Well, now I was just there for 2 nights and not for a game...I probably got a different experience. We had some really good food though at a couple nice restaurants. Our trip to/from the stadium was via cab so we didn't have to drive. We were down on the field for the concert.
I don't think I've ever heard an SEC fan make that claim. I'm a Vols fan, but I know they didn't win the BCS last year. They hardly won at all. But, maybe some fans who root for their conference are proud when an SEC team wins, which is almost every year lately.
I don't disagree with your comment (other than calling mine nonsense). I'll just say that my Vols have Bama, Oregon, SC, UF, and GA in the next 7 weeks. That's pretty dang tough. West Virginia has a VERY tough schedule too. But the Vols play 5 teams that are ranked higher than anyone on the Mountaineers schedule. That's what many SEC teams face every year.
Is going 7-5 with 5 losses coming against top 11 teams different than 7-5 against a lesser schedule? I'm not overly emotional about any of this...I also like non-SEC schools with very respectable coaches, teams with a lot of heart/character (e.g. Penn State last year), overachievers (Boise St.), etc.
I don't think any of that is true, unless you know how we really feel, and we don't. I don't think I've ever met a single SEC fan who thinks any SEC NC is a NC for all other schools. And, I don't know any SEC fans who think that only the last 10 years count. But, I would rather have last year's NC than one from 63 years ago. It's just conference, or maybe regional pride. Kinda like being proud of growing up in a tough neighborhood or something.
I don't see what's wrong with having conference pride. Ok...not everyone else feels that way...fine. But what's "third grade" about that? I'm a huge fan of an SEC team that's currently a little down (but with a very rich/successful history). I'm proud of the fact that my team is in the toughest conference. 7-5 in the SEC with losses coming against Bama, SC, UF, LSU, and UGA is a little different than 7-5 most other conferences (in most other years). It IS the toughest conference, well beyond the top 2-3 teams. I don't see how anyone could dispute that for recent years. What's the big deal?
For the last several years, the SEC has represented ~half of the top 10 from start to finish. SEC consistently stomps the elite teams from other conferences. Yes, there are SEC losses too, but not nearly as often as SEC victories.
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