re: Who would win the SEC if you took all the best teams in the last 15 years

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Burrow was #2 in the SEC behind Tua in 2019.

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Alabama’s 2020 SOS=9.72 SRS=30.26 obviously trumps LSU’s 2019 SOS=6.60, SRS=25.80. Wow, the Alabama schedule was almost 50% tougher.

It surprised me at first that Alabama was so far ahead in SOS & SRS, but it makes perfect sense when you realize that 2020 Alabama became the first team in history to beat 13 P5 teams, with no team coming within 2 TDs except Florida in SECC who tacked on a TD with ~2 min left and went for 2 to make it a 6 pt game. OTOH, LSU had 3 games within 1 score including 5 loss Texas and 4 loss AU @ home by 3 pts. 3-9 Vandy put up 38 on them. LSU played 3 non P5 teams, Alabama 0. Alabama became the only team in history to beat 11 SEC teams. And this was when the SEC was undisputedly the best conference in the country.

I had been surprised that Bill Connelly and other advanced metrics gurus considered Alabama the greatest of all time. But upon further review it seems obvious now. But frankly both offenses were a blast to watch. Smith, Jones, Waddle, Metchie, Najee Harris, Dickerson, Brian Robinson, et al. and Burrow, Chase, Jefferson , Helaire, et al.

Even the D wasn’t bad with Barmore, Mathis, Eboigbe, Christian Harris, Will Anderson, Pat Surtain, Jobe, Moore, Battle. All NFL starters at one time or another. Many still doing so. Maybe not quite Miami 2001 but not bad.

Crushed the playoff competition including a rested, undefeated, untied Ohio State team which they took to the woodshed. Put up 52 on them with Smith and Waddle not even playing most of the second half and Dickerson out the whole game. But OSU had D players out too.

No wonder Connelly says Alabama 2020 is the best. The numbers and schedule sure say so.

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In empty away game stadiums. If you don't want to discount the record, you have to discount the scores on road games. You know some of those usually hostile environments would've changed things.

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