage... so exactly as you prescribe. LSU was 26-7 entering the tourney.

Mostly on the basis of the SEC sucking, they made LSU an 8 seed. Got Butler in rd 1, we got past them (and they made runs all the way to the Finals in 2010 and 2011). UNC in rd 2, and LSU actually still had a lead with 8 minutes left before UNC took control (UNC won the title that season).

Based on winning a major conference, LSU should have been at least a 3 seed. Based on how they played 2 bigtime teams, they should have been at least a 3. A better draw and bracket and they could have been Elite 8 or Final Four... team had solid guard play, good post and an athletic 7 ft center.
But because, as you wish, the rest of the SEC was garbage, we got an 8 and faced the overall #1 in the second round.

That's why I root for every SEC team that gets in, and I root for a lot to make it. Nobody likely beats Duke this season, but teams like UK and Tenn can probably beat almost anyone else. LSU, had Wade not been suspended, would be in that group too. Auburn can be 100% hot/cold, and when hot can beat anybody. You don't want teams like that playing 1 seeds opening weekend.