re: Fight Jeff Long, Fight. - Arkansas

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The conference we came from doesn't exist. The SEC is twice as strong with the additions of USC-e and Arkansas those are facts.

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SEC National Titles 1992-2011: 10 (3 in first decade, and 7 in 2nd decade)
Alabama 1992
Florida 1996
Tenner 1998
LSU 2003
Florida 2006
LSU 2007
Florida 2008
Alabama 2009
Auburn 2010
Alabama 2011

SEC National Titles 1972-1991: 3 (all in the first decade)
Alabama 1978
Alabama 1979
Georgia 1980


Point is the SEC diminished greatly in the 1980's. The conference was reeling there is no doubt to that. For shite's sake Georgia Tech and Colorado split the title in 1990, those programs are horrid now. Arkansas and S. Carolina despite not directly winning titles are a big reason the conference is where it is today. The SEC was innovative and proactive, the conference came together and worked cohesively to build this monster up. Everyone now copies what we did, because it worked and worked very well.