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re: Bowl History of SEC Teams
Posted on 12/11/14 at 2:12 am to UMRealist
Posted on 12/11/14 at 2:12 am to UMRealist
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We don't do much but we win our bowls.
I'm guessing this is at least partly because playing in the SEC artificially deflates your win totals and you end up playing teams that are beneath you. Can't be all of it though, because Arkansas.
This post was edited on 12/11/14 at 2:14 am
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Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:28 am to thefloydian
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I'm guessing this is at least partly because playing in the SEC artificially deflates your win totals and you end up playing teams that are beneath you.
Not really. In the 2010 Cotton Bowl we were unranked (8-4) and upset a ranked Okie State team. In the 2009 Cotton we were ranked 25th and upset 7th-ranked Texas Tech. In the 2004 Cotton we and Les Miles' Okie State had identical 9-3 records; we ranked 19 and they were 21. For some reason Ole Miss just seems to focus and do well in bowls.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:08 am to thefloydian
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I'm guessing this is at least partly because playing in the SEC artificially deflates your win totals and you end up playing teams that are beneath you.
Actually, I agree. We end up ranked lower at the end of the season than the team's true capabilities due to tough SEC losses, then get matched against somewhat inferior teams with similar (or higher) poll rankings due to them playing a weaker schedule. Considering the range of eras, and players, and coaches, it's the only explanation I can think of.
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