re: The LSU loss to Wisconsin was the biggest game of the season for the SEC

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I've always been a believer in the "win for the conference" mentality. It is hard to put aside our dislikes of fellow conference members, but when our conference brethren lose OOC games, it causes a big ripple effect.
Forget the "it helped get rid of Miles" thoughts for the moment, too.

Had LSU won over Wisconsin, I firmly we would not be listening to all this "the Big 10 conference is so good" media hype now
One game, one day in Lambeau Field did this.
One errant pass by the QB late in the 4th. So close.

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I do agree that it's kind of ironic that for all the criticism the SEC has gotten from many pundits about being down --which is certainly true to some extent -- Wisconsin's win over LSU has been the most influential game of the season in building up the Big10's credibility.


That the same pundits who say the SEC is so down that Alabama, Auburn or Florida shouldn't count LSU as a quality win then congratulate teams for beating Wisconsin when their resume rests mainly on that win over LSU (by a razor thin margin at home nonetheless) exemplifies the type "quick sound bite" or "talking point" dialogue that plagues more than just sports journalism these days.