The Myth of SEC dominance

[Swagnificent]

Recruiting

The SEC is home to seven of the top ten recruiting classes and all 14 SEC schools finished in the top 50 on the team rankings compiled by Rivals.com.

In all, 45 players on the Rivals 100 signed with an SEC school. That leaves 55 players in the Rivals 100 for the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac 12 (and Notre Dame) to battle over.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...s-once-again-dominate-in-recruiting-rankings/

Such a remarkable recruiting presence proves that although the SEC's reign of national championships has ended, the conference remains on top of college football. Case in point: The Southeastern Conference wasn't merely competitive with other leagues on signing day in 2014; it was comparable to the rest of the country.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-could-be-end-of-conferences-run-of-dominance

BCS National Titles

Now we all know that 9 of the 16 national titles since the BCS was instituted in 1998 have been won by SEC schools (including 7 in a row). What most don't know is that 5 different SEC schools have won the national title (Tennessee, LSU 2x, Florida 2x, Alabama 3x, and Auburn). Compare that to the Pac 10 who had only 1 champion (USC in 2004). the Big 10 with only 1 champion (Ohio State in 2002), and the ACC and Big 12 with two different champions (Florida State 2x, Miami, Texas, and Oklahoma). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCS_National_Championship_Game

That means the 5 different SEC teams that have won the national title since the BCS was instituted in 1998 nearly match the 6 different teams from all other conferences COMBINED.

Some have tried to suggest that the SEC has lived off the reputation of just one or two teams at the top. If the SEC is just living off the glory of its top teams, what does that make every other conference?


NFL Draft

The 2014 NFL Draft marked the eighth year in a row in which the SEC had the most draftees, with 49.

» For the fourth year in a row, the SEC had the most first-round draftees, with 11. It's also the fourth year in a row the league has had double-digit picks in the first round. Only one other conference has had even eight in the first round in that span (the Big 12 twice, with nine in 2010 -- when it had the most first-rounders -- and eight in 2011).

» Over the past five drafts, the SEC blows away the field when it comes to draft picks, with 241. In second, 72 picks behind, is the ACC with 169. The rest of the FBS leagues in the past five drafts: Big Ten with 154, Pac-12 with 150, Big 12 with 124, the now-defunct Big East (for football) with 73, the Mountain West with 58, Conference USA with 45, the now-defunct Western Athletic 40, the Mid-American with 31, independents with 26 and the Sun Belt with 24. (Important to note: The league affiliation matches up with the conference the school was in at the time of the draft, i.e., Missouri in the Big 12 from 2010-12 and the SEC in 2013-14.)

» The SEC also blows away the field in first-round picks over the past five years, with 50. In second is the Big 12 with 27. The rest: The ACC with 21, the Big Ten with 18, the Pac-12 with 17, the Big East with six, independents with five, the AAC and MAC with four each, the Mountain West and WAC with three each and Conference USA with two.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...numbers-sec-dominates-in-producing-nfl-talent

Just as your town getting snow last winter doesn't prove that global warming is a hoax, Alabama losing to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl last year doesn't prove that SEC dominance is a myth. By every tangible metric, the SEC is far and away the most dominant conference in college football. We recruit the most talented kids from high school, coach em up to win national titles in college, and then send em off to dominate the NFL draft.

MEN LIE, WOMEN LIE, NUMBERS DON'T.

 

[malbaker86]

Man listen....the SEC is the best conference but it's not head and shoulders better than every other big name conference.

One thing that needs to be researched is how those incoming classes from the SEC PAN OUT in college and how those drafted players from the SEC PANS OUT in the NFL. Look at Bama. For as great as the recruiting classes and high draft pics they have, how many of those players are at the top 10 in the NFL at their respective position? Same with LSU. Hell same with Florida.

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

Why do people rep entire conferences in college sports?

I look like saying go cheering for the Cowboys or the Cavaliers just cause they in the same conference of my teams.

shyts pitiful imo.

 

[The_Sheff]

Why do people rep entire conferences in college sports?

I look like saying go cheering for the Cowboys or the Cavaliers just cause they in the same conference of my teams.

shyts pitiful imo.

Cause if you root for and make a big deal about the eastern conference in the NBA that doesnt mean that the east will get a better tv deal, higher salary cap, and better players wanting to play for those teams. Thats how the shyt works in college football. The more hype your conference has then the more tv money they will get, which in turn means you have better facilities, can afford better coaches, and have top players wanting to simply play in your conference.

Remember back in the day when it was a huge deal to play Big East and ACC basketball and the top players would be scrambling to go to those schools, thats what the SEC is enjoying now.

Thats why it matters that your conference is seen as the top dog.

 

[Silkk]

Didnt we JUST have this fukking thread saturday?

 

[FS4LFE]

Didnt we JUST have this fukking thread saturday?

Can't wait to bump these threads when there's 2 teams from the SEC in the final 4.

 

[Silkk]

Can't wait to bump these threads when there's 2 teams from the SEC in the final 4.

Thats not happening

 

[CBSkyline]

It's only been 1 week into college football and we already got the opening rounds of the "SEC is overrated and aren't that good" threads

 

[FS4LFE]

Thats not happening

It's only been one week of football. Anything is possible.

 

[Silkk]

It's only been one week of football. Anything is possible.

SEC west gonna kill each other, and the east in trouble cause Florida has to go to Tuscaloosa, SCAR has 1 loss already and still has to go to Auburn. Georgia is the only hope but Georgia is gonna Georgia eventually

 

[Swagnificent]

Man listen....the SEC is the best conference but it's not head and shoulders better than every other big name conference.

One thing that needs to be researched is how those incoming classes from the SEC PAN OUT in college and how those drafted players from the SEC PANS OUT in the NFL. Look at Bama. For as great as the recruiting classes and high draft pics they have, how many of those players are at the top 10 in the NFL at their respective position? Same with LSU. Hell same with Florida.

by every metric, SEC is head and shoulders above every other conference. 7 of the top 10 recruiting classes. 9 of the last 16 national titles. most players drafted into the NFL the last 8 years. etc.

men lie, women lie, numbers don't. i can't think of a single metric that doesn't have the SEC head and shoulders above the rest. in most cases, the SEC by itself is equivalent to the rest of college football combined.

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

You tell em OP..

 

[Swagnificent]

Why do people rep entire conferences in college sports?

I look like saying go cheering for the Cowboys or the Cavaliers just cause they in the same conference of my teams.

shyts pitiful imo.

people rep an ivy league degree whether its from brown or harvard. when ur part of an elite inner circle, there is no shame in reppin success for everyone in the click. the SEC is pretty much the ivy league of football. sure brown ain't harvard (and vanderbilt ain't bama), HOWEVER overall the ivy league is head and shoulders above any other group of schools when it comes to academic pedigree. same with SEC football.

 

[malbaker86]

by every metric, SEC is head and shoulders above every other conference. 7 of the top 10 recruiting classes. 9 of the last 16 national titles. most players drafted into the NFL the last 8 years. etc.

men lie, women lie, numbers don't. i can't think of a single metric that doesn't have the SEC head and shoulders above the rest. in most cases, the SEC by itself is equivalent to the rest of college football combined.

My point is that when you look at the incoming classes, sure the SEC brings in the best HS talent in and there isn't any denying that. My point is how does those players PAN out is more of an indication of one's dominance etc. Look at LSU in the NFL for instance, outside of Patrick Peterson, how many other noteworthy players are in the league? Dwanye Boye would be the other, no? Putting them in the league is one thing, seeing how they turn out is another...

 

[Swagnificent]

Didnt we JUST have this fukking thread saturday?

naw. we had some clown claim that because a couple of SEC teams were in close games last Saturday that the dominance of the SEC was a myth. dude is equivalent to the climate change deniers who claim because that because it snowed in their backyard, that global warming is a hoax.

I'm like the climate scientist. I presented actual evidence. By every tangible metric the SEC is far and away the most dominant conference in college football. Just because a few teams played close games last week don't mean the conference's rep is a myth.