Hey SEC Football fans

I was reading in my local paper the other day that since 2002, the Big Ten is 9-7 vs. the SEC in bowl games, including the great Michigan victory over Florida. So please don't tell me that the SEC is dominant compared to the Big Ten. I am not a huge fan of the Buckeyes, but I gotta say, GO OSU! For the honor and glory of the Big Ten.

They are 0-8 vs SEC teams in bowl games. A few bowl games don't determine who has the best conference. Ask the NFL scouts. They will tell you real quick that the SEC plays the best football, puts more players in the NFL, has more coaches who have won championships, and puts the most fans in the stands. The top 4-5 teams in the Big Ten are about equal to the SEC. It's the bottom feeders that drag down the Big Ten. Oh, and three SEC teams beat Florida this year, and Georgia beat the living crap out of 'em. Florida even gave up 37 points and almost 500 yards to Kentucky. The Gators play almost all freshmen and sophomores. They will be tough next year.

You do cover all the bases, huh. I'm sure you had Pac 10/USC/Cal pics ready too! Nobody should take any crap from a switcher. (Closes ears)

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Michigan won a split vote with Nebraska in '97 and Ohio won the one with the bogus, 4th down phantom pass interference call vs Miami U. in '02.

They both ought to have astericks applied, too.

And which was the last non Ohio, Michigan Big Ten team to even come close? Michigan Jr, with Bubba Smith in about 1965?

As opposed to........

1992 Bama
1996 Florida.... The 1st time ever a team played the #1 ranked schedule and won the Championship
1998 Tennessee
2003 LSU
2006 Florida, the 2nd time a team has won while playing the #1 ranking schedule
2007 LSU

That's 4 different teams winning 6 championships in the last 15 years

And remember, Auburn was jobbed out of getting a chance to play even though they were unbeaten in about '04.

The SEC is 4-0 in the national championship game, with 2 wins from LSU and 1 from Tennessee and Florida Each. The big 10 is 1-2 (all Ohio State).

Counting all the BCS games, Ohio State is 4-2, Michigan is 1-3, Illinois is 0-2, Wisconsin is 2-0, Iowa 0-1, Penn St. 1-0 and Purdue is 0-1 for a combined 17 appearances and a record of 8-9.

The SEC has LSU 4-0, Florida 3-1, Georgia 2-1, Tennessee 1-1, Alabama 0-1, Auburn 1-0 for 15 combined appearances and an 11-4.

Head to head in BCS games, the SEC is 3-1 (LSU and Florida beat OSU in the National Championship game, LSU beat Illinois in the 2002 Sugar bowl 47-34, and Michigan beat Alabama 35-34 in OT in the 2000 Orange Bowl,).

The Big 10 champion is 4-6 in BCS games, the SEC champion is 7-3 in BCS games.

Screw Michigan. Screw Wisconsin. As you can see I'm not a "gotta support your conference" guy.

"The loss left Ohio State at 0-9 overall in bowl games against teams from the Southeastern Conference. The SEC delights in whipping Big Ten teams in what's become a rivalry that steams up fans on both sides."

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7641418

so, you know, there's that...

I think its stretching things to say the SEC V the Big Ten is a rivalry. Rivalries mean things and match relatively equal combatants. Said rivarly is the ultimate mismatch. I do, however, as an SEC fan get steamed up with the NCAA rule that says a Big Ten teams always has to get a pass to the championship game. For no apparent reason.

"the NCAA rule that says a Big Ten teams always has to get a pass to the championship game. For no apparent reason."

that may be the most insightful post i've ever read in the DU. you, Sir, get a standing ovation!

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SEC!!! :bounce: :woohoo: :applause: :toast: