re: Oklahoma's 2024 SEC Schedule is really tough

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September football is not a good indicator because many teams are still figuring out who they are. Mizzou only beat Middle Tennessee by 4 this year yet went 6-2 in the SEC. If Mizzou had played Middle Tennessee in October I believe they would have crushed them. Bowls are a bad indicator because who knows what players show up and how motivated a team is. No, the only way to understand the SEC is to play a SEC schedule. In 2024 OU and Texas get to find out. Good luck!

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I love this stuff. You have both of the stock SEC excuses in one post. The "we would kill them if we played them now".... AND "didn't wanna be there" regarding bowl games.

In other words, there is no way a team outside of the SEC can beat an SEC team in a legitimate fashion outside of a playoff game. Early season games don't count, bowl games don't count.

This thinking of course, works pretty well because the top echelon SEC teams always do really well against outside competition in the playoff, and the rest of the SEC doesn't have to be accountable for non conference losses.