in perception, or do we really give a rat's ass. Our local sports talk guy brought up something that is at least food for thought. Has no bearing on reality but I found it interesting. If Florida and Bama play in the SECCG again, is the SEC going to be perceived as the same thing we as fans and media have constantly accused other conferences of being?
Bama hasn't lost a conference game in 2 years. I don't think Florida lost one last year until the SECCG and not sure if they lost one the year before that. Either way, it's been Bama and UF dominating this conference for 2 straight years. All indications are, both teams look to be the class of the league again.
The question is how long have we all pointed and laughed at virtually every conference out there as being 1-2 team conferences. The Big 10 has always been OSU and Michigan (Until recently). Anyone ever take any other team in that conference seriously on a consistent basis? Big 12..Texas and Oklahoma and a bunch of middle of the road teams, especially since Nebraska hasn't been relevant in well over a decade. PAC 10..USC with Oregon making a little noise now and then. The ACC has been very evenly matched in recent years but remember when FSU came in and won like 850 conference games in a row?
Last year, it was Bama in the West followed by a bunch of 9-4..8-5 teams. No one outside or inside this conference takes LSU serious anymore with a clown for a corch. In the East, it's been UF just about every single year with UT falling way off, UK and Vandy being...well UK and Vandy. USCe always sux and UGA never ever lives up to half its potential. We always talk about how SEC teams just beat each other up, but that really hasn't been the case, has it? I know the bottom line is championships and I think we all believe that overall, top to bottom, the SEC is stronger than any conference out there. However, isn't it time someone else stepped up to the plate and became a consistent player on the national scene? We may have become, The Big 2.
Thoughts?