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 agree with this. While it's true the SEC has had the National Champion for 7 years it only means the best team in the country came from the conference but top to bottom other conferences compete favorably. I don't think the Big 12, or Big 10, or Pac 12 would be strengthening their competition by adding Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn to their conference.

 

If National Championships are the defining criteria for how powerful the rest of the conference is then every time Kentucky or Florida wins a National Championship in basketball you would have to make the claim the SEC is the strongest basketball conference.

 

Last July 1st, when it was mentioned by another that it was now official Texas A&M and Mizzou were now part of the SEC, a customer asked, "Do you think A&M and Mizzou can handle the SEC?" I guess that question has been answered.

 

Regards.....................the Chiefjag

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