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SEC Slipping?? Frank DiPatri 1/11/10
Come on, is that a serious question? OK, the SEC went 6-5 in this year’s bowl series. That may not be overwhelming domination, but before you go saying that the SEC is slipping, take a look at how the other conferences fared. The ACC ended up 3-4, sub .500…we’ve seen better. The Big 12 batted right at .500 with impressive victories from Nebraska and Oklahoma (without Bradford), but also crushing defeats at the hands of Georgia, a sub-par SEC team, and Navy, and lest we forget, Alabama in the big one. The Big East had a commendable bowl season going 4-2, but all 4 victories came against unranked teams and both losses were by double digits. The Big 10 also had a solid bowl season going 4-3 with big wins from Penn State, Ohio State (BCS), and Iowa (BCS). The only other conference to win two BCS games? You guessed it, the SEC. The PAC-10 was handed a world-class beat down going 2-5, and Conference USA was a less than stellar, 2-4. The other conferences had one, two, or maybe three teams. The WAC’s powerhouse, Boise State once again proved they’re a solid team, but that’s not much credit to the conference itself, which is after all, what we’re talking about.
After reading off the bowl results, it’s clear who still reigns atop the leaders. The Big-10 did well, but still only went 1-1 against the SEC. The evidence supporting this conclusion? How about a 27 point blowout in the Sugar Bowl and a 16 point blowout in the National Championship? I can’t say much outside of that as my Alma Mater, Tennessee, was embarrassed by Virginia Tech. Maybe a few less attempted robberies and some more preparation would’ve made it better, but when Frank Beemer has a back like Ryan Williams, they’re hard to beat. But I digress. After watching Alabama’s defense demolish Texas, it’s clear that one player made that team. You can speculate about Colt McCoy’s absence and how the game would’ve been changed all you want, but the fact of the matter is Alabama dominated that game. Let’s see here, the SEC dominating the National Championship game…sounds slightly familiar. 2007: Florida-41 Ohio State-14
Ouch. That’s 4 in a row. I thought a 3-peat was enough to claim dominance of college football despite recent accusations that the SEC is slipping, but 4 championships back to back to back to back is just confirmation. I’m still not a Nick Saban fan and by nature, I’m not really an Alabama fan, but my love for the SEC helped me cheer them on against the Big-12. The hardest part about it is that as good as Texas was supposed to be, little old Tennessee was one field goal away from ending Alabama’s run. There’s always next year Big Orange.
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University of Alabama players celebrate BCS Championship win—-It was fourth consecutive championship for SEC |
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