re: Big 10 proving why they are the best in 2017

IMO, the SEC dominated for a while because of clear and unequivocal superiority in the trenches on both sides of the ball. I’m picturing LSU blowing up Jason White and OU, or Bama running all over Manti Te’o and ND. There were plenty of other demonstrations of that both at the top with Bama, LSU, and Aub (some years) and at the mid and lower levels. IMO, any honest SEC fan has to concede that that edge has dissipated over the last few years. When the game comes down to skill positions and execution, then it’s any man’s game and no conference will dominate for lengthy stretches like the SEC did. I think Bama and GA’s performance this year will show whether any of the conference’s waning superiority is still lingering or whether it’s all gone. We’ll see.