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Originally Posted by LoneWolf
I haven't been making any argument about Notre Dame and their ranking. I haven't attempted to defend their past gifts from the BCS. They have been a subpar program since Holtz left, save for a couple of seasons.
Anyone who can't honestly say that they believe the SEC is down this season from previous years is either not watching the games or they are flat out lying. I don't care about the past. My arguments have been about this season.
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I don't think this is the SEC's strongest year... but it's like everyone's ignoring the fact that other conferences are down too.
If you look at the Big 12, the 3rd best team lost to the 2nd best team by a zillion points. They were absolutely slaughtered and dominated in all aspects of the game. Wasn't even close. They were lucky to beat Kansas, who is horrible. The 4th best team played one tough out of conference game and got slaughtered by a team who has a losing record in the Pac 12. Then you go down the the line and teams like West Virginia, Tech and Baylor are not that good, and downright horrible defensively.
I just have a hard time believing Georgia, South Carolina, LSU, Florida aren't better than all those teams. And to be honest, I'm not sure Mississippi State and Vandy wouldn't give Texas a game. When you are as terrible at defense as these teams usually you end up with close games.