LSU, Florida, and Tennessee also won national titles in the last decade and a half alone. Georgia came close to being in that elite group as well. no other conference has more than 2 unique national champs in the bcs era. 5 of the top 10 recruiting classes year in year out are SEC schools.
just stop it slime.
when I said 6 or 7 elite programs I meant in terms of ability to attract ELITE PROSPECTS and compete for national titles. Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, and Texas A&M (thanks to joining the SEC) are ELITE PROGRAMS because they can consistely recruit top 10 classes year in and year out. I could anyone of those 7 SEC schools winning the national title in the next 4-5 years. No other conference has that many teams consistently attracting ELITE PROSPECTS. In the Big 10, only Ohio State, Michigan, and now Penn State (with Franklin) are able to recruit elite prospects. In the Big 12, its only Texas and Oklahoma (the fact Baylor and TCU are dominating should let you know how badly the Big 12 has fallen off). In the ACC, its only Florida State, Clemson, and maybe Miami in the future. In the Pac 12, its only USC, UCLA, and Oregon.
The SEC was down last year. I'll give you that. We shoulda known that was the case when a team like Mississipi State that routinely was the doormat all of a sudden looked like a juggernaut. But when you consistently have 7 of your teams pulling in top 15 recruiting classes, things are bound to turn around. Just last year 7 of the top 10 schools in the recruiting rankings were SEC schools. So even though our upperclassmen last year were not as good as advertised, I'm confident that won't hold true for every highly touted group we recruit.