The SEC is Eating Itself Alive

[casual-observer]

Your viewpoint is skewed, You are only seeing SEC games (which are great). Most games around the country are MUCH more boring. The SEC didn't need its schedules upgraded. The rest of the country did.

I dunno...when was the last time a Vanderbilt game was interesting? Or there was a legitimate chance Bama or Georgia was going down?

I think the phrase "any given Saturday" is more true today that it was pre-NIL.

Good call out - I am skewed to the SEC. But it's because they are 16 great teams. And the parity has made Saturday's so much more entertaining.

 

[SpookyAction]

It’s kind of like Tennessee is a self made millionaire and the others are inherited wealth millionaires .

ESPN licked our behinds thoroughly during the prime Fulmer years. So did CBS. I remember it quite well because of the real shock when they stopped.
Manning was screwed out of the Heisman, no doubt.

I used to watch College Gameday because there was a lot of features about the VOLS. I quit watching when Dooley was hired. Even during Fulmer's final season ESPN spoke about the VOLS in terms of turning it around any moment.

 

[#1fulmerite]

This is why Florida State and Miami turned the SEC down and we settled for USCe and Arkansas.

 

[jonesknows12]

The big question I have is will UGA-GT, UF-FSU, USCjr-Clemson still happen with this 9 game schedule? I see that schools are pulling out of future home and away games with non conference opponents but haven’t heard anything about the instate non-conference rivalries.

 

[livefaith]

Expand the playoff to 32 teams and kill the remainder of the meaningless bowls.

I've never understood this mindset ... if a Billy Bob's Oil Change Bowl is created and New Mex State and Eastern MI play in it ... then HOW on earth does this negatively affect anyone? For a lot of young men it is a spectacular experience, especially as a Senior and last game. The fans can watch their team one last time that season, and special for families.

I don't get the disdain. Is it a pride thing? Does someone force you to watch it? Does it somehow take away from the team you are a fan of? Do we get a bill in the mail for it? Does meaningless to you mean meaningless to everyone?