UGA #2 .... USC #1

[AThornton]

RangerRob - 9/3/2008 9:20 PM

team-d - 9/3/2008 9:01 PM

The SEC, Pac 10, Big 10, and sometimes the Big 12 are the superior conferences in the country. They all beat up on each other throughout their conference schedules and in any one year one of them is tops as far as overall strength (even then it's still debatable). This year it has yet to be determined through a pre-season poll and one week of the season. It drives me crazy how most SEC fans feel they have a given right to be the strongest conference every year - fact is, some years yes, some years not. We've already seen what I would say is a 3rd of 4th place Pac 10 team in UCLA beat a 3rd of 4th place SEC team in UT. The only poll that means anything is the one that comes out at the end of the year (and once again, that's still somewhat debatable).

The only difference being that a mid-tier Pac-10, Big 10, Big 12, or ACC school would be a lower-tier SEC school. The Pac-10 has USC, the Big 10 has OSU, and the Big 12 has OK ... and sometimes TX. I'd fear Arkansas, Ole Miss, or South Carolina any day of the week over Purdue, Arizona State, Northwestern, Texas Tech, Stanford, Boston College, or Michigan State. The SEC is just better top to bottom. Even after our win vs. Clemson on Saturday, I still say that Arkansas will be a tougher test for us when we play our first conference game just because they're an SEC team. The other conferences have a Big Dog ... but that's ALL they've got. LSU won a title having lost to ... dare I say ... Kentucky, but they still handed OSU their tails.

Thank you Rob. I agree 100%. How can those conferences be "powerhouses" when they have maybe 2 good teams at most in each conference?? Like I said, the SEC has 8 or 9 teams that could be dominant in other conferences. Take a USC team and put them in the SEC, and take a top SEC team and put them in the PAC, and lets see who has the better season.......

 

[blazer]

yes the sec is the best conference from top to bottom,but usc is the best team in the nation right now and was at the end of last year,i know lsu was ranked no.1 but that was because there is no playoff system.

 

[AThornton]

i would personally LOVE a playoff system of some sort. Or at least a championship game for every conference

 

[DUCKILLER]

HEY GUY'S JUST ANOTHER OPINION HERE AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE LIKE BUT S.C IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. I LOVE THE SEC AND KNOW IT'S THE STRONGEST CONFRENCE BUT LETS FACE IT S.C IS STRONG. WAR EAGLE

 

[Fishheadspin]

I do not believe the hype about USC at all. sure they are a good team and this year might be there year but if they took the beating SEC teams do week in and week out they would drop at least 3. Look over the last couple of years, they usually have 1 tough game and they usually win it then lay an egg to a team that is not so good. it happens every year. so if they played 4 tough games a year would they win all of them? NO.

So they beat an improved Virginia team. OK. UCLA beat #16 ranked TN why is UCLA not ranked #1? Was virginia even ranked? My point is they played one game and honestly it could be the toughest team they play!

The fact is ESPN has been talking about the USC and Ohio St game since before the season was over last year and they are going to do their best to put one of them in the championship game. ANd here is another thing to watch, Before it is all said and done they will try to get both of them back in the BCS championship as a rematch before seasons end!!!!

 

[AThornton]

i agree FHS

 

[RangerRob]

As much as I love arguing the finer points of college football, I wish SO BAD that ESPN would get tongue reduction surgery for Lou Holtz.

 

[AThornton]

haha it seems to be getting worse with time!

 

[TAzGa]

errr.... I don't think South Carolina could run with USC this year... strike that! .... lol

 

[glockjr]

usc is probably the most OVERATED football team ever. they are a pretty good team but they should be no where CLOSE to the #1 spot. they are about a 15-10 rank team.

 

[hoggerhead]

glockjr - 9/5/2008 5:12 PM

usc is probably the most OVERATED football team ever. they are a pretty good team but they should be no where CLOSE to the #1 spot. they are about a 15-10 rank team.

No offense, but your crazy.

 

[beetlespin]

Say what you want but I believe USC is pretty awesome. I hope somebody smokes them but not likely.

 

[Fishin' Junkie]

USC didn't play Saturday and got 11 more first place votes this week than they did last... Meanwhile, Knowshon Moreno goes for 168yds and 3 TD's and he made the most memorable run at UGA since Hershel ran over Bill Bates and ESPN didn't even play the highlight! Even after the big deal that ESPN and the SEC just signed, I still think that the big heads at ESPN are anti-SEC...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtszXrC0R0

 

[minner]

fishinvol - 9/3/2008 8:03 PM

TAzGa - 9/3/2008 6:50 PM LOL ... I didn't think it would happen this fast... I thought they'd wait and give the #1 spot to the winner of the USC / Ohio State game in a couple of weeks.... The SEC never gets the respect it deserves. I'd love to see USC play some of the SEC teams instead of the nobody's they're playing. TAz

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Did you not ever see the scores when they played Arkansas and Auburn?? SC is freakin loaded. I'm an SEC fan and I know a good team when I see it. At this point they are the best.</p>

In '03 when Auburn playedUSC we lost 5 games that same year, we sucked. In '01 when we played them we lost by ONE SCORE.

 

[Fishheadspin]

well like i said this might be their year but i would lay 100 bucks they drop a stinker to someone. maybe 2. unless they beat Ohio st by 60 i still not be convinced. that tells you what i think about OSU to!