Quote:I always had no doubt that the SEC was far and away the best conference in college football (well, the top 2 or 3 teams in the conference are among the best).


But, I'm starting to wonder if the whole conference from top to bottom is near as strong as we have all thought these past few years.


Causing my question for this is Missouri and Texas A&M. Those schools just moved into the SEC from the mighty Big 12. Neither team was really a Big 12 juggernaut. Missouri would be good every 3-4 years. A&M really struggled for a long time until they got Johnny Football and a new coach.

Now, only in their 2nd season in SEC, Missouri is in the Conference Championship, and A&M has had good success and is definitely competitive with the other schools.


No doubt, the top 2-3-4 teams in SEC are strong, but regarding the whole conference as some great "level of competition" is starting to fade, in my eyes.


That said, the bowl records have been good. We'll see how that plays out this bowl season.

 

I did not think about that, but pointed out earlier this season only half of the SEC is good. What people forget is the SEC has 14 teams, including:

 

Kentucky

Tennessee

Vanderbilt

Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Arkansas

 

The first five are perennial losers. Arkansas had some good seasons recently, but usually sucks.

 

Also, former powerhouses Florida and Georgia were unusually bad this season, making the SEC not as good as it used to be.

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