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10-29-2007, 10:52 PM
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Excellent analysis, josh! I'm in complete agreement.
Also, clearly, PSU is not developing players on the offensive side like they did earlier.
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10-29-2007, 10:58 PM
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I have no problem giving the SEC the nod for depth the past couple of years as long as I'm conversing with someone who understands its a cyclical thing and the B10 is just as good year in and year out.
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LOL.........well, you're in luck!!!
Once again, I agree. A little tough not to, when you look at the history of the Big Ten compared to the history of the SEC. The history of OSU, Penn State, and even though you may hate to admit it, Michigan, is very, very impressive. I would be a fool to try and argue against your point.
Factor in Miami and Florida State of the ACC, Oklahoma and Texas of the Big 12, USC & well ok, just USC of the Pac-10 (sorry, I just can't give credit to a conference that doesn't play defense  ) and I would definitely say that it's a "cyclical thing". There's going to be Up and Down years for each conference, right now the SEC is up. It won't be that way forever, and for me, that's just another reason why I love college football so much.
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10-29-2007, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GeauxTigers99
LOL.........well, you're in luck!!!
Once again, I agree. A little tough not to, when you look at the history of the Big Ten compared to the history of the SEC. The history of OSU, Penn State, and even thought you may hate to admit it, Michigan, is very, very impressive. I would be a fool to try and argue against your point.
Factor in Miami and Florida State of the ACC, Oklahoma and Texas of the Big 12, USC & well ok, just USC of the Pac-10 (sorry, I just can't give credit to a conference that doesn't play defense ) and I would definitely say that it's a "cyclical thing". There's going to Up and Down years for each conference, right now the SEC is up. It won't be that way forever, and for me, that's just another reason why I love college football so much. |
I would argue the Miami and FSU of the ACC thing. They were members of seperate conferences when they were good and because of that never had to pay the price a B10 or SEC team does when they lose a conference game and it keeps them from the Rose Bowl or SEC CG.
How many years did they both start pre season top 10, play early and the loser would be back in the top 5 by year end because their respective conferences had no one who could beat them? They never paid a real price for losing to their rival.
Contrast that to say Tennessee who would be stacked, lose an early game to UF and then never even get to be SEC east champs. Their season was crippled in September just like the loser of the OSU/UM game's season is crippled in the last week.
Miami and FSU never had to deal with that when they were good and imo if losing to your rival doesn't pretty much ruin your season on the spot there is something wrong.
I've been preaching conference strength being cyclical for many years but the first step is joining a conference. It took PSU out of perrenial NC contender status and I don't consider the old ACC or BE a real conference for Miami or FSU when they were good for the reasons above.
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10-30-2007, 11:32 AM
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10-30-2007, 11:34 AM
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Give him a few weeks and he'll be back to you.
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Oh, he still bashes on Ohio State and the Big Ten.
He just finally realized that the other conference that is going to have a 3 loss second place team is the SEC. And that team will probably be Tennessee IMO. And they also lost a huge game against the Pac-10.
Still, it is good to hear his comments: "Georgia and Alabama are only good statistically at punting! They are pedestrian teams! SEC is overrated!"
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It all comes down to who emails him the most this week and what regions his advertisers need more next week.
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