Just a SEC
I’ve just about had it up to here with these SEC aplogists pretending that their conference has been commissioned by God himself to destroy the rest of college football. What’s funny is that the major argument SEC fans have is the whooping that Florida put on Ohio State in last year’s BCS title game. But, come on folks, that was ONE GAME. All of a sudden the SEC cannot be stopped by anyone but themselves.
The idea that the SEC is far superior to every other conference in college football is a fallacy. In fact, I would argue that the PAC 10 is the better conference this year, and possibly the Big XII as well. But does that really matter? No. What is the deal with people feeling all this conference pride and needing to express to the world that the conference their team belongs to is superior? Who cares? I am a TEAM supporter, not a league supporter. I am a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes. So, apparently, according to most people posting on message boards and comment sections of major sports web sites, I should also be an ardent supporter of the Big Ten conference. But the truth is, I could care less about the rest of the teams in the Big Ten. They could lose every game for all I care. Why, for example, do Florida fans, care what the rest of the country thinks about Georgia, or Arkansas, or LSU, or Auburn? They shouldn’t.
I remember back towards the beginning of the season, Florida (#3 in the polls at the time) just barely squeaked out a win against Ole Miss. Craig James, who I absolutely despise, said that it was still a “good” win, because Mississippi was a “SEC Opponent,” as if just being in the SEC makes them a good football team. It’s that kind of thinking that just makes me sick. The great part is that Florida has gone on to prove that they are not as good as advertised by losing three games. One of the main reasons the SEC is perceived to be so good is because of thinking like this. The other main reason is that fans of many SEC schools are very passionate, and in turn exert a lot of influence on the media members, who are the ones who decide which teams are good. But passionate fans do not a good football team make.