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The SEC is overly saturated with quality programs

Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:24 am
Posted by FAT SEXY
California
Member since Jun 2020
1910 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:24 am
The current format is great for the "conference pride" types, but it's not great for college football in general when thinking about the long run.

Do you really want two or three super conferences and a 20+ team playoff?

The sport needs to find a way of balancing regions during the next realignment carousel.

Also: The NE and West Coast schools need to start building a football culture again.

Why does the state of New York not have a premier CFB program? What is Pennsylvania doing?

Dafuq is the state of California doing?
This post was edited on 9/15/25 at 2:31 am
Posted by msu202020
Member since Feb 2011
4329 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 6:40 am to
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What is Pennsylvania doing


Penn State is pretty decent.
Posted by FootballFrenzy
Chief of the Grammar Police
Member since Oct 2023
9299 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 6:41 am to
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What is Pennsylvania doing?

Pennsylvania has Penn State…
Posted by MizzouTrue
Member since Jun 2016
5035 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 7:22 am to
New York isn’t a particularly talent rich state. Syracuse is very from from NYC anyway, and I don’t think many care about Cuse in that city anyway

Pennsylvania has Penn State

California doesn’t have a great team now, I believe Oregon and Washington takes alot of their talent.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
39920 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 7:46 am to
Pennsylvania has PSU.

Penn State University.

Championships under their belt and all.
Posted by Nasty_Canasta
Canada
Member since Dec 2024
4971 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 7:56 am to
The state of New York is pathetic when it comes to high school blue chips. As many people live in that state, it’s mainly basketball, hockey and lacrosse as far as high school into college athletes. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland all have much more in the lines of high school football talent.

Pennsylvania has the Nittany lions, who may never get back to the glory days of Paterno (pre sexual abuse scandal), they get enough talent from Ohio and Maryland and Virginia to stay competitive
Posted by OU_Fan
America's Heartland
Member since Dec 2014
1020 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 8:36 am to
California cares about pro teams (Dodgers, Lakers, 49ers), insert more teams.

Hockey is very popular up north, along with pro teams.

In comparison, several SEC states do not have pro sports teams nor could care less about hockey. It what it is.
Posted by Drydock
Osage County
Member since Oct 2013
8777 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 8:53 am to
1st world problems.
Posted by theliontamer
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2015
1943 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 9:36 am to
The SEC is what a football conference should look like. 10 Respectable teams, involved fanbases, and several contenders. Good rivalries and upsets. Every other conference has maybe 2 good teams and the rest are cannon fodder.
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
54303 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 10:00 am to
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the "conference pride" types

Losers. I wish nothing but misery and defeat for every other team in this conference.
Posted by Lsutigerturner
Member since Dec 2016
7249 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 10:09 am to
Cali has tons of if not majority of talent. But no one puts a premium on football in that state, really no one puts a premium emphasis on sports in general in that state. But talent is not an issue
Posted by southernboisb
Member since Dec 2012
9792 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:03 pm to
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The sport needs to find a way of balancing regions during the next realignment carousel.


& HOW do you propose to "balance regions"
Posted by NickPapageorgio
Yuma, AZ
Member since Oct 2014
1379 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:07 pm to
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California doesn’t have a great team now, I believe Oregon and Washington takes alot of their talent.


California males have been feminized.

Weak girly boys with painted nails don't win titles.
Posted by southernboisb
Member since Dec 2012
9792 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:10 pm to
CT doesn't care about hs nor college sports either. (Well, UConn bb was starting to cool off when I lived there.)

It's split between Boston & NY pro teams.

I remember when the Red Sox were playing the Skankees & I was the only person in the entire office not pulling for either team.
This post was edited on 9/15/25 at 12:11 pm
Posted by Nasty_Canasta
Canada
Member since Dec 2024
4971 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:14 pm to
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California males have been feminized.


This isn’t unique to the states. The people in Sweden are pissed because they have basically given the females all the power. What a fuct up world
Posted by NickPapageorgio
Yuma, AZ
Member since Oct 2014
1379 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:17 pm to
It is just temporary over there.

Islamists will fix that for them in a decade or so.

They fricked.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
28046 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 4:15 pm to
Teams with bcs titles
Alabama
Georgia
LSU
Florida
Texas
Tenn
Auburn


Insane
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
5479 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 4:28 pm to
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What is Pennsylvania doing?


Losing population for about the 50th year in a row.

Good enough base to produce some good talent, but not really great.

Penn State is always solid, Pitt goes back and forth between supporting athletics and not, depending on the chancellor. Temple? I don’t know what they do.
This post was edited on 9/15/25 at 4:31 pm
Posted by RollingwiththeTide62
Member since Aug 2024
4057 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 4:34 pm to
I agree but not elite .. Nil not fair to sec lol
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
13858 posts
Posted on 9/15/25 at 5:00 pm to
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Do you really want two or three super conferences and a 20+ team playoff?


Doesn't matter what anyone wants, we already have 2 super conferences, one with 3-5 teams and the other with 12 or so who are simply playing a different game. There ain't going to be no balancing act, if you ain't committed now you are behind the 20 or so programs spread out across the country who are and you ain't going to catch up without some major effort that most other programs have not shown a tendency to be interested in.
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