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Is the Big Ten the Most Overrated Conference Ever?

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Agmaniacmike12
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Tennessee's sched was fairly weak, their offense was not effective vs. good teams (2 games in SEC over 30 points vs. Miss. State/Vandy), and they didn't exactly finish the season strong. They may have been a top 10 team, but I think most people that had watched them this year could tell this team wasn't even comparable to the Hendon Hooker 2022 team that was good enough to win a natty with him healthy.

I think the committee probably put the best teams in given the job the SEC teams did tripping over themselves down the stretch. With that being said, I would like to see an emphasis put on how teams finish the season and early losses being penalized slightly less than late losses. SCAR was the 3 loss SEC team that was legitimately capable of making a run. They found ways to lose games early in the conference slate. They improved and found ways to win down the stretch, that should matter.

Like I said, 3 loss teams don't really have a leg to stand on, but I do think teams that limp in down the stretch are less likely to perform in the playoffs, so their resume should be examined thoroughly.
RightWingConspirator
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Ags like to talk up how difficult the SEC is so they can have some comfort for why we've never been able to break through. The fact that the SEC typically has fared poorly against their opponents in bowl games is just an inconvenient fact. Here is an indisputable fact: we're a grossly underachieving program with poor leadership who consistently make poor decisions.

I came to terms with this fact years ago and now losses have no effect on me. I'd recommend some of you do the same.
Romello
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OP derp.
Divining Rod
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RightWingConspirator said:

...The fact that the SEC typically has fared poorly against their opponents in bowl games is just an inconvenient fact.



your "Fact" is not really a fact now is it? just because you wish it or imagine it in your head, diesnt make it so.

SEC is #1 in bowl win percentage.
RightWingConspirator
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With all the chatter about how dominant of a conference the SEC is, I'd expect not to see the number of losses we see in bowl games is my point. It appears we have been a top heavy conference for years.
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agchugger said:

3 b1g teams left vs only 2 sec. Tennessee is there because they went 10-2 and that is a playoff lock if you win 10 games in the SEC. They deserve the same energy as SMU and Indiana. They had a nice regular season but clearly didn't belong in the playoffs.

When you have 12 teams someone has to fill the spots. Which means there will be teams that are not good enough to win it all but are in the field and will take a beating
Its just the nature of playoffs, and something a lot of folks just can't seem to grasp or accept, and especially with college football

Just look at how many blowouts are in the nfl playoffs or how many sweeps happen in the nba playoffs

No reason to try a d get the perfect playoff field because no matter how hard you try there will always be blowouts

The part about this playoff tgst is stupid and sucks are the byes for az st and Boise

Lower ranked teams shouldn't be seeded higher and have byes because it's creating harder matchups for the top 2 seeds and easier ones for the 5 and 6 seeds



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