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I would disagree. Nobody could foresee USC, Washington, Wisconsin being down. Pre-season, these were strong schedules. Let's look at the SEC scheduling of many teams. TN, TA&M, Mizzou, Ole Miss. Big 10 schedules 9 conference games, which guarantees an extra loss for half the conference. They also schedule another power 4 game and you won't see many FCS teams on their schedules like Mercer, etc. Sanky does this to protect the league against extra losses and position more SEC trams for bowl games and higher $ bowl payouts. This also enhances the leagues chances for playoff teams. If the Big 10 scheduled 8 conf. games and cut the non-conference difficulty, how many 8-2,7-3 teams could they have, which would boost ratings and keep more teams bowl eligible.

If the Power 4 would all play 9 conference games and 1 power 4 non-conference, the issue we are seeing with 4-5 teams jockeying for a playoff spot woulod be minimized.

Typical redneck moron with a HS degree equal to our 6th grade education. By the way after your divorce, your wife is still your sister.

Well, let's do it your way. Your not getting much oxygen with a big SEC dong in your throat blocking your airways. First, you try to slam Oregon and look like an idiot. They have wins against the #2, 12 and 25 teams in the CFP rankings and the Ohio State win right now is the best win in the country. We can go don the SEC list. Texas" best win is Vandy, that's impressive. Tenn. had a good win against a good Bama team and got manhandled by GA and lost to Ark. Besides Bama, their best win is 6-5 and they played UT Chattanooga, Kent St., NC ST and UTEP. Typical SEC schedule and only 8 conf. games against other teams that haven't had a challenging schedule. Mizzou schedule is crappy. UMASS, Murray St. Buffalo- and a few wins against 6-5 teams. Lost 3 ranked games and blown out in 2. 7-3 record a mirage. TA&M lost to ND, SC and a week Auburn team. A few 6-5 wins and LSU. What a gauntlet. Mcneese St and New Mexico, Bowling Green, Ark. How about the cupcake schedule of Ole Miss. Furman, MTSU Wake Forest and GA South. Penn St. schedule has a win and loss against ranked teams. A few teams on their schedule are having down years (USC, Washington, Wisconsin, but 7 of the SEC teams have scheduled ranked weaker and 4 of them are ranked in the CFP poll. Ill. schedule is a little weaker this year, but did play Kansas Penn St and Oregon. 10 pawer 4 teams and no FCS. They are ranked where they should be. Jiz is not brain food. But with your mascot being a cock, what do you expect.

Now, back on track of an honest discussion, if you can have one. I didn't say the SEC isn't one of the strong conferences. The Big 10 and SEC are the 2 best by far. The SEC- has had 2 of the top teams consistently for the last 10 years, but the rest of the league is no stronger than the Big 10, especially with the additions both leagues have now. The last several years, the top of the Big 10 and SEC have been comparable, with Mich and Ohio St and this year with Ohio St and Oregon, plus Penn St. sitting on the cusp. My point is still valid. The SEC leadership is keeping 8 game schedules and most have weak non-conference schedules because it sets them up for more Bowl eligibility (=$). This also improve odds of playoff participation. These are just facts. If all played 9 conference games, 1 extra power 4 and no FCS games, there wouldn't be so many teams jockeying for the last 2 spots in the playoffs with 2-3 losses. With 8 conference games, the SEC is sitting with 8 teams with 8-3 or better. They will have at least 13 and possibly 14 of the 16 teams bowl eligible = more money

No mad, just realistic. It's usually SEC fans whining about not getting enough teams in or a specific team in and saying whoa is me for our schedule. Your schedules are easier and leave you many more easy holes and that special FCS game before your rivalry game. I have no problem with SEC having more teams in the playoff, if the conditions are the same. SEC has an inherent advantage guaranteeing half the conference 1 less loss than the Big 10 and scheduling weak non-conference schedules

I think if you're in the top 10 and playing in the conference champ game and the opponent is ranked in the top 5, you should be in the playoff win/lose, unless you get blown our or get your QB hurt and can't play. General rule of thumb should be in. Some committee flexibility needs to be given- in case a team is ranked near the middle of the playoff crowd and they lose a conf. championship to a team ranked around 15 or higher, they should be able to move them out. Anyway, you have to leave this up to the committe to have good jusdgement.

UMM! Didn't LSU lose to our 6-5 USC?