re: What must the other conferences do to compete with SEC football?

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give rednecks something else to do. frankly there's not much going on in the state of Alabama, so all they have is college football

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you may have a point there but i would word it differently. football is king in the south so many athletes that might excell in soccer, baseball, basketball, and other sports continue to select football astheir sport of choice to participate in. esp african american youth. many parents, esp caucasian ones discourage or even forbid their children to play football. therefore the SEC's pool of quality players is elevated and when one adds the focus on hiring the best coaches and building the best facilities the reasons for the advantage become apparent.

or you could just say down south we rednecks like football better so we focus on it and are better because of that.