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any comments on sec bowl results thus far?

Well... maybe the SEC is not the strongest conference in the country. But, was anyone here really expecting teams like the Vols or UGA to beat anyone? I wasn't and I was happy to see UT lose.

SC, however, was one that meant something.

Still, the games that will determine if the SEC has any claim to being the strongest conference are the upcoming games -

Bama v MSU
Miss St v Mich
FL v PSU
OSU v Arky
UK v Pitt
Aubs v O (Go Ducks)
 
Tide1986 said:
^^^ This * 2 ^^^

And as a note, I believe the SEC went 6-4 in the bowls last year...not a stellar performance but at least Bama won it all. Thus far, the SEC is definitely looking weaker than last year, which helps explain Auburn's pristine record to date.
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The SEC went 7-2 last year and 2-0 in BCS bowls.
 
Well if the SEC garnered its respect and the perks that come with that respect by winning then we can lose the respect and the perks by losing. To think that our conference has the luxury of consistently bombing in bowl games and it not at some point start to have an impact doesn't make much sense.

Honestly, do you really think that if the stars lined up just right and for the next five years the SEC began to lose every bowl game in Ohio St. and ACC fashion that it would not have an impact on how our conference is viewed and the preferences our conference gets?

bamacon said:
Me and audio are one on this issue. Bama has had rivals teams coaches and institutions actively seek to destroy its program all while their fans revel in our troubles. It is very hard to forget those nuggets for a lot of and it ruffles our feathers when other Bama fans suggest we should root for teams just because they are in the SEC.
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First thought, college football has always been and will forever be cyclical. The SEC is not immune to this. It withstands it better than most, however.

Second thought, these first 3 bowl games were the SEC east teams. The SEC east this season will give the Big 12 North from a few years ago a solid run for its money for being the worst division in college football. Seriously, these were not good teams. Tennessee and Georgia should not have even been in a bowl game. I would not be surprised at all if Florida, Mississippi State, LSU, and Kentucky all lost. And quite frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if we lost as well.

It's a down year for the SEC. And yet, we still have a team playing for the NC. And Auburn will destroy Oregon, and Arkansas will beat Ohio State. That will ensure the positive pub and respect will continue. I'm honestly not worried about that. I really only care to see Alabama do well.
 
I really dont get the comments in this thread. We all knew the SEC east was horrible this year. Look at who UG lost too early in the year. USC wasnt going to win without Lattimore. And UT blew another game at the end but we all know how bad of a hole that program is in. I just cant believe Garcia and USC played us like they did and have thoroughly sucked since then. But i suspect UF will lose as well.

The teams from the West will fair much better Im sure. At least they will look competent during the game. Really though I could care less this year if Bama was the only SEC team to win. It makes Aubarn look that much worse and maybe it will shake their confidence some but I doubt it. They are riding pretty high on themselves right now. Maybe that will be their downfall.

But ya guys.......the east sucked hard this year. Dont take it too hard just yet.
 
Agree with everything said. Football is cyclical and being down for a year or two here and there is no big deal and is going to happen. But I don't think the SEC can sustain consistent losing in the bowls without taking a hit on the respect and perks we get during bowl selection.

TideEngineer08 said:
First thought, college football has always been and will forever be cyclical. The SEC is not immune to this. It withstands it better than most, however.

Second thought, these first 3 bowl games were the SEC east teams. The SEC east this season will give the Big 12 North from a few years ago a solid run for its money for being the worst division in college football. Seriously, these were not good teams. Tennessee and Georgia should not have even been in a bowl game. I would not be surprised at all if Florida, Mississippi State, LSU, and Kentucky all lost. And quite frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if we lost as well.

It's a down year for the SEC. And yet, we still have a team playing for the NC. And Auburn will destroy Oregon, and Arkansas will beat Ohio State. That will ensure the positive pub and respect will continue. I'm honestly not worried about that. I really only care to see Alabama do well.
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On another note.....did FSU really need another good jolt going into the off season. Those guys could be real contenders in the near future. Beating the SEC East champs will only help down the stretch as recruiting closes. They probably pull another 5 star or two. So ya we can all be ticked at USCe for that. But FSU had a solid team and are on the rise. We all would have agreed USCe would lose that game if we had known Lattimore would get hurt early.
 
Vols lost. Loved it. Especially the trash talking QB crying at the end of the game.:)
USCleast lost. Sorry Visor Boy. Not! You had your run at UF when Bama was slipping into the NCAA abyss. Hope you enjoyed it.
UGA lost too. Oh well. CMR lives up to low expectations.

IMHO, it think the games that really matter the most are the SEC/BIG10 games. The SEC needs to continue whippin' them boys on a consistent level to be perceived as the best conf.

ARKY over theOSU would be great for the SEC. Go Hawgs! (the Overrated State University)
Mittittippi State (Moo State U) over Rich Rod and Michigan would be pretty cool to since I do inhabit the hills of NE MS. Yep. I'm an educated hillbilly!
UF over State Penn, uh, I mean Penn State. :) I'm really torn here. I like CJP, but Penn St. is in the Big 10 (Tough luck Joe Pa). I just don't know if I can pull for those bogger eatin gators.

BAMA over Michigan ST. Nuff said. How is it going to look when a 9-3 Sec West team beats an 11-1 Big Ten team? Impressive to say the least. ROLL TIDE ROLL! This is really the only game that counts.

If the SECW comes on strong, it will preserve the integrity of the strength of the Conf., especially if the barn wins the MNC (OMG, I just puked in my mouth). with that being said, Go Ducks!

Anyway, just my intoxicated thoughts on the subject. Happy New Year and RTR!
 
TideEngineer08 said:
First thought, college football has always been and will forever be cyclical. The SEC is not immune to this. It withstands it better than most, however.

Second thought, these first 3 bowl games were the SEC east teams. The SEC east this season will give the Big 12 North from a few years ago a solid run for its money for being the worst division in college football. Seriously, these were not good teams. Tennessee and Georgia should not have even been in a bowl game. I would not be surprised at all if Florida, Mississippi State, LSU, and Kentucky all lost. And quite frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if we lost as well.

It's a down year for the SEC. And yet, we still have a team playing for the NC. And Auburn will destroy Oregon, and Arkansas will beat Ohio State. That will ensure the positive pub and respect will continue. I'm honestly not worried about that. I really only care to see Alabama do well.
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Good comments, you saved me a bunch of typing. Also, there is a lot of talent throughout college football it all doesn't reside in the SEC. We put way too much stock in the recruiting rankings and how many stars a player receives as a high school senior. If perceived talent alone meant anything then, Alabama, Florida, LSU, and Texas would be undefeated every year.
 
Perception is reality to the perceiver. If the SEC does well in bowls, SEC fans and fans of other conferences perceive the SEC to be the alpha dog. Conversely, if the SEC wets the bed in the bowls, those same fans perceive the SEC to be weak. Fans have short memories. Those who think it's OK for the SEC to go 2-8 in the bowls are the same folks who will be stunned when a major bowl (BCSCG perhaps...) passes over Alabama for a Big Ten or Big 12 team - or ND - with an equivalent record.

SEC dominence in the BCSCG may buy a year or two of less-than-stellar bowl performances... but the perception of the SEC being a superior conference will be short-lived if that perception isn't backed up by on-the-field performance. TN, UGA, and USCe all failed. Hopefully the rest do better.
 
WMack4Bama said:
UT played hard and should've won their game. UGA,well...if you've watched them play any this year, then this game should've come as no surprise to you. They're not a very good football team. Lot of great individual talent, but they're not a good team. And Carolina is hanging tough. They're not the same team without Lattimore, as we've seen a couple times this year.
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That is what I am thinking also. North Carolina and Florida State are both good football teams and it is no big surprise nor embarassment they won. Georgia is a train wreck and that loss was an embarassment for them and the SEC.
 
Redwood Forrest said:
That is what I am thinking also. North Carolina and Florida State are both good football teams and it is no big surprise nor embarassment they won. Georgia is a train wreck and that loss was an embarassment for them and the SEC.
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I disagree on the FSU loss...when you lose to a team that beats you with their backup qb, that's bad. I know, losing Lattimore hurt. But all they had to do was stop FSU's run game after Ponder goes out, and SC had a pretty decent run D going in, but they couldn't do it.
Nope, bad loss for Spurrier, IMO.
Not to mention the turnovers in the first half.
 
Comments? My comment is that so far, It's about what I expected. It's a down year for the SEC, especially in the East. There is no SEC East this year. Someone stole it and substituted in a bunch of MAC teams. Look, the only East teams I expected would win their bowl games were SC and FL. FL hasn't played yet, and I think SC would have won had Lattimore not gotten injured. Other than those two wins in the east, was only expecting three more in the West: Bama, LSU and MSU.

So like I said, except for the Lattimore injury/SC loss, it's been about what I expected so far. It's a down year for the SEC. I don't expect more than 5 (maybe 6) wins, which is still more than any other conference will have.
 
crimsonaudio said:
So far, so good. As long as Bama wins, all else doesn't matter to me.

Screw 'em all.
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Hear, hear! I hate it for the SEC smack-talkers, and even for those who think that the SEC's cellar-dwellers can beat anyone else's cellar-dwellers, and must to ensure a one-loss SEC team gets BCSCG consideration. I don't buy it, and the only reason I have for disappointment is I picked all of them to win (I even picked Clemson and Miami to win, Lord help me!)
RTR and beat the weasels!
 
I am not really shocked so far. USCe only looked good against us and UT is not that good and UGA is a train wreck. I am in no way bothered by the result so far
 
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