Ok, these guys MIGHT have a point if the SEC has a multitude of non-conference losses. But as far as I know, they do not. I'll check on this in a minute, but records being so close for all except the conference's three "stars" Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, merely suggests that the SEC is pretty evenly matched throughout.
Edit: the SEC has 37 non-conference victories out of 48, or 77%, so far. Meanwhile, the Big 12 has 42/48, or 87.5% AND, the Big 12 has more ranked teams (5) than any other conference, with a total average rank of 9.6. The SEC and the Big 10 are tied for 2nd with 4 each, and 10.5 and 15.25 their average rank among ranked teams. HOWEVER, the SEC has 8 bowl-eligible teams, one more than the Big 12!
I just noticed something: why in the world does the Big 10 have 11 teams? Shouldn't they be called the Big 10+1
