ICHawk24
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You may want to inform the SEC that the style no longer works. Nick Saban and Les Miles may disagree.
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You may want to inform the SEC that the style no longer works. Nick Saban and Les Miles may disagree.
GhostofBTT
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Nooooo, that's still pretty bad. When I see the numbers, that just makes it worse. When you have an organization as large and lucrative as the BoneG, but only one team (with restrictions none the less) can make a positive account of themselves, that is very, very sad.
ssckelley
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Good point, I would rather see Iowa go to a bowl and get killed by a Pac12 team than go to the Pizza Bowl and get killed by a MAC school.
racerhawk
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Watching this past weekend's games really drove that point home. Great points. While there are only so many Brad Banks type guys out there, I really hope Iowa can get a more athletic QB in the future.
GhostofBTT
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When is the last time Alabama, LSU, or Georgia had a great, "athletic" quarterback?
kicker22
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You have watched LSU and Georgia recently I hope. Bama -yes. Florida = based on defense alone (offense still a question mark) Georgia and LSU = couldn't kill any teams with a pulse. I love that we make these assumptions based on where they're rated and how good they look on paper and not how good they actually are. But then again they're in the almighty SEC so regardless of how good they actually are they get the benefit of the doubt.
hawkforlife9
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I blame it on the BIG Network. Could really make recruiting tough going forward. Let's go back to the good ole days when Jon told us the Big 12 was collapsing.
Please explain Alabama and LSU then
franstheman
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Thank you. The conference as a whole plays no one in the non-conference then plays all their bowl games close to home. Hard not to look good when you face no adversity. Also the recruiting rankings are all part of the ESPN SEC hype machine as they spend a lot less of their time paying attention to B1G recruiting outside of Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. Wisconsin's recruiting is ranked lower than Ole Miss and Vanderbilt but would those teams likely beat Wisconsin? What If the SEC teams came to the B1G to play a non-conference game?
GhostofBTT
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Dude, you are pathetic, give it up. The SEC doesn't schedule anyone? A simple Google search seems to indicate you pulled that "fact" straight out of your butt. LSU couldn't beat anyone with a pulse? Washington is ranked #25 this week, and LSU beat them by 38. What if SEC teams came to play the Boneg in a non-conference game? Like when Bama beat Penn State last year?
GIVE IT UP BRO!
This is truly disheartening that the Hawks aren't the heavy favorite to win the division in such an abysmal start to the season for the B1G.
Anyone that thinks LSU and Georgia would run through everyone in the B1G is an SEC homer. Those teams have proven not to be great so far this year.
Anyone that thinks LSU and Georgia would run through everyone in the B1G is an SEC homer. Those teams have proven not to be great so far this year.
ChrisABraden
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1981 & 1990 we went to the Rose Bowl at 8-3 each year. That was a Shared Title each year, but my point is that We have made it to the Rose Bowl when the B1G was down before! Even Illinois played at 9-3 in the Rose Bowl because of OSU playing in the BCS title. I mean it's not unreasonable to go on a run and be in the conversation for the Rose, even with 2-3 losses.
franstheman
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So one game means conference dominance? Ok then Michigan State and Michigan beat SEC teams last year in January bowls played in the south so that would be 2-1 last year so by your theory the B1G was better last year then?
GIVE IT UP BROOOOO
franstheman
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Also I believe that 3 B1G teams playing ranked non-conference games ON THE ROAD in the Pac 12 is tougher than having one SEC team have Washington come to their house. I could be wrong though?
ChrisABraden
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"But this excites me about Iowa's chances!!!"
So, we MIGHT be good because our division BITES!!!??? So the battle cry is; "We're JUST as BAD!" Once again the cream rises to the top... Well, how inspirational!!!
Yes if it gets us into the B1G Championship game & a chance at Roses. I could Care less if we were 11-1 or 9-3 if we were grasping Roses following the season.
kicker22
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We've left out Arkansas as well of the teams that would absolutely dominate in the B1G. They looked "elite" at the beginning of the preseason. The thing is no one can say there's no SEC bias when there is three teams in the top 5 to start a week and after two of those teams lose they are miraculously replaced by two more SEC teams. One of which moves from #10 to #4 after beating an LSU team that hadn't played well all year.
Let's face it, SEC bias does exist. The fact is if the Sun Belt had the reputation the SEC does and could move up and down the polls the way SEC schools do they'd also be in contention every year. Say what you want about how good the SEC is, but lets not play dumb to the reason's they're that good. Outside of Alabama, top to bottom they're not nearly as strong as the media portrays them to be. Waiting for Mississippi State to leap into the top 10 with a win this weekend.
Let's face it, SEC bias does exist. The fact is if the Sun Belt had the reputation the SEC does and could move up and down the polls the way SEC schools do they'd also be in contention every year. Say what you want about how good the SEC is, but lets not play dumb to the reason's they're that good. Outside of Alabama, top to bottom they're not nearly as strong as the media portrays them to be. Waiting for Mississippi State to leap into the top 10 with a win this weekend.
HawkIMalaise
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Neutral site this year O$U would not beat Alabama. Would probably lose to South Carolina and Florida and Georgia. 50/50 with LSU. They also might not beat A&M. Hell Vanderbilt or Kentucky may play them tough. I can't say Indiana or Illinois would play Alabama tough. Top to bottom BoneG is pretty **** poor this year.
Michigan (somehow) beat Virginia Tech. Unless there's been more realignment, that's not the SEC.
