The SEC Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine

[@michaelhicks8283]

The SEC and Big 10 create these super leagues for the money, then complain that some teams get left out?

[@tsully4368]

The B1G isn't complaining. Ward took are of 'em and got Indiana in. A team with zero quality wins.

[@caleshtcincredibles]

SEC please add another conference game to your schedules and stop adding a cupcake at the latter part of the season.

[@tsully4368]

Why? The SEC has a high SOS as it is and the CFP Committee ignored it. If anything, the SEC's OOC schedules need to be adjusted down.

[@caleshtcincredibles]

@tsully4368 Be like other conferences and not pad your schedules

[@tsully4368]

@@caleshtcincredibles - Other conferences are mid, and still pad their OOC schedules.

[@tomdubay2225]

Bama didn’t deserve it. In a 12 game schedule, they lost 25% of their games. If you take out the cupcakes (Mercer, Western KY, and USF), they lost 33% of their games. Definitely not worthy.

[@aBrewster29]

Excellent point.

[@letitroll610]

Bama still got a ton of love, with 3 losses (2 bad ones), they are ranked #11 in the final CFP, they lost to weaker parts of their strong strength of schedule, and didn't even show up for 1.

[@jamesfelten5179]

Close loses don't really matter much anymore (thankfully). Wins should matter more than a close of quality loss.

[@kelseywhitlatch173]

If they had that acc schedule they’d be undefeated. Beating a bunch of meh teams shouldn’t get you in. Period. We both know Alabama would stomp a mud hole in both these teams and walk it dry. People crap on the big 12 when it would beat the acc conference like a Cherokee drum

[@aBrewster29]

@ how can you say Alabama would cruise the ACC in a year that they lost to Vandy and got trounced by a very pedestrian Oklahoma squad? If actual results don’t matter then why even play the game?

[@Spitfirethedragon]

It has been unfair for all the unbeaten G5 schools for so many years. Boise State (WAC), TCU (MWC, Big 12), Hawaii (WAC), Utah (MWC), Northern Illinois (MAC), UCF (AAC), Tulane (CUSA) Marshall (MAC) all went unbeaten and never sniff for a chance for the national title. The last G5 schools that won was BYU from the WAC.

[@jameswilson7790]

And that was 40 years ago.

[@TheForgottenMan270]

They did change the rules with who could go to a national championship, let alone be crowned as one. BYU was in a position in about 95, 96 when they should have been selected for a national championship game and they were overlooked because of who they were. So there was a chance BYU actually could have had 2 national championships. The NCAA is so dirty and the coaches who help generate that money cheat like crazy. That's why Saban was so "successful" as a coach. So if you follow the money chances are you'll find a cheater.

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

Penn State was undefeated in 1994 in the Big 10 and beat Oregon in the Rose Bowl. They have Nebraska the national title anyway, even with a worse strength of schedule. Just because.

[@eddiewaters4383]

I think you forgot what happened to Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. They weren't quit as "unbeaten" as you are saying. Georgia beat the everloving soul and will to live out of them!

[@Spitfirethedragon]

@@eddiewaters4383 Hawaii's QB was injured in the first quarter with a leg injury. Hawaii was not in full strength. Boise State on the other hand beat Georgia.

[@JonnyDewey]

Id say after SMU was given the death penalty in the late 80's this is more than fair, Bama got tossed by OK.

[@tsully4368]

Bama beat 3 currently ranked teams including the SEC Champ. We know their ceiling. Yes, they lost to a few bowl eligible teams. SMU lost to the only two currently ranked opponents they faced, #16, #17. We know SMU's ceiling. It's not CFP worthy.

[@Runwithme418]

Nothing "happened to" Alabama. They didn't take care of business! Anyone with more than one loss needs to shut up. The teams that deserve to be there are there. There is no Florida State this year. The 12-teamformat succeeded! Beyond that, there are a few others who got in. They're lucky. And a few who didn't get in but think they should have. Miami, Bama, BYU, South Carolina can all make their cases. But they had the chance to make their cases on the field, and they didn't get it done. In MMA they say not to leave it in the hands of the judges. Same here. If you didn't get the knockout, you have to live with the judges' choices. Don't flop to a mid OU or Kansas or Syracuse team next year.

[@anthonypalicka4776]

I hear waaaaaay more SEC complaining compared to everyone else.

[@Nowitsfound]

Anyone crying Alabama should be completely embarrassed. They're a 3 loss team with 2 of those losses to 6-6 teams.. come on sec shills you know your argument is moronic. Everyone is seeing the ESPN big time bias for the sec.

[@cindyedwards6924]

If Alabama doesn't want to be left out - stop losing.

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

Notice how no one in March Madness basketball is questioning conference champion autobids? It is only college football. That is how you know Alabama has a strawman argument.

[@denisdooley1540]

I do not have a great degree of confidence that you understand what a strawmen argument actually is.

[@michaelfloyd1127]

I still remember the year when they put Boise St vs TCU in the Fiesta Bowl and people wanted them both the chance to play the big boys.

[@danjohnson8556]

Alabama should call the whaaambulance. They have 3 losses. That is too many.

[@jcorona984]

FCS/1-AA has always had a better system of determining a national champion.

[@reverend_wintondupree]

Even the FCS has gone through expansion in the last 2 decades to get to the right amount of schools participating. Expect the FBS to continue as well

[@boomtothesooner7426]

Without auto bids, conference titles are meaningless. The concept of champions vs champions being lost on these people is mind numbing. To Bama: You're so awful that you made the world root for OU to beat your ass by three touchdowns. Good riddance. I enjoyed it thoroughly in person.

[@profhaub]

Yep, if rankings are basis, schedule like Bill Snyder and drop a conference game.

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

Noticed how no one is trying to delegitimize March Madness conference autobids? This is how you know Alabama has a straw man argument.

[@reverend_wintondupree]

​​@@CarlaJenkinsTVThey are, just not to the same level vitriol and fervor. Alot that noise has also quieted down in recent years thanks in part to 16 v 1 upsets actually taking place, and lower seeding schools making long runs into the tournament. The same is likely to occur in CFB but it will take time and possibly with more expansion, as long as the P2 breakaway doesn't occur first.

[@JJ-yx6jy]

Bama didn't deserve it at all, and this is my favorite channel for all things Texas, OU, and SEC.

[@jasonweaver6601]

Everyone loses sight of the fact that the 12 team playoff did exactly what it was supposed to. There is no argument that could be made that one of the 4 best teams in college got left out. No team that did not make the playoff can make any argument that they are on of the top 4 teams in college football. That was the purpose of the 12 team playoff.

[@StanleyMetzJr]

LOL, the Priveliged Complainers getting a small taste of the BS that everyone else has to swallow on a regular basis. SMH, its somehow bad that a little bit of "right" was actually done in college football selection

[@spencerhiginbotham7538]

I feel so bad for Texas and Penn St. Considering they have ten times the resources as Boise St and Arizona St, and they've been able to use it to have an arguably slightly better team than them, and now they have to win four games to win the title instead of three to win the title. This makes the complaints of all those teams lacking resources who still managed to go undefeated and didn't get a chance for a national title sound silly.

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

Penn State is shackled by their imbecile of a head coach, James Franklin.

[@Joe-sm9qj]

Hey SEC! Yeah you! Why dontcha c'mon up north for a late season game or two? 😮 You won't. That in itself should be an important factor to the committee. While Michigan is playing Michigan st with 6" of snow, high winds., and 25 degrees at night, Alabama is playing Mercer in 75 degree, sunny skies as 55 point favorite. Unbelievable.

[@Legendary_UA]

Bring your smug ass down south in early September when it's 95 and 60% humidity

[@adambruce5082]

You realize that the Big Ten plays all their out of conference games at the beginning of the season, right? 🙃

[@Joe-sm9qj]

@adambruce5082 ...because the sec won't play them up north, late in the season... that's the whole point.

[@tdavis7396]

Hands down, the best view on the recent playoff team breakdowns. Buy this man a beer.

[@ryankrause4880]

If you aren't going to give the conference champions automatic bids, why have conferences? That would be like not giving the division winners automatic bids in the NFL.

[@goodfellow5390]

You still give them an automatic bid, but not the top 4

[@ryankrause4880]

@@goodfellow5390 Still though, a conference/division winner should be rewarded more than a wildcard

[@Size-11]

Thanks for that college football history you need to do more videos on the history of unfairness in college football, and how Alabama and Sankey have been rigging the system in their favor.

[@rogerburton4880]

The way I see it Alabama if the conference championship is what gets you that bye and in the playoffs don’t lose 3 games and especially 2 games to non ranked teams next season win the conference championship and you’re in until then shut up, take your medicine go play your bowl game and except the fact that you weren’t that good this year. Come back next season and prove to the world you’re better than the rest.

[@stevencraven4897]

THE RANKINGS ARE, AND WILL BE THE PROBLEM, so long as it is driven by a subjective process. THERE IS A STATISTICALLY VALID WAY TO RUN THE RANKINGS.

[@profhaub]

This is how ESPN and their conferences can control the $$$.

[@gregoryruby1172]

If Alabama beats Oklahoma and Vanderbilt it is a non issue

[@joeklase690]

Finally the truth is spoken .

[@josephjoy2245]

Bama can watch on 📺 from the house this year 😂

[@jino9421]

Oregon fan here: The best teams are going to have to play the best teams sooner or later. No problem with facing Ohio State in game one. You win championships because you beat the best teams.

[@Hawkmoon26933]

Championship byes prevent teams from backing into a first round bye without having to play in the CCG while others do. I mean they are showing their hand by arguing to get rid of them. They want preferential treatment is what they want but can’t say it, yet.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Nice video.

[@thomasweatherford5125]

7/12 teams in the playoff are B1G/SEC. Get over yourself Alabama and win the games you’re supposed to win. Enjoy watching the Natty from the couch like the rest of us. 👍🏽

[@merl-bz1bx]

SEC is doing great. TV networks, money, warm climate. blue bloods and lesser taxes. the dream for the kids

[@richardransome4943]

You say SEC don't have it but when the SEC tells them they are out tgen it will change.

[@aBrewster29]

The SEC isn’t going to walk away from the Big Ten, and there’s only so much they can do without sparking an antitrust suit. I can picture them both demanding a minimum 4 teams each, but they’ll get sued.

[@erikaenander5374]

Here’s the thing. If you take care of your business, none of this matters. You win, you lose, and if you win all your games, then there is no question, you’re the champs. If you have to worry or complain that SMU got in and you didn’t, then you didn’t take care of your business. The rest is just fluff.

[@dennisromero4757]

Follow the money. Those guys who got rich on "Not Fair", are now screaming "Not Fair".

[@CreightonRabs]

Alabama-grad Rece Davis isn't exactly known for being impartial when it comes to college football, especially when putting over the SEC. Of course, the SEC is pretty much the biggest college sports "client" for The Four Letter Nitwits, which is why we get SEC Apologist Paul Finebaum shoved down our throats and why we never see anyone boost the ACC through someone like Wes Durham or the Big 12 like, um, hmm, I can't think of anyone prominent on the Four Letter Family of Nitwit Networks who strongly backs the Big 12.

[@scooberz2015]

Its simple. These arent conferences. They're loose collections of brands that drive proft and perception. Nothing will make sense until the confernces / division structure shift towards legitmate comparible schedules, round robins and logic. And ya, we (Oregon) got screwed but like you said, sport is a circus. Tis what it is.

[@Spitfirethedragon]

Look at how the Boise State, TCU, Utah, Hawaii, Marshall, Tulane, UCF and Northern Illinois been treated for since the 90s? They go unbeaten and never got to sniff for a title because they were in G5. Boise State earned to be there finally. Oregon should know how dangerous Boise State is.

[@kelseywhitlatch173]

Come on now. Alabama would stop a freaking mud hole in SMU and Clemson. This isn’t a taste of their own medicine. 😂. You compare the two schedules on one’s literally a cupcake compared to the other that’s a monster

[@naturesown6712]

SEC will deal with it. To say Alabama didn't deserve to be in while saying teams that didn't have 1 win over a top 25 team does is dumb. College basketball, does it right. College football only cares about Ws and Ls regardless of who you play. But don't worry this summer when the future is discussed there will be huge changes and the SEC will "deal with it"

[@michaelemonts5564]

Byes should be given to the winners of the 4 top-rated conferences... not 4 top-rated conference winners. There's a big difference there.

[@Spitfirethedragon]

The G5 no matter how great that team are? Never get the shake. They are always under ranked for 20 + years for Boise State.

[@tarheel7406]

Too subjective. Conferences winners aren't.

[@USAsportsmanIdaho]

This response reminds me of the presidential election.

[@tsully4368]

SMU's ceiling is losing to #16 and #17 teams. That's where they should be ranked. Indiana is another team with no wins over currently ranked opponents. That shouldn't be rewarded. Notre Dame's best currently ranked win is against #22. When you have 7 at large teams to choose from, there are better choices than these cupcakes who schedule nobodies.

[@keithmatthews3750]

I’m a UGA fan and I think they have it right . They said all along teams wouldn’t be penalized for being in a championship game . Fact is Clemson played their way into the championship tournament.., bama should have handled business against Oklahoma..

[@Joe-sm9qj]

SEC should have to play up north. October and November games up north will expose the SEC as a fraud. Cold weather makes a huge difference on how you manage plays and players late season.

[@adambruce5082]

@@Joe-sm9qj The 🍇Big🍈Ten🍉doesn't🍊play🍋out🍌of🍍conference🥭games🍎late🍏in🍐the🍑season.

[@dacokc]

Thank you for bringing common sense into this discussion. Bama fans just aren’t used to missing the playoff on the occasion yet…

[@keithmatthews3750]

@ come play in the swamp in August and sept .. you play the game where you play the game

[@Joe-sm9qj]

@@keithmatthews3750 Thanks for the invite. Orlando, Texas Tech, Houston, TCU, Arizona and Arizona state are plenty sufficient. In the Big 12 we play an all weather, season, altitude league. we also play late August, which is plenty humid in our well rounded, all weather, comprehensive athlete conference, but thanks for the invite. But we don't need it.

[@rogerburton4880]

And you are exactly right. Size

[@grobble8954]

The first real national champion starting with the CFP. 4 team playoff. All the other were nonsensical and bogus. Lower levels of college football have had real playoffs and champions for decades via 4,8,12,16,20 and now 24 team playoffs

[@pnwadventurer802]

Don't compare Oregon with the clump of the BIG brands,.Oregon has always been on the outside tryjng to become relevant and win thier first natty

[@davenichols4352]

Saban is secretly happy Bama did NOT do well with out him.

[@ozarkbagger1380]

Isn’t their response always well win more games if you want to be there? Smu would likely beat this Alabama team, particularly if the version who played OU showed up🙄. This is the first time I think the committee got it right. Sankey needs to leave and go do politics.

[@whitebeardInn]

"First time?" I have no idea what that means to you.

[@troublefollows9986]

No more conferences. Everybody plays 2 teams from each conference.

[@BoomGoesTheDynamit]

Bama old news like the patriots. Teams like Pitt turning into the new powers.. money talks now.. these SEC don’t have rich alum

[@ninefingerjack]

And nobody is talking about the fat that people like Saban are crying about scheduling hard teams but they lost to conference opponents. Just win your games and the rest tales care of itself.

[@MVPWes-it5bt]

Conf champs shouldnt necessarily get auto byes but should get first round home game like nfl

[@jadensmoot1873]

The byes for conference champions is good it is so that one conference or certain teams don't get easier path because of bias which we know is there it makes it so conference bias is less likely to make the bias a reality sec and big ten all getting 4 byes every year would just make it easier for all of those teams to easily win either have no reward for higher ranked people or have it for the top of each conference no ranking need to be put into it

[@mikekatura6657]

Like it they way it is

[@CCOS1214]

16 teams 9 or 10 (pac ?) conference champions Acc, Big 12, big 10, sec runner up gets auto bid.. This makes the conference championships for the p4 important because they are playing for seeding.. it makes the group of 5-6 important because they are playing 2 get in.. 13 or 14 auto bids leaves 2 or 3 at large bids for independent or p4 third place teams.. They'd cry more It's not that complicated

[@atoz9405]

As bowl contracts expire you will see more teams in the playoffs. So the SEC can get more teams in. I’m sure they will eventually go to at least 24 teams in the playoffs with a nugget to each team with giving each conference an automatic bid. And the rest of the teams will be from SEC and Big 10. Because face it. They control it.

[@waynesimpson4081]

So, I'm in a vast minority, but with the conference byes, it's made it much more interesting. Look how much sturm and drang in the last 2 day. In a way, this seems much more like old time college bowl experiences.

[@jamesmckenzie9529]

Seeding the four champs means pulling lower seeds up, which means that the top seeds will end up playing better competition. That is what is happening to Oregon. If we went with regular seeding Oregon would play the winner of Indiana and Boise St. Nevertheless, Oregon has to beat good teams to win the championship, so let's go!

[@TheForgottenMan270]

The crazy thing about Ok. State beong left pit of the BCS title game is that the computers actually had Ok. State as the better team over Bama. LSU was 1 and Ok. State was 2. The two himan pulls didnt want Ok. State in so they voted Bama in. Interestingly OSU and Michigan were in the same situation. OSU beat Michigan and that was Michigan's only loss. At the end of the season OSU was 1 and Michigan was 2 in the computers, so that would have slated for those two to play the natioanl title. No on wanted the rematch from the same conference, especially the SEC homers. Florida got in and beat OSU. Notice how with LSU and Bama all the SEC homers were all of a sudden for a rematch from the same conference? Now Bama got on because of media. More money would be generated. Plus, all the SEC shills knew that Ok. State would have destroyed LSU and they didn't want to see that embarrassment.

[@alexanderechazabal2798]

I’m pretty sure Reece Davis is an Alabama alum as well, if I remember correctly

[@lynnlewis3562]

Correct

[@missionhunt]

SEC and B1G will take their toys and go play somewhere else in a few years. The cart is rolling in that direction a bit faster now with all these SEC pundits crying foul.

[@eddiewaters4383]

All conferences are NOT the same. Everyone with a pulse and even half a brain knows this, whether they choose to admit it or not. Look what Georgia and Alabama did to TCU and K-State 2 years ago. Look at what Georgia did to FSU last year. It's understandable to be happy and pull for the underdog, but to pretend everyone is equal is just stupid. Let's see how it works out for these DEI participants.

[@richardbohon696]

Go back to old time. Top two teams play for Championship. All others go to Bowl Games.

[@RON-m8c]

😂 AMEN!

[@BoomGoesTheDynamit]

Reece Davis is really bald

[@kingsgambit7734]

Well....I agree that Boise should not be getting a Bye. That is a tad ridiculous. The rest...ok...but should be to a power 4 not a team with a MUCH weaker schedule. Boise basically played an mostly FCS caliber schedule minus Oregon. In any of the power 4....what would Boise record be? 6-6 to 8-4? Worse? Can't see better. They truly have to become the national champ to prove otherwise. Have they ever had two tough games back to back so that your roster takes a beating. But I am not going to overly complain (and kinda ok with it) if the opposite was only the Power 2 get byes.

[@JohnWalker-p3f]

There are 3 teams in this bracket that played absolutely no good teams to get where they are. They beat up on the nobody’s in their conferences. SMU only played 2 ranked teams all year and lost both games. Clemson is a three loss team that was 17th in the rankings before Saturday night. Alabama beat two of the three teams that beat them. Boise, Indiana and SMU all have crappy strength of schedule and got in anyway. Bama didn’t take care of business in Normand, otherwise Smu would be out. Simple. None of these 3 teams advance beyond their first game. ACC will not have a team in the semis. Clemson gets beat by Texas in Austin easy. SMU falls to Penn State simple

[@adamb6370]

This is stupid. No one in the SEC is crying for Bama. A few think SCAR should’ve gotten a closer look after beating Clemson. But that’s it. Shows you really don’t know football outside of the Midwest

[@CreightonRabs]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't South Carolina lose to both Alabama and Ole Miss? That's the main reason they weren't ranked ahead of Alabama or Ole Miss. That's not to take anything away from USoCar at all, but if they pull off the upset against Alabama, they might have bumped SMU out.

[@stevenparker8218]

Go back and listen to how you boobed about the ridiculous seeding of Boise State all last week. I guess it's different when the team is perceived to be somehow less worthy than your favorite team.

[@Stueybeans]

I’ve always respected your takes and have followed you for over a yr now-but this is getting ridiculous. You are beginning to sound like many of the SEC and Bama homers that loss perspective. The Big 12 participant wasn’t in the conference last yr so I’m not sure why you are take such joy in a short term win The bigger picture moving forward still does not look favorable for the ACC. I do hope the Big 12 continues to improve and creates more competitive balance with the big 2

[@poolhall9632]

No, it's just the usual suspects complaining. Lane Kiffen and Bama fans. The REST of us are fine at #2 🐶 Now get ready to lose to one of the 3 Teams. 15/25 recent NCAAF champions have been SEC. It's not bias, it's reality. SEC is not complaining - just BAMA and Kiffen.

[@richardransome4943]

Yall can scream that bs but when SEC pulls out then tall will see

[@TodBrown-vp1li]

Please leave us you piece of crap conference. Because guess what the rest of the country won’t watch you or the Big 10 crybaby entitled teams. Good riddance.

[@Joe-sm9qj]

Go

[@stevelizzio1785]

@@Joe-sm9qjHave your southern regional tournament … the rest of the FBS can hold a national playoff …

[@Joe-sm9qj]

@@richardransome4943 sec got exposed. They can't play above Mason Dixon line 😭

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

Bama, you lost to 3 conference opponents. You're like the SEC version of Colorado. . . almost. Colorado lost to K-State, Kansas (2 KS schools like your 2 TN schools), and Nebraska. KSU is ranked, but not KU or Nebraska. Hell, at least they scheduled a reasonably good out-of-conference opponent. Yeah, a .500 Wisconsin, boo-hoo. You also had Mercer, UCF, and Western Kentucky. Colorado had their in-state rival CSU, historical rival Nebraska, and NDSU. Yup, CU is Alabama without the whining.

[@grobble8954]

It's hilarious, but the hypocrisy lost on this guy that every video headline for months from him has been him whining about the Little 12 getting treated badly. Also, he starts this video whining. Nobody with a brain, thinks auto byes should go to teams that aren't the top 4 actual ranked teams, especially teams that won weak conferences.

[@rickbarry1969]

MOST SEC fans are happy that Alabama was left out. Only Bama fans are complaining. I have been an LSU fan since 1960 and Bama getting left out makes me happy. Hell, I wish Tennessee would have been left out as well. BUT, conference champs should NOT get byes. Just rank 'em 1-12.

[@sarahmccoy1941]

Instead of constantly trashing the SEC, you need to focus on talking about the Big 12.

[@chuckwest7045]

The Big Twelve is 3-11 all-time in BCS/CFP play. Two of those wins were won by programs that are now in the SEC. Thus the Big Twelve has a history of failure in postseason play. I realize that's a source of frustration for you, John so I'll go easy on you.....this time.....LOL.

[@tarheel7406]

Football Playoff Appearances, 1st Rd Wins, Nattys (per Wiki 2015-2024) ACC: 08-04-2 (Includes 1 of 2 ND appearances) B12: 02-01-0 (Excludes OK; includes CINCY) B1G: 12-05-2 (Includes ORE & WASH) PAC: 00-00-0 (Excludes ORE & WASH) SEC: 17-10-6 (Includes OK & TEXAS) BCS Runner Ups - Champs (2000 - 2014) ACC: 4-03 (Includes VATECH, MIAMI, ND) B12: 0-00 (Excludes NEB, OK, TX) B1G: 5-02 (Includes NEB, USC, ORE) PAC: 0-00 (Excludes USC, ORE) SEC: 6-10 (Includes OK, TEX)

[@BigDaddyDoc93]

Y'all been getting a taste of the SEC medicine for 20 years and will continue to taste the medicine if we only have 3 teams that's 2 more than we need.... Y'all enjoy your participation trophy and the epic ass whipping y'all about to get from the 3 SEC school lol y'all would have been better off letting Alabama Ole Miss and South Carolina in at least we might take each other out lol but Tennessee is gonna smoke y'all's darling OSU and good luck with y'all's upcoming coaching search Ohio State

[@AlohaBlockchain]

The playoffs will have to adjust to the fact the SEC has 2/3 of the best teams in college football

[@michaelemonts5564]

In the past, maybe. Definitely not this year.

[@TheLAGopher]

The SEC can't do anything without the B1G signing off on it. If the SEC pulled out and tried to set up its own "national championship" with ESPN the other conferences would fall in with the B1G the same way they fell in with the scheduling alliance to prevent the SEC/ESPN from expanding the playoffs on their own terms two years ago.

[@aBrewster29]

Two-thirds?? Based on what, exactly? And how do you define “best” without actually playing the games? SEC fans are a hilarious bunch. When you lose you make an excuse. When you win you overreach on the meaning, and when you don’t even play you act like you did and won.

[@JuneBaby01]

@@TheLAGopher The SEC & B1G is already part of an alliance, per se', and have been working together on governance, scheduling arrangements, and other pertinent issues for over a year now...at least that is what I've heard!!! They have working committees that have been put together, and which are now rendering proposals and initiatives, to take back to the presidents in both conferences...plus, remember all that stuff about private equity and their super leagues, all the kinds of pish-pash the big12 was pushing and spreading? Well, you should notice you're no longer hearing anything about it! The 2 conferences squished it... Frankly, the SEC 'SHOULD' have the loudest voice at the table, it's the best...

[@dweez4703]

But the B10 got more teams in the playoff than the SEC

[@ronaldtentschert6876]

I don't think 9-3 should get you into the playoffs, but I will say the competition difference between the Big 12 and the SEC is huge and you've said it yourself John.

[@CreightonRabs]

Using that logic, Clemson found a loophole that got them in the playoffs by virtue of winning the ACC.

[@Joe-sm9qj]

Because the sec plays in tropical weather while everyone else, even the ACC plays in the cold. Good luck passing in the slush. SEC is good when the weather is perfect, including indoor games. 😮. SEC will not win games at Penn State, ND, Michigan, West Virginia, Washington, etc., in the cold, wet, snowy, windy north. Their teams are designed around a controlled temperature climate where they can run whatever play they want, at will.

[@ronaldtentschert6876]

@@Joe-sm9qj did you not watch the Missouri Arkansas game there is 6 inches of snow and it was 15°

[@stinger0772]

It's about a 1-game difference but if you factor in the SEC playing 8 conference games instead of 9 like everyone else, it's pretty even.

[@ronaldtentschert6876]

@@stinger0772 every game that is played in the SEC against another SEC team you're playing ranked teams. In the Big 12 you're playing 90% unranked teams.