The SEC continues to dominate College football! Alabama cruises again.

1) Im not stick. Don't know him. His original post on this thread does not prove the claim on his thread title. 2) I don't care where Alabama plays their out of conference games. That's an excuse. You either win or you don't. And I clearly stated they win out of conference games against power 5 teams more often than not. If you are claiming that is wrong you have no idea what you are talking about. So you post some worthless article that arbitrarily picks 1200 miles as a distance Alabama rarely goes past... Again, I don't care. Doesn't count because they only went 600 miles, right? What a nonpoint...

Sc wrote:

I don't care where Alabama plays their out of conference games. That's an excuse. You either win or you don't. ...

Ever heard of the home-field advantage myth?

I have. Didn't stop Ohio State from dominating Michigan today. Alabama's only loss was a home game. Most of their wins against other power 5 teams were on neutral fields which, contrary to nonsense you hear on these boards, are not home games. Alabama could have played their last national title game against Notre Dame in South Bend and they still would have won.

Sc wrote:

Well, the P12 lost quite a few out of conference games to Power 5 teams and Notre Dame. So I am pretty sure where they stand. The B12 did really mix it up out of conference so I guess it's tough to say. Although, conference elite Oklahoma barely beat Tennessee. Their one loss came to Texas, who looked pathetic out of conference. B10, maybe. Iowa and Ohio State didn't play any challenging out of conference games though. Michigan lost to Utah. Wisconsin lost to Alabama. MSU and Northwestern had good wins. So it's 50/50.

Seems to me like no conference is much above the others.

The Pac-12 has the best record against notable opponents this year at 6-5 (4-4 vs. P5, 1-1 vs. Notre Dame, 1-0 vs. BYU)

The SEC 8-7 is next at (6-4 vs. P5, 1-0 vs. BYU, 0-1 vs. Houston, 1-1 vs. Western Kentucky, 0-1 vs. Memphis)

B1G is 11-11 (9-8 vs. P5, 1-1 vs. BYU, 0-1 vs. Temple, 0-1 vs. Western Kentucky)

B12 is 4-5 (4-3 vs. P5, 0-1 vs. Notre Dame, 0-1 vs. Memphis)

With the ACC lagging behind at 7-15 (6-9 vs. P5, 1-5 vs. Notre Dame, 0-1 vs. Houston).

It's notable that most of the SEC's OOC games were against the ACC, which looks to be the worst of the five conferences (though not necessarily at the top, where Clemson is undefeated and Florida State had their way with SEC East champ Florida tonight).

Note: the "notable opponents" included P5 teams and teams currently ranked in the Top 25, though I switched in BYU and Memphis for Toledo (because Toledo's loss today should knock them out, while BYU and Memphis are the best non-P5 teams left unranked).

UR Right wrote:

Bogusness to the MAX wrote:

WROOOOONG. The Hollywood TV Industry dominates NCAA College Football by conjuring up the bogus strength and points system ;-)

Yes. The SEC is owned by ESPN which in turn is owned by Disney. Disney HQ is based in Burbank which features several Hollywood studios (Disney, Warner Brothers, and Burbank Studios). Amazing how the SEC relies on California Hollywood money to make ends meet.

Disney, Sony, Netflix have ruined America.

Oh? wrote:

Florida State had their way with SEC East champ Florida tonight).

Florida's defense was shutout. A single safety by the defense provided the two points. 4 yards per pass and 3 yards per rush for Florida; horrendous.

...*offense was shutout. A home game for Florida; losing ugly.

out of conference wrote:

Oh? wrote:

Florida State had their way with SEC East champ Florida tonight).

Florida's defense was shutout. A single safety by the defense provided the two points. 4 yards per pass and 3 yards per rush for Florida; horrendous.

Another great example of SEC dominance there folks...

Having Treon Harris at QB instead of the suspended Greer has had a huge impact on the Gators. Harris isn't a good passer, making the Gators one dimensional. It's then more difficult to run when the other team knows you can't pass. With Greer, it's a much different game. With Harris, Florida has basically no offense.

Sc wrote:

Having Treon Harris at QB instead of the suspended Greer has had a huge impact on the Gators. Harris isn't a good passer, making the Gators one dimensional. It's then more difficult to run when the other team knows you can't pass. With Greer, it's a much different game. With Harris, Florida has basically no offense.

Playing vs. a backup.

FSU's offense also played against many defensive backups. The Seminoles were easily the heathier team and McGuire is a better passer than Harris.

It's not Florida's fault they lost. The team was decimated. They are still technically better than FSU. The upcoming SEC championship game will prove Florida is a very good team. Alabama will win but it will be a close, excellent, game.

Stealing the handle, lame and uncreative. It's been done too often. No, Florida has no chance against Alabama. Yes, they are depleted.

Sc wrote:

It's not Florida's fault they lost. The team was decimated. They are still technically better than FSU. The upcoming SEC championship game will prove Florida is a very good team. Alabama will win but it will be a close, excellent, game.

No brackets means No NCAA NC again this year.

Sc wrote:

It's not Florida's fault they lost. The team was decimated. They are still technically better than FSU. The upcoming SEC championship game will prove Florida is a very good team. Alabama will win but it will be a close, excellent, game.

So, basically you are saying that you feel justified to excuse bad games by the SEC, but not the other conferences, and choose to ignore the SEC's mediocre record against other P5 conferences while saying that the SEC is the best because the other conferences just don't impress you.

Good to know.

Sc wrote:

Stealing the handle, lame and uncreative. It's been done too often. No, Florida has no chance against Alabama. Yes, they are depleted.

You are complaining about a "supposed" name taking and agreeing completely with the comment. There seem to be several of you. Sc stands for Soft Conference, the SEC.

I agree with some of the post. Gotta problem with it?

What I got was the SEC is vastly overrated from your posts as well as the others. Interestingly, the OP never came back and that is very unlike the OP. On the other hand using another handle in a thread is quite common for the OP. His ugliness is eventually revealed.

Argue without yourself wrote:

Sc wrote:

Stealing the handle, lame and uncreative. It's been done too often. No, Florida has no chance against Alabama. Yes, they are depleted.

You are complaining about a "supposed" name taking and agreeing completely with the comment. There seem to be several of you. Sc stands for Soft Conference, the SEC.

Fun facts:

The SEC played 15 relevant OOC games and play an 8 game schedule, which means their 14 teams averaged 9.07 games against decent competition this year.

The Big Ten and ACC both played 22 relevant OOC games and play an 8 game schedule, which means their 14 teams averaged 9.57 games against decent competition this year.

The Big 12 plays a 9 game schedule and their 10 teams played 9 relevant games OOC, meaning their teams averaged 9.90 games against decent competition this year.

The Pac-12 plays a 9 game schedule and their 12 teams played 11 relevant games OOC, meaning their teams averaged 9.92 games against decent competition this year.

SEC fans, this is why there are plenty of people that write off your win-loss records: you guys don't play as many tough games! Your teams SHOULD average half a win more than the Big Ten and ACC, and a full win more than the P12 and B12.

Average wins by conference:

SEC: 7.21 (adjusted for the extra free win that's 6.2)

P12: 6.83

B1G: 7.07 (adjusted for the extra half win that's 6.6)

B12: 6.80

ACC: 6.64 (adjusted for the extra half win that's 6.1)

for a conference whose fans have always enjoyed fawning over the number of wins their teams get, the SEC doesn't look so strong on an adjusted basis (barely ahead of the worst conference, the ACC, while the others are about half a game ahead).