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In Reply to: RE: "Draft by the numbers: SEC dominates in producing NFL talent" posted by regmac on September 17, 2014 at 14:14:39
PAC-12.
You, yourself, are living in the past.
SEC has been dominant, yes, but I think we're seeing a serious challenge from other conferences.
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"You, yourself, are living in the past."
Well, let’s test your statement. In the latest AP college football rankings the SEC has two teams in the Top 5, five teams in the Top 10, and seven teams in the Top 14. Moreover, the **only** reason South Carolina and Georgia are not ranked in the Top 10 is because they were beaten by other SEC teams. Given such devastating dominance I don't see the SEC's NFL picks petering out anytime soon.
It's easy for Florida State, Oklahoma and Oregon to look pretty good, when you play in an easy conference and can take weeks off. One where you are not tested week after week after week.
There ARE very good teams in other conferences, but they tend to stand alone, with maybe one other legitimate challenger. The SEC has at least half a dozen very strong teams, no other conference comes close.
quality opponents.
Again, you do know the defending national champions, right? And you've heard of Oklahoma?
If recruiting were all, A&M, OR, and Baylor wouldn't be top teams these past 4 years.
Let's see how this season goes before you crow too much.
For instance, mighty Auburn has… Kansas St. as it's out-of-conference headline matchup. Not bad, but it's ranked #20.
Alabama? It already played it's "tough" o-of-c game, vs "powerhouse" W. VA. Hahahaa…
Oregon, meanwhile, took on the Spartans--- and will again next year.
The Gamecocks? Kentucky. Oooooooohhh, fearsome, again.
Edits: 09/18/14
"Again, you do know the defending national champions, right?"
I’m not sure what your point is, given the SEC's hiccup last year with Auburn's close loss to FSU in the BCS championship game, coupled with the fact that the SEC has won 7 of the last 8 national championships. Moreover, on January 7th, 2014, the final rankings for the 2013 season reveal that the SEC had 4 teams ranked in the Top 10. The Pac-12 had but one, Oregon, and all 4 SEC teams were ranked above your beloved Ducks.
"If recruiting were all, A&M, OR, and Baylor wouldn't be top teams these past 4 years."
You seem to have forgotten that A&M is an SEC team. It's instructive to note that Texas University was the dominant team in Texas for decades. But now it's A&M. Why do you suppose that is? It's due to the SEC brand. As soon as A&M moved to the SEC it started eating UT's lunch. Do you think that's a coincidence?
Here's a succinct analysis: "Above everything else, the biggest reason for the SEC's dominance—and why the league will continue to thrive—is because the best prospects in the country flock to the conference in droves.
"During the 2014 recruiting cycle, seven of the top-10 recruiting classes in the nation belonged to SEC programs, according to the 247Sports Composite. Of the 247Sports' Top247 player rankings, 101 (or 41 percent) signed with SEC schools.
"Last year wasn't an outlier, either. It has been a systematic dominance in recruiting for years. In 2013, seven of the top-13 recruiting classes were from the SEC. In the 2015 cycle, eight of the top-12 teams in the current rankings hail from the SEC.
"That's scary for the rest of college football."
You don't need to play many quality teams outside your conference when 60-70% of the teams in your conference are perennial Top 25 teams. Comprende?
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