August 28, 200719 yr Top 4 in each Conference. Florida(13-1), Auburn(11-2), LSU(11-2), Arkansas (10-4), Tennessee(9-4). Ohio State(12-1), Wisconsin (12-1), Michigan(11-2), , Penn State(9-4), Looks pretty even to me, as far being top heavy. UF - 41 tOSU - 14 Auburn - 17 Nebraska - 14 LSU - 41 ND - 14 Wisconsin - 17 Arkansas - 14 USC - 32 Michigan - 18 PSU - 20 UT - 10 Close, but the SEC is clearly better.
August 28, 200719 yr Maybe a lot of people are just SEC fans and like SEC football...it's possible, and not out of the ordinary for football fans to prefer a conference where the best football is played on an annual basis. :thumb:
August 28, 200719 yr B/c the bottom four would show exactly how "out of balance" the conference is...was hoping you'd say that. Bottom four: Mississippi St. (3-9), Mississippi (4-8), Vanderbilt (4-8), Alabama (6-7) Illinois (2-10), Michigan St (4-8), Northwestern (4-8), Iowa (6-7) Again, almost identical. What's next......
August 28, 200719 yr UF - 41 tOSU - 14 Auburn - 17 Nebraska - 14 LSU - 41 ND - 14 Wisconsin - 17 Arkansas - 14 USC - 32 Michigan - 18 PSU - 20 UT - 10 Close, but the SEC is clearly better. In the games you listed above, and not sure why they are relevant, the Big 10 is 2-1 against the SEC. Thanks.
August 28, 200719 yr Maybe a lot of people are just SEC fans and like SEC football...it's possible, and not out of the ordinary for football fans to prefer a conference where the best football is played on an annual basis. :thumb: :thumb:
August 28, 200719 yr was hoping you'd say that. Bottom four: Mississippi St. (3-9), Mississippi (4-8), Vanderbilt (4-8), Alabama (6-7) Illinois (2-10), Michigan St (4-8), Northwestern (4-8), Iowa (6-7) Again, almost identical. What's next...... Records are going to be fairly identical in every major conference, but that doesn't mean they are equal in terms of talent. If the top teams have good records, the bottom teams obviously aren't going to... Try listing the number of 4 and 5 star recruits for the SEC compared to the Big 10. Then follow that with the number first round draft picks. I have no idea how it would shake out, but I've got a pretty good guess.
August 28, 200719 yr was hoping you'd say that. Bottom four: Mississippi St. (3-9), Mississippi (4-8), Vanderbilt (4-8), Alabama (6-7) Illinois (2-10), Michigan St (4-8), Northwestern (4-8), Iowa (6-7) Again, almost identical. What's next...... And BTW, if those teams all played in order of their standings, the SEC team would win at least 3 out of 4, and probably all 4.
August 28, 200719 yr Records are going to be fairly identical in every major conference, but that doesn't mean they are equal in terms of talent. If the top teams have good records, the bottom teams obviously aren't going to... Try listing the number of 4 and 5 star recruits for the SEC compared to the Big 10. Then follow that with the number first round draft picks. I have no idea how it would shake out, but I've got a pretty good guess. Seriously, how far down are you going to have to dig? Just admit the Big Ten is no more top heavy than the SEC. Whether the Big Ten is better or worse than the SEC, I couldn't care less, but to just blidly say the Big Ten is top heavy with no facts to support the claim is just wrong.
August 28, 200719 yr And BTW, if those teams all played in order of their standings, the SEC team would win at least 3 out of 4, and probably all 4.Wow, now we're talking hypotheticals. You have to come with more than that..
August 28, 200719 yr Seriously, how far down are you going to have to dig? Just admit the Big Ten is no more top heavy than the SEC. Whether the Big Ten is better or worse than the SEC, I couldn't care less, but to just blidly say the Big Ten is top heavy with no facts to support the claim is just wrong. I'm not digging, I'm just saying that records aren't always indicative of how good a team is (Ohio State?). Players ARE indicative, though. I really couldn't care less which conference is top heavy, but I do believe, as do most un-biased fans, that the SEC is the strongest football conference.
August 28, 200719 yr I think the Big Ten is a solid conference that has a good mix of teams--top to bottom. Go ahead and spin that compliment into a blind UK fan having no knowledge of football or reality. Unlike some think on here not all UK fans are as bad as you say.
August 28, 200719 yr Wow, now we're talking hypotheticals. You have to come with more than that.. Conjecture and dialogue are hypotheticals, though mine is more opinion than anything else.
August 28, 200719 yr UF - 41 tOSU - 14 Auburn - 17 Nebraska - 14 LSU - 41 ND - 14 Wisconsin - 17 Arkansas - 14 USC - 32 Michigan - 18 PSU - 20 UT - 10 Close, but the SEC is clearly better. You forgot Arkansas vs USC...
August 28, 200719 yr You forgot Arkansas vs USC... No, actually I didn't, unless they both played a second bowl game against each other. Seriously GT why such the UK hater all of a sudden?
August 28, 200719 yr Wow, now we're talking hypotheticals. You have to come with more than that.. Here's a fact though... According to Rivals, among the top 25 recruiting classes of '07, the Big 10 teams on the list landed 34 four or five star recruits. The SEC teams on the list.... 107
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