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Is the SEC any good?
Posted on 12/1/25 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 12/1/25 at 12:56 pm
Week after week, the SEC seems to disappoint against OOC opponents. At what point do we notice that all of these scores combined are major red flags?
First… against the ACC:
Georgia 16, Georgia Tech 7
Kentucky 0, Louisville 41
South Carolina 14, Clemson 28
LSU 17, Clemson 10
Florida 40, Florida State 21
Alabama 17, Florida State 31
Florida 7, Miami 26
Vanderbilt 44, Virginia Tech 20
S Carolina 24, Virginia Tech 11
Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26
In 10 games, the SEC went 6-4 with an average margin of victory at 0.3 points per game.
That’s bad. How did South Carolina nearly beat Bama and Texas A&M but get handled at home against Clemson by two touchdowns?
How did Georgia only manage to score 16 points against Georgia Tech when 8 other Power 4 opponents were able to score more against them?
How does Kentucky take Texas to OT, play Ole Miss to within a touchdown, and outright beat Florida and Auburn and yet Louisville chops them up 41-0???
Then think of some of the other results…
Ole Miss 24, Washington State 21
USF 18, Florida 16
Notre Dame 56, Arkansas 13
Memphis 32, Arkansas 31
Missouri 42, Kansas 31
I feel like there are a lot of red flags waving. We shrugged off Ole Miss barely hanging on to beat Wazzu… we chalked up Arkansas getting beat twice OOC as just Arkansas being bad, etc. But are we refusing to see a trend?
Arkansas played almost everyone in the SEC to within a score. Their only horrific loss just happened to come to Notre Dame. Weird.
Maybe these are all coincidences, but to me, when there are this many coincidences something is not right.
First… against the ACC:
Georgia 16, Georgia Tech 7
Kentucky 0, Louisville 41
South Carolina 14, Clemson 28
LSU 17, Clemson 10
Florida 40, Florida State 21
Alabama 17, Florida State 31
Florida 7, Miami 26
Vanderbilt 44, Virginia Tech 20
S Carolina 24, Virginia Tech 11
Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26
In 10 games, the SEC went 6-4 with an average margin of victory at 0.3 points per game.
That’s bad. How did South Carolina nearly beat Bama and Texas A&M but get handled at home against Clemson by two touchdowns?
How did Georgia only manage to score 16 points against Georgia Tech when 8 other Power 4 opponents were able to score more against them?
How does Kentucky take Texas to OT, play Ole Miss to within a touchdown, and outright beat Florida and Auburn and yet Louisville chops them up 41-0???
Then think of some of the other results…
Ole Miss 24, Washington State 21
USF 18, Florida 16
Notre Dame 56, Arkansas 13
Memphis 32, Arkansas 31
Missouri 42, Kansas 31
I feel like there are a lot of red flags waving. We shrugged off Ole Miss barely hanging on to beat Wazzu… we chalked up Arkansas getting beat twice OOC as just Arkansas being bad, etc. But are we refusing to see a trend?
Arkansas played almost everyone in the SEC to within a score. Their only horrific loss just happened to come to Notre Dame. Weird.
Maybe these are all coincidences, but to me, when there are this many coincidences something is not right.
This post was edited on 12/1/25 at 12:58 pm
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Posted on 12/1/25 at 12:58 pm to AUTiger789
Auburn sucks. I agree.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:06 pm to AUTiger789
2025 P4 Interconference Records:
1. SEC (11-5)
2. Big XII (8-6)
3. Big Ten (5-5)
4. ACC (6-14)
I think we're fine
1. SEC (11-5)
2. Big XII (8-6)
3. Big Ten (5-5)
4. ACC (6-14)
I think we're fine
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:10 pm to AUTiger789
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How did Georgia only manage to score 16 points against Georgia Tech when 8 other Power 4 opponents were able to score more against them?
- Gameplan was to limit Techs touches (it worked) by holding onto the ball and running
- starting center left game and is done for year
-starting RB gimpy in second half
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:11 pm to AUTiger789
Mississippi State would be a contender in the Big 12
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:14 pm to MNW
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1. SEC (11-5)
4. ACC (6-14)
So the SEC only managed to come out +0.3 points per game in ten games against the worst Power 4 league?
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I think we're fine
I see more red flags, but you do you.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:16 pm to AUTiger789
Fair point, outside of Texas everyone else sucks
1. Texas
Everyone else
1. Texas
Everyone else
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:17 pm to AUTiger789
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So the SEC only managed to come out +0.3 points per game in ten games against the worst Power 4 league?
I'd be curious what their differential is against us. Please do that stat for each one. Thanks.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:18 pm to AUTiger789
LSU carrying this bum conference as always
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:18 pm to FAT SEXY
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Mississippi State would be a contender in the Big 12
As far as I can tell, the SEC was 3-0 against the Big 12 and two of those wins came from SEC teams that went a combined 1-15 in conference play.
So yes, that raises a lot of red flags regarding the Big 12.
But no one can look at how we performed against the ACC and think we came away looking impressive.
This post was edited on 12/1/25 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:19 pm to AUTiger789
Everybody knows how this game works. The SEC is only good when [Insert your team here] is good.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:19 pm to AUTiger789
quote:First, it was a rivalry game. Those can get intense no matter how good or bad the teams are playing in them.
How did Georgia only manage to score 16 points against Georgia Tech when 8 other Power 4 opponents were able to score more against them?
Second, as was mentioned, we had some key injuries that limited our productivity in the second half.
Finally, the biggest issue was with our game plan, which was to run the ball and limit touches. There were few possessions in this game, as the clock was running for most of the game. It was going to be a low-scoring game regardless just due to the approach being taken.
More can be said, including how our QB had his worst game of the season, but suffice it to say that this was not a game that indicates how good or bad UGA actually is.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:21 pm to wdhalgren
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Everybody knows how this game works. The SEC is only good when [Insert your team here] is good.
Nah I’ll go with our conference is good when our Playoff teams don’t struggle to beat Washington State and have a loss to Florida State.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:21 pm to AUTiger789
We were dogshit.
Football is hard.
The gulag is open.
We are about to Pogram the SEC.
The Fiddler is on the fricking roof!!!!
Kalinka!!!!!
Football is hard.
The gulag is open.
We are about to Pogram the SEC.
The Fiddler is on the fricking roof!!!!
Kalinka!!!!!
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:22 pm to AUTiger789
Some would say the SEC is down
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:22 pm to FooManChoo
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More can be said, including how our QB had his worst game of the season
Oh.
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but suffice it to say that this was not a game that indicates how good or bad UGA actually is.
Oh I see.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:23 pm to AUTiger789
It's definitely slipping. The SEC went 8-7 in Bowl games last year, something most fans hate to hear.
Throw in the LSU poaching Kiffin stuff, this conference looks awful off the field, that was truly low-class.
I hope LSU stays in oblivion.
Throw in the LSU poaching Kiffin stuff, this conference looks awful off the field, that was truly low-class.
I hope LSU stays in oblivion.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:24 pm to Old Sarge
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Fair point, outside of Texas everyone else sucks
Texas 100% missed the playoff because you couldn’t beat Florida.
Florida lost to USF and was blown out by Miami. Funny how that happened. Must all be flukes.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:25 pm to AUTiger789
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Nah I’ll go with our conference is good when our Playoff teams don’t struggle to beat Washington State and have a loss to Florida State.
Of course you will; that's the rule. You wanna know when the SEC really sucked? 2010 and 2013. Based on the BCS formula outcome in those years, I'd submit that all of college football had down years.
Just kidding. I'm projecting because Georgia had bad years and our rival didn't. Like I said, that's how this works.
This post was edited on 12/1/25 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 12/1/25 at 1:27 pm to AUTiger789
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So the SEC only managed to come out +0.3 points per game in ten games against the worst Power 4 league?
I would say that could be attributed to the 41-0 beatdown UK took this weekend, but if you would like to stress about this, please go ahead.
Re-assess after bowl games and see how it looks.
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