For years now we’ve been told that the SEC as a conference is untouchable. It’s been a buzzsaw of a conference where week-in and week-out teams embark on WWIII just to survive. And for years now I’ve argued that the SEC has been the most top-heavy conference in the nation, and is solely the product of having the best team in the nation the last 6 years. It’s been tough trying to get people to listen to this argument, but finally this past Saturday Texas A&M made the argument for me beautifully.

So let’s look at what happened Saturday. On Saturday, in the pinnacle of SEC palaces, against the crème de la crème of ESSSSSS EEEEEEE SEEEEEEE football (yes, you actually have to say it slower now like Jesse Palmer because it’s just that dominant), a middle of the road Big XII team (and yes, Texas A&M has never done shite in the Big XII in decades) debunked every single myth about the SEC.

For years we’ve been told these SEC defenses would shred the likes of the Big XII offenses. For years we were told those offenses couldn’t handle the SEC pounding. Well no one commented on the fact that Alabama’s LBs are fvcking slow as shite and might as well be playing in sand. No one commented on the fact that these defenses (while very good) are VASTLY overrated due to the fact that SEC offenses are an abortion for the most part. So let’s examine what happened.

Using a basic “Big XII offense”, a freshmen-led team scored 3 straight TDs and was 15 of 16 to start the game passing. Texas A&M did exactly what any other Big XII team would have done in the SEC on offense. They spread em out and made their slow LBs play in space. Think it’s a fluke? This A&M team, again lead by a freshmen, has now surpassed 400 yards in 8 straight SEC games. So much for that 800 lb gorilla of a conference. Think it’s not so cut and dry? The most glaring evidence is in Texas A&M’s defensive numbers this season.

Since joining the SEC you would have thought A&M returned their entire defense when, in reality, outside of Moore and Porter they lost almost everyone from a year ago. Their defense is the number 27 defense in the nation this year, they were SEVENTY last year! But, ok, whatever, I’ll buy that maybe their defense just made substantial improvement this offseason. Maybe it’s not the result of no offense in the SEC having a pulse, and the QBs being so bad AJ “wishes he was Greg McElroy” McCarron actually gets in the Heisman discussion.

WRONG!

When Texas A&M, this number 27 ranked defense that has been holding its own in the SEC, went out of conference they had FIFTY-SEVEN points dropped on them by Louisiana fvcking Tech. Their defense is no better than last year they’re just playing scrub offenses.

The most glaring point this game did was only reinforce how much Oklahoma State got screwed last year. That offense would have THROTTLED either of LSU or Alabama, zero doubt about it. The conference is no better than other conferences it’s just had the best team in its league each year and as such everyone else has road their coattails.

Insert standard “tl/dr” response by homer SEC fans.