Looking more like a rematch!

**Bleedcrimson** · November 20th, 2011, 03:12 PM

I definitely see your point. But let me ask you this after watching Bama & Lsu did u really walk away feeling like Lsu was the better team after that game? Bama had 2 td's dropped by receivers in the end zone, a int returned to the two called back on a penalty, was pinned twice on their 5 yard line and battled out past the 50 each time. And let's not forget the 4 & out for Lu's offence inside the Bama 5 before the half. I would usually agree with your statement but I feel like they really do need to play again. Tho with the amount of Bamas injurys are starting to pile up and Lsu would have a easier game this time around.

**EJ3** · November 20th, 2011, 03:34 PM

It wouldn't be a Alabama home game either, it would actually be close to an LSU home game since the title game is in New Orleans.

**Biggin** · November 20th, 2011, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Rich_Kotite

I think if LSU wins the remainder of their games and the SEC championship, they should be national champs. There shouldn't be a national title game. They already played it and this is exactly why I'm not in favor of a plus 1 system. It makes no sense when it's not needed. 35 or so years ago, LSU would be crowned champs before going to play in a bowl game. This year, that is actually the correct call.

It sounds crazy, I'm aware of that, but just the fact that Alabama is already in the national title game with a win over Auburn and LSU isnt, shows a lot of flaws in the system.

So what you are saying is that you are alright with us Bama fans claiming 12 national titles??

Of course the SEC is the best conference, but just like most years, take away the top couple of teams in the west and you have another ACC.

WTF? How does that make sense? That only shows how bad the ACC really is. If you take away the top couple teams from the Pac-10 North, they are the Big East. If you take away the best two teams from the Big XII South, they are bad, etc...

The difference is that in the SEC, if you take away the two best teams, you will still have two teams in the BCS Top 10 and three in the top 12-13.

**Bleedcrimson** · November 20th, 2011, 06:07 PM

Yep u are correct, 1 hour 10 minutes from Baton Rouge to the superdome in New Orleans.

**EJ3** · November 20th, 2011, 11:27 PM

Dude all I'm saying is that the SEC has been top heavy the last few seasons. Not as much parity as there once was.

**Biggin** · November 21st, 2011, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by EJ3

Dude all I'm saying is that the SEC has been top heavy the last few seasons. Not as much parity as there once was.

Nah, you talked about the SEC East being, and I quote,

Originally Posted by EJ3

a joke

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I only posted that in response, because even without the top 3 in the SECW, the SEC would still have two teams in the BCS Top 20, as many as the ACC.

There is not much parity, but it could be because of how good the top three are.
UT, Vandy, MSU are all on the same level, roughly as good as mid level ACC teams like NCST, Maryland, BC, etc.. (I would take the SEC trio TBH but thats me), while Ole Miss is historically bad.

Other than that, its pretty spread out. We will learn a lot next week, but I expect the ACC to win 2 out of four. Clemson is the 2nd best ACC team, USC is at best the 4th best SEC team; FSU is top 4 in the ACC, UF is barely in the top 8 of the SEC. I think UGA has a good shot at beat GT and Vandy should beat Wake.

**UTVols2** · November 21st, 2011, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by EJ3

Of course the SEC is the best conference, but just like most years, take away the top couple of teams in the west and you have another ACC.

BTW next week the SEC East's 3 best teams play ACC teams, so we'll be able to put that argument to rest next weekend.

I'll say

UGA>GT
Clem>SC
FSU>UF

Well with that argument you take away the Top 2 ACC teams and you have a the FCS Southern Conference

**UnIoNfAn** · November 21st, 2011, 11:18 AM

Here we are now looking at the top 3 being SEC teams. To me, the Bama LSU game was by far the perfect example of how hard it is to beat the madd hatter! Bama was the supperior team but the breaks fell LSU's way like they normally do. Blame it on swamp voodoo, madams of New Orleans, Cajun luck, Troy Gentry having a good gator season, or what ever you like, LSU always seems to find unconventional ways to win. IMO the SEC as a whole is a monster Conference. If you take Kentucky as weak as they are and place them in the Big East then they are Conf Champs year in and year out. You can put UF as weak as they are this year in any other conference and they win it no problem. UGA isnt no slouch either. Vandy who is usually the conference punching bag is a couple of bad breaks away from a winning SEC record. Ole Miss and Miss St could be very competitive in the Big 12. Arkansas with Bobby Partrino at the helm is making waves. Look at the out of conference record of the SEC and its atleast 70% wins if not more. Either way its gonna be 6 in a row for the SEC with the first time, yes the first time, in BCS history that any conference held all top three spots! To me that speaks monuments about the level of talent the south has to offer in football. Most SEC schools in state recruit or atleast boarderstate recruit with the exception of a two or three.
Which brings me to this point. All the talk about the SEC east being weak and all the Conference rearranging isnt it only fair to consider Virginia Tech as a very capable SEC east team? Think about the money revenue that would come from it. UT/VT games every year would be a bigger rivalry than the Michigan/Ohio St game! Tech could be very competitive in the East with USC,UGA, UF being the dominate teams in the east as of late. Virginia needs a team in the SEC seeing how many fans from here are SEC fans to begin with. What do yall think?

**EJ3** · November 21st, 2011, 05:55 PM

The ACC has a winning record against the SEC this season and last year it was real close, may have been even. Bowl games were 2-0 in favor of the ACC.

There isn't a team in the the East that would have won the ACC last season, this season UGA would be a contender and maybe SC (depending on Lattimore's health). Last season FSU was the 2nd best ACC team and that dominated UF and controlled SC throughout.

I didn't realize you were arguing that statement biggin. IMO the SEC East is a joke. There are 4 major conferences with 2 divisions and the SEC East is among the worst of the 8.

**1inStripes** · November 21st, 2011, 07:24 PM

FSU only beat SC because Lattimore went out the first drive if I am not mistaken. The only ACC/SEC matchup that I am aware of this year was Clemson/Auburn until this weekend. Auburn is around a 7th best SEC team while Clemson is the best ACC team this year.