re: "The SEC is so much harder than the Big 12"

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They probably make the natty if they were still in the Big 12

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Right, just like they competed for natties in each of the 12 prior years where they won 10 games in the big 12 a total of zero times

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Right, just like they competed for natties in each of the 12 prior years where they won 10 games in the big 12 a total of zero times 

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They caught lightning in a bottle, it was unfortunate for them that it was their first year in the SEC.

Thus, they didn't even win their division.

....and A&M was your sample?

Umkay.

I love stats. They ALWAYS tell the whole story. Especially cherry-picked ones.

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Ok, sport. That win over a really inept Bama team playing their worst football since 2010 should DEFINITELY guide your football logic henceforth

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Lol here we go It doesn't count because Alabama "didn't want to be there" or "wasn't ready yet"

If anything, I'm glad Texas will finally be able to use these staple SEC excuses once they join the league

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Baton Rouge, Athens, Tuscaloosa, Oxford, Knoxville and Auburn are definitely no more difficult than Big 12 venues

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Just like Tuscaloosa, right?

I mean Texas had the luxury of putting all their energy into beating Alabama and Oklahoma.

Look at your schedule:

Rice
@Alabama
Wyoming
@Baylor
Kansas
Oklahoma
@Houston
BYU
Kansas State
@TCU
@Iowa State
Texas Tech

You don't seem to understand that you won't be able to coast through large portions of your schedule like you currently do.

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You don't seem to understand that you won't be able to coast through large portions of your schedule like you currently do.

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You forget the SEC already favors us and will do whatever it can to make sure we have an easy path to the playoffs every year.

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I mean Texas had the luxury of putting all their energy into beating Alabama and Oklahoma.

Look at your schedule:

Rice
@Alabama
Wyoming
@Baylor
Kansas
Oklahoma
@Houston
BYU
Kansas State
@TCU
@Iowa State
Texas Tech

You don't seem to understand that you won't be able to coast through large portions of your schedule like you currently do.

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Funny you say that. That exact schedule was actually ranked higher than LSU's schedule in terms of difficulty

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But don’t pretend that Alabama team you beat didn’t morph into a MUCH tougher team as the season progressed. And still it was their worst team in 15 years.

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The Alabama team that went 12-2 and won the SEC this season was worse than the 2022 and 2019 teams that didn't even make the playoffs? Lol interesting

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Of course the last time you played LSU Joe Burrow, Chase and Jefferson held a track meet in your stadium.

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And Texas also scored on every single drive in the second half against the single greatest LSU team ever. Guess that "SEC defense" isn't what everybody says it is

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You’ll find out soon enough.Bring your crying towel.

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Lol I will probably need it for the tears of laughter after seeing everybody whine about "muh SEC GRIND!!!"

I will try and answer what I think you are asking (although hard to tell if your question was a troll).

Essentially, overall A&M performance in the SEC tracks with their performance in the Big 12 because they essentially upgraded their overall talent. That talent upgrade, however, was not substantial enough combined with coaching to actually win anything of substance.

Texas can expect a similar overall experience as they had in the big 12, which is not that amazing. TX should be able to hit the ground running due to upgraded roster management and talent with a solid coach familiar with inner workings of high caliber SEC team makeup (Bama).

The new difficulty for TX will be loss of divisions not leading to easier divisional titles ala Mizzou when they joined. That said, the 12 team Playoff will almost guarantee 3 SEC teams in playoff.

It’s going to be hard to predict how this new era w the new conferences and playoff w NIL evolves. I mean look at bottom dweller Ole Miss right now.

I will say the major issue with “difficulty” in sec schedule is that individual games will be harder fought on average than you may be used to. The league is overall more physical on a weekly basis and there will be years where a couple of teams have to go through a murderer’s row stretch. Injuries and limited action of top players is more common than not as well, hence the need for strong depth.

In short, you can expect TX to come in and win the SEC about as often as you have won the Big 12 and made the 4 team playoff. It will happen, but not often.