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Oh it is aggy alright. First of all the comparison between the two is ridicules. It was a tongue in cheek statement made in the early hours after the OU OSU game. Made more as of how electrifying Baker played then a skills comparison. It then took off and was regurgitated by others believing it was made in seriousness.

JFF was a once in a lifetime player for aggy, and yet he still was unable to win anything of significance. His best year featured what would become an NFL capable receiver to bail him out on 50% of the broken plays that were ad-libbed. Along with some really good O-Line men that Sherman had recruited and they too would make it to the NFL. And yet he still couldn't beat LSU or Florida when it counted. And failed to win even a share of the West side of the SEC. Their signature win was a week after Bama played LSU, and one could argue was in fact a trap game for Bama. Once there was enough film on JFF it became much easier to defend him. Just stay in your lanes, don't chase him around. And force him to actually play football.

Ironically, Had aggy stayed in the Big 12 they would almost have assuredly won the conference and faced Alabama in the BCS championship. Both Texas and OU were not good, though OU did manage to parlay a bad year into a tie with TCU for a share of the Big 12. And a match up with TCU and aggy that year would have been interesting. Yet in typical aggy fashion they pulled out too early.

Please, the only thing that hurt Missouri, and probably was a factor in Gery leaving was the Texas talent you enjoyed recruiting as a member of the big 12 went away. Just look at your current roster, and compare it to the roster the year you jumped.

the ironic thing is Missouri jumped for fear that the entire process was tumbling down, it was a knee jerk reaction because of all of the rumor of conference expansion, etc. And everyone who follows the Big 12 (and the Big 8 before it) already knew what Missouri really wanted was an invite to the Big 10. That is what they had hoped they would be offered. In hindsight they, along with Nebraska should have stayed put.

Missouri has no historical ties to the SEC. To try and pigeonhole the school into those of the deep South was a mistake. Everything that they ever achevied took place within the parameters of the old Big6/8.except the two east titles they managed while the east side of the SEC was in somewhat of a disarray.

Now, aggy? They are basically the same no matter which conference they are in. Other then the FED-EX years they have been a .650 team. They will continue to be a .650 team forever. To hear the fanbase tell it they are a premiere job. But to those who follow football closely know that they are at best a jump off school slightly better then a non P5 program, but nothing like the high end schools. They most definitely should have stayed pat. They simply traded a century of football to change from one master (Texas) to another (Alabama). And really haven't gained anything. And to hear the fanbase rave about the success' of the other SEC schools while they are continually failing to put a good product out is quite amusing.

Look at it this way. Their greatest player in the entire history of Texas A&M, Johnny football managed a single win against the best in the SEC west. And even with him at QB they couldn't even win the West, much less a conference or national title. Let that sink in for a minute.

No one outside of Baton Rouge thought coach O was a good hire. I'm sure he is a good man, cares about family, and has his feet grounded in what should be important in life. Unfortunately none of those qualities are important when being the head coach at a major university.

And as we live in such a PC world we no longer are allowed to point out that, these days not only must you be able to coach. You must also look, and sound the part. The mumbling may be cute to some. But to academics, professors and most important the money men it is a sign of an uneducated man. And they do not appreciate the fact that they feel he is an embarrassment to the very university in which he is supposed to represent. After all he is the face of the university to those who do are not familiar with the institution. There are a lot of influential people that are taken aback by coach O's shtick. And would much prefer a guy who could work the room at a large country club full of donors AND win football games.

No one will ever truly know the reason Miles had to go. However you can bet it had little to do with football. Add that to the fact it was believed at the time that Tom Herman, not O would get the job. Makes the coach O hire even more questionable. But LSU is in for a long ride.

Arkansas has been an SEC member since 1992, correct? Yet in all of that time they have not even sniffed a conference title. With that being said what makes any Arkansas fan believe they can ever win one regardless who coaches the team?

The last GREAT team Arkansas had was their (11-1) 1977 team that beat Oklahoma in the 78 Orange Bowl behind the running of Roland Sales, and mush mouth Holtz. Which was crazy as Holtz had suspended a number of starters prior to the game.

But that is it, the last great Arkansas team. Moving to the SEC severed their Texas recruiting pipeline of players. And forced the school to build an entirely new recruiting base in the deep south. And why to this day they always look just good enough to have a winning record, but a player or two from competing for a championship.

Arkansas is a perennial 8-4 maybe 9-3 team, no more, possibly a few less. So enjoy your Saturdays with family and friends, and leave championship football to someone else.

I find it humorous that everyone knocks ND, but they sure do enjoy getting a win there. I sure as hell am not a Domer fan, but I credit them with usually playing a pretty good schedule. And they will always get every teams best effort simply because of their history.

And no, beating the current version of ND isn't the same as years ago. But it looks good on any teams resume to knock them off at home.

And congrat's to Kirby and his staff. There was some serious homecoming being called by the officials, even though they were SEC ref's. But the combination of the call being made and WHEN the call was made had an impact on Georgia getting any rhythm established.

They may not beat Nichols State next week, much less any P5 team. UCLA showed everyone the simplest way to beat aggy is to load the box and make em throw. Which they can't do. Their entire season just went up in smoke. The team we saw tonight ain't winning any conference games.

Spending that $11.5 million aggy has to cough up to be rid of him.

Anything with pimp cane is your winner. Jesus, what an idiot.

You have got to be about, what? 30 years old, tops? The modern incarnation of the SEC has benefited largely by its relation with ESPN, as well as the huge population shift to the southern states that have taken place over the past two decades.

The top SEC teams 10, 20 even 30 years ago have the same name on their jerseys as they do now. Every once in a while a bottom feeder rears its head, but by and large the conference has always been owned by Alabama...and then the rest of them.

And some of the scheduling is a joke. Georgia's only title came without playing Alabama. Florida had to deal with both FSU and Miami for many, many years which often times had they 0-2 before they ever got to conference games. Scheduling the Tide never had to face. And until teams like Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and now Missouri and aggy can even manage to win the conference for the first time much less multiple times saying how strong the conference is from top to bottom is ESPN talking, and you're just repeating it. At least have an original thought.

The kid didn't do it. It is coming from the same sports world that has dictated everything else we read about every day. Hell, he is about 20 months removed from his high school prom.