SEC Sets All-Time Record with 7 Teams in Top 15 of AP Poll

[nddulac]

I like potato chips.

Potato chips are so over rated. By the end of the season, they won't even be in the top 10 snacks.

 

[nddulac]

Also the SEC plays far more FCS teams then any other power 5 conference.

This is not quite correct. The ACC, with 14 teams that each play one FCS opponent, plays the same number of FCS opponents as the SEC.

 

[nddulac]

So you think 7 less losses on the year, most of which would go to the bottom teams, is what gives the SEC 7 teams in the top15?

I don't know about the top 15, but if the SEC had to absorb those 7 guaranteed loses, it would have cost them at least one bowl team last year.

 

[The Crimson King]

This is not quite correct. The ACC, with 14 teams that each play one FCS opponent, plays the same number of FCS opponents as the SEC.

ACC played more by far over the past few years

 

[4down20]

I was just commenting on your assumption that BSU is better than Tenn,, they may be, but we really don't know yet, you are making these claims based on what BSU and Tenn. have done over the last few years. You can't deny that Tenn gets better players across the board than BSU does.

It doesn't really matter which is better, it's not the real reason people have Oklahoma in the top4 usually and Ole Miss isn't. I only brought it up because someone else mentioned resume up to this point and what Ole Miss had done so far.

 

[4down20]

I don't know about the top 15, but if the SEC had to absorb those 7 guaranteed loses, it would have cost them at least one bowl team last year.

So?

I mean is that really the secret to the success of the SEC? Is there a real advantage to be found here of significance? If so, it sounds like the people to complain to are the other conferences for not doing the same.

 

[The Crimson King]

Avi bet with anyone that Ole Miss ends the season unranked.

I'll take that bet for four weeks. ..post it in the avy bet thread if you agree

I can see 8-4 Ole Miss winning a bowl game and creeping in at #25

 

[nddulac]

ACC played more by far over the past few years

I'm not saying you are wrong. But I would love to see a list to confirm your thesis.

 

[The Crimson King]

I'm not saying you are wrong. But I would love to see a list to confirm your thesis.

On my phone but you can Google it. ACC has multiple teams playing 2 FCS teams per year. Sec doesn't. I may have exaggerated slightly but it's more

 

[oaknightshockey1]

On my phone but you can Google it. ACC has multiple teams playing 2 FCS teams per year. Sec doesn't. I may have exaggerated slightly but it's more

That would be dumb. You can only count 1 FCS team per year towards bowl eligibility.

18.7.2.1.1 Exception—Football Championship Subdivision Opponent. [FBS] Each year, a Football
Bowl Subdivision institution may count one victory against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent toward meeting the definition of a “deserving team,” provided the opponent has averaged 90 percent of the permissible maximum number of grants-in-aid per year in football during a rolling two-year period.

 

[The Crimson King]

That would be dumb. You can only count 1 FCS team per year towards bowl eligibility.

Clemson and GT did it. Think they blamed it on conference realignment

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Clemson and GT did it. Think they blamed it on conference realignment

What year was that? I'm not trying to say that you're wrong, that just seems fishy. Like did they get permission from the NCAA to count those games, or did they just have one less opportunity to get a W to take them to bowl eligibility? Off the top of my head, it seems that this would be a bigger deal to GT than Clemson.

 

[longhorn718]

I got curious and looked. Clemson and GT both played two FCS teams last year. Off to check the other ACC schools.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

I got curious and looked. Clemson and GT both played two FCS teams last year. Off to check the other ACC schools.

Thanks. I'm lazy and about to go to bed

 

[oaknightshockey1]

This article is a bit dated, but apparently that's more common in the ACC than I thought...good call, Crimson King.

ACC plans on continuing FCS games - ACC Blog - ESPN

 

[longhorn718]

Alright so since 2010, the following ACC schools played two FCS opponents (year):
Clemson (2013)
FSU (2012)
GT (2013)
NC St (2011)
UVA (2010)

I did not find any schools that did NOT play an FCS opponent as a member of the ACC. Analysis shows that, at least in recent history, yes the ACC has played more FCS opponents overall than the SEC but not by much, just a few. I can see how Clemson and GT, maybe even FSU to a certain extent, can blame it on realignment, but that doesn't explain NC St or UVA. Perhaps those were due to late drops.

 

[Desean12345]

Ole miss isn't a top 10 team at all. The first decent team they play, they will lose, just like last year. Georgia hasn't beaten a quality team yet. Not sure if Clemson qualifies as a good team.

 

[The Crimson King]

Ole miss isn't a top 10 team at all. The first decent team they play, they will lose, just like last year. Georgia hasn't beaten a quality team yet. Not sure if Clemson qualifies as a good team.

Who goes in their place? If ksu beats auburn, yes

 

[TexasExes98]

Ole Miss at #10 is a fucking joke. Beating unranked BSU, ULL and Vandy warrants a top ten ranking? Fuck that.....

 

[TigerBait1971]

Also important to remember is that SEC teams only play 8 conference games despite having a 14 team conference. This give SEC teams a good chance of not playing other good SEC teams. Also the SEC plays far more FCS teams then any other power 5 conference. So the SEC SOS is a LOT weaker then people think.

talk out of your ass much?