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Is Kentucky the most important SEC member?
Posted on 1/23/18 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 1/23/18 at 9:57 pm
Not a troll. Serious offseason discussion.
I think they are for one obvious reason. Basketball.
Without the wildcats, we are a pathetic group of rejects in a major men’s sport.
Yes, Alabama gives the conference the most prestige in the most important sport (football) but look at all the teams that have and could have won plenty of national titles in football even if Alabama was in another conference.
But if Kentucky was in the ACC, we would just suck worse in basketball and have nothing to show for it.
Agree or disagree?
I think they are for one obvious reason. Basketball.
Without the wildcats, we are a pathetic group of rejects in a major men’s sport.
Yes, Alabama gives the conference the most prestige in the most important sport (football) but look at all the teams that have and could have won plenty of national titles in football even if Alabama was in another conference.
But if Kentucky was in the ACC, we would just suck worse in basketball and have nothing to show for it.
Agree or disagree?
Posted on 1/23/18 at 9:58 pm to SECdragonmaster
Umm Florida? They have been good at Basketball and Football
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:00 pm to SECdragonmaster
I would say A&M. Basically they pay everyone to beat their arse in every sport.
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:01 pm to SECdragonmaster
are you stupid?
lsu and florida just played in the cws; alabama just won a national championship in football; basketball is yet to be determined and looks like a few top members will make a deep run in the tournament this year
lsu and florida just played in the cws; alabama just won a national championship in football; basketball is yet to be determined and looks like a few top members will make a deep run in the tournament this year
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:24 pm to SECdragonmaster
I think you mean least important
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:28 pm to SECdragonmaster
Honest answer is probably Florida. Best all around school for acedimics and sports.
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:33 pm to SECdragonmaster
Yes KENTUCKY IS THE GOAT
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:38 pm to SECdragonmaster
Auburn is second only to Tennessee as being the biggest shitshow drain on conference revenue among the "Big 6".
What do you think about that?
What do you think about that?
This post was edited on 1/23/18 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:44 pm to SECdragonmaster
Each of the founding members is important. But, we bring tFear in basketball and the prestige. Other schools may want to laugh at the SEC in basketball, but when they play us they shite themselves a little (except when Cal fricks up)
Posted on 1/23/18 at 10:55 pm to SECdragonmaster
Kentucky is very important member but no they are not the most important
Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:31 pm to SECdragonmaster
Alabama, Florida, LSU, and Georgia are the four most important members. Bama for football. The other three for all around sports programs, including football.
Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:55 pm to SECdragonmaster
Founding member of the SEC.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:01 am to SECdragonmaster
Not most important, but in top half. UK with basketball and Vandy with Academics contribute much more to the conference than useless schools like Arkansas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, USCe, Auburn etc
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 12:06 am
Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:54 am to SECdragonmaster
Yes. We are the buffer between you and the Mason-Dixon Line. We are the last line of defense between you and people who eat things like chili with chocolate or cinnamon in it. Between you and people who think Nick couldn’t hold Woody’s jockstrap (mostly because Woody is choking some opposing player with it). Between you and people who enjoy the damn snow for Christ’s sake! You may like to kid yourself that it isn’t true, that we aren’t the most important school in the conference but you don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want us on that wall. You need us on that wall. We use letters like C, A, T, S. We use these letters as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a fan base that rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way!
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:04 am to SECdragonmaster
It's UF.
Best overall athletic program and absolutely dominant on the women's side.
Only program to win a natty in the big three over the past 20 years.
Good academics.
Don't have the endowment like A&M but has been fiscally savy for decades and always in position to make moves when needed.
The question is, why isn't it A&M?
Best overall athletic program and absolutely dominant on the women's side.
Only program to win a natty in the big three over the past 20 years.
Good academics.
Don't have the endowment like A&M but has been fiscally savy for decades and always in position to make moves when needed.
The question is, why isn't it A&M?
Posted on 1/24/18 at 6:23 am to SECdragonmaster
Yes
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 6:25 am
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:32 pm to SECdragonmaster
The SEC didn't become the most powerful conference because of just one team. Obviously, our league has a quality that none of the others possess. That quality is camaradie. While we are fanatical about our individual schools, we also support our fellow institutions. This has resulted in a common shield against all comers who would denigrate our perceived culture.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 1:13 pm to SECdragonmaster
Vandy is the most important member. This is understood by all people who make a practice of understanding such things. Best academics, best endowment (we don't have to share with other state schools like TAMU does), and best grungy coffee houses filled with rich kids trying to pretend they're poor. We give the SEC that undefinable edge that so many conferences desperately desire.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:46 pm to SECdragonmaster
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Is Kentucky the most important SEC member?
Not sure as all are important in their own way, but consider the following:
#1 Kentucky gave us Dr Dudley - Dr Dudley would wind up at Vanderbilt where he would create both the SIAA ( precursor of the SEC) and the NCAA.
#2 Kentucky is the buffer state to the Ohio Ocean and yankee invaders
#3 Basketball, they are the top college program in the nation.
#4 Rife, aside from the Natty, keeps yankees at bay
#5 Bourbon, seriously tho, this might need to be #1
#6 Fast women
#7 Beautiful horses
#8 Rustling the Mizzou jimmies?
#9 When SEC founded UK's president was the first leader.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:02 pm to SECdragonmaster
I like basketball, and it's definitely a major sport. However, at any school that plays any semblance of big time college football, football is exponentially more important financially than every other sport.
The most recent filings I could find (through mid 2015) Kentucky made $24.68 million in basketball revenue. In that same time frame, Kentucky, who hasn't won a bowl in a decade or so, made $35.49 million in football revenue. LINK
The most recent filings I could find (through mid 2015) Kentucky made $24.68 million in basketball revenue. In that same time frame, Kentucky, who hasn't won a bowl in a decade or so, made $35.49 million in football revenue. LINK
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