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SEC Dominance
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:09 am
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:09 am
As we know dominance in football is cyclical, do you guys think, one day we will see the SEC in the same state as the BIG 10 or with all the money being thrown around towards the SEC its now an unstoppable machine.
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Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:12 am to duqueob
SEC football will NEVER be in the same state as Big 10 football as long and the sport is around. College football is king in the south. It's third fiddle in the north.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:12 am to duqueob
Unless you can make all the high school talent move up north, no.
ETA: The Big 12 or ACC, from a talent standpoint, has a far better chance of passing up the SEC than the Big 10. Not that I think that will happen either.
ETA: The Big 12 or ACC, from a talent standpoint, has a far better chance of passing up the SEC than the Big 10. Not that I think that will happen either.
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 10:14 am
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:17 am to duqueob
Maybe once the coaches up north start challenging us on the recruits down south, it could happen sooner than later.
As it stands today, most 3-5 star recruits from the south want to play in the SEC.
As it stands today, most 3-5 star recruits from the south want to play in the SEC.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:32 am to idlewatcher
Yeah, I was lurking through some Texas and USCw boards and they all had some long topics on almost all SEC games and basically none for their own conference games. Its amazing the attention the SEC gets from the media and especially from fans all around
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 10:37 am
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:34 am to duqueob
The SEC has never been as bad as the Big 10 is now. The talent the southern states produce year after year isn't going to miraculously disappear.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:36 am to duqueob
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USCe boards
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their own conference games.
When did they leave the SEC?
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:37 am to Sasquatch Smash
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When did they leave the SEC?
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Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:37 am to duqueob
I doubt it would happen to that extent due to demographics of the country and academic standards compared between the two conferences.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:38 am to duqueob
It's the best conference. You should be honored to have the privilege to attend a fine university in the Southeastern Conference. The SEC is better than the big 10 in everything:
Academics (Ole Miss>Michigan)
Football (Alabama>Ohio State)
Women (Florida>Indiana)
Dorms (Kirby Smith>All)
I see no foreseeable end to the dominance.
Academics (Ole Miss>Michigan)
Football (Alabama>Ohio State)
Women (Florida>Indiana)
Dorms (Kirby Smith>All)
I see no foreseeable end to the dominance.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:39 am to lsufball19
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The SEC has never been as bad as the Big 10 is now. The talent the southern states produce year after year isn't going to miraculously disappear.
Exactly. Add to that the fact that practice/playing seasons are limited up north and the Northeast and Rust Belt have been experiencing a population decline over the last decade, and it spells a long tough road for the B1G.
I could see the Pac-16 or a reworked Big 12 challenging the SEC at some point. I would say the ACC, but I highly doubt the ACC will ever be anything beyond FSU, Clemson, Louisville, and maybe VT or Miami occasionally.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:46 am to duqueob
I don't expect the SEC to ever be in the situation the Big10 is in now. Part of the shock of the Big10 being so terrible is the fact that they were the premier conference for overall college athletics for over 60 years. When you compare the overall athletics, the Big10 still is the premier conference, but only if you are valuing all sports equally. B10 is great at men's basketball right now, but the baseball has never been good to my knowledge, and the football is marginally better than the ACC.
I cannot imagine a situation where the SEC is perceived as worse than 3rd in football. realistically the only conference positioned to compete in reputation is the pac12, the big10 has too many factors holding it back, the big12 doesnt have enough programs, and too many ACC have no reputation for football to build on.
In a lot of ways the SEC rise to absolute dominance coincides with the establishment of college football as a collossal moneymaker. I liken it to Michael Jordan. He was the best player when the NBA solidified itself as a major brand, he will always be the greatest ever in most minds. Same with SEC, it's likely that the SEC will be the number 1 football conference until the demise of western civilization.
I cannot imagine a situation where the SEC is perceived as worse than 3rd in football. realistically the only conference positioned to compete in reputation is the pac12, the big10 has too many factors holding it back, the big12 doesnt have enough programs, and too many ACC have no reputation for football to build on.
In a lot of ways the SEC rise to absolute dominance coincides with the establishment of college football as a collossal moneymaker. I liken it to Michael Jordan. He was the best player when the NBA solidified itself as a major brand, he will always be the greatest ever in most minds. Same with SEC, it's likely that the SEC will be the number 1 football conference until the demise of western civilization.
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 10:47 am
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:19 pm to duqueob
SEC will never be as down as the Big 10 is now. We won't have many years like this where the West could end up with 5 teams tied for first with 6-2 conference records, but we'll always have 2 or 3 big powers vying for a playoff spot each year.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:28 pm to SEC1
Everything is cyclical. The CFP will force inter league home-and-home games which inevitably will create more parity across the board in all conferences.
But southern schools do have an advantage in that many states allow high school athletes to play a sport all year. You can't do that in Ohio and other Midwest states (rules limit participation). There's been talk of changing this but I highly doubt anything happens.
But southern schools do have an advantage in that many states allow high school athletes to play a sport all year. You can't do that in Ohio and other Midwest states (rules limit participation). There's been talk of changing this but I highly doubt anything happens.
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