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re: What must the other conferences do to compete with SEC football?
Posted on 12/13/12 at 9:49 pm to PrivatePublic
Posted on 12/13/12 at 9:49 pm to PrivatePublic
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Wouldn't this mean that Mississippi should have the best football programs in the nation?
It would, if it had double the population. It absolutely would.
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Posted on 12/13/12 at 9:57 pm to Mohican
I think everyone's pretty much hit on it. The SEC has just a ridiculous amount of things in its favor. Rabid fans, huge stadiums, committed programs, and a monopoly on the nation's best talent.
What would I do if I were other conferences? Well, I would try to undermine them. You're not going to beat them on an even plane. Say they cheat, scream about oversigning, say don't care about academics, are racists, play nobodies, rig the system, get lucky, etc., etc.
Other than that, hope you can beat them in a one game scenario enough times to turn the tide, and spend more money than you've so far been willing to to hire the nations very best coaches (assuming they're willing to coach so far away from the southern talent base).
SEC teams then get to refine their level of play against the other best teams in the country. You will usually play 2-3 games against Top 10 teams with Top 10 talent. Steel sharpens steel. Florida State had at least as much if not more talent than UF this year, but UF had been refined and sharpened playing their schedule and made them look like the gap was much bigger between them.
It's really just tough to see a way other conferences can match it. Too many variables are in the SEC's favor. I almost hate it for them.
What would I do if I were other conferences? Well, I would try to undermine them. You're not going to beat them on an even plane. Say they cheat, scream about oversigning, say don't care about academics, are racists, play nobodies, rig the system, get lucky, etc., etc.
Other than that, hope you can beat them in a one game scenario enough times to turn the tide, and spend more money than you've so far been willing to to hire the nations very best coaches (assuming they're willing to coach so far away from the southern talent base).
SEC teams then get to refine their level of play against the other best teams in the country. You will usually play 2-3 games against Top 10 teams with Top 10 talent. Steel sharpens steel. Florida State had at least as much if not more talent than UF this year, but UF had been refined and sharpened playing their schedule and made them look like the gap was much bigger between them.
It's really just tough to see a way other conferences can match it. Too many variables are in the SEC's favor. I almost hate it for them.
This post was edited on 12/13/12 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 12/13/12 at 10:32 pm to Mohican
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Wouldn't this mean that Mississippi should have the best football programs in the nation?quote:
It would, if it had double the population. It absolutely would.
And 1/3 the FBS schools - or at least just one SEC school. We could compete at the highest level with what we have if you combined MSU and Ole Miss, instead of splitting the talent.
Urban can and will compete @ Ohio State... I think that's a given. Texas will eventually clean house, and they will compete. Dabo and Jimbo are recruiting enough talent to compete. So is Kiffin and Kelly. The problem is that they are all isolated with only 1-2 per conference, so they don't get the every day competition...
One thing I'm fairly certain of - the schools/conferences in realignment that are making moves out of desperation are going to end up hurting themselves more than they help. In chasing the SEC, they are losing their identities and the other unique things that has potential to make them special...thus setting themselves back longterm IMO
This post was edited on 12/13/12 at 10:33 pm
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