re: South Carolina and A&M had pretty much the same season last year

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Texas A&M beat Alabama, the eventual national champion, at Bryant-Denny. Alabama crushed Michigan 41-14 in their game against them to start the season. South Carolina needed the final seconds of the fourth quarter to put Michigan away in the Outback Bowl.

2012 Texas A&M > 2012 South Carolina.

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Seriously? Georgia was a few seconds short of beating us last year.

Only one team can beat a national champion unless you're 2007 LSU. South Carolina beat Georgia 35-7. Florida beat LSU 14-6 and held Georgia to 17. Do these scores make 2012 South Carolina and Florida better than Alabama?

Furthermore, South Carolina is considerably stronger at home versus good competition than on the road; it's the opposite for Alabama. Alabama has lost their biggest home game of the past 3 seasons, so beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa isn't really that big.

Your analysis is flawed. I too think that Texas A&M was better than South Carolina but not using your logic.