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Well you can say that each year these teams change.Overall the SEC is the best year around.After that sentence something told me to check what the web had to say.I typed in the question :"What is the best college football conference?
This came up in Google:
Here are this season's first conference rankings, which look a lot like they did a year ago:
1. SEC
Defending BCS national champion Florida and defending SEC West champion Alabama look as good as they did in 2008. Ole Miss beat Memphis 45-14 in its opener but looked a little shaky for a top-10 team. Georgia and South Carolina have issues on offense; LSU has issues on defense. Auburn, Arkansas and Tennessee looked much better in their openers than they did last year.
2. Big 12
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford's shoulder injury could have a lasting effect on the Big 12 and national championship races. Losing sensational tight end Jermaine Gresham to a season-ending knee injury doesn't help the Sooners' stock, either. Oklahoma State's defense might finally be good enough to challenge Texas in the Big 12 South. Missouri, which had to replace quarterback Chase Daniel and speedy receiver Jeremy Maclin, might have had the most impressive debut in a 37-9 rout of Illinois in Week 1.
3. Pac-10
We'll find out in Saturday night's game at Ohio State whether USC is again the class of the Pac-10. California showed in its opening 52-13 rout of Maryland that it might be good enough to finally challenge the Trojans. Few teams in the country had as bad an opener as Oregon, which lost to Boise State 19-8 and now has to move on without star tailback LeGarrette Blount. Stanford might be the league's dark horse, and Washington was much more competitive in coach Steve Sarkisian's debut.
4. ACC
Yes, it was an awful week for the ACC. Virginia Tech, the preseason favorite to win its third straight ACC crown, lost to Alabama 34-24 in the Georgia Dome. Virginia and Duke both lost to FCS opponents, and Clemson was the only ACC team to beat a FBS nonconference opponent, defeating Middle Tennessee State 37-14. The league salvaged some of its reputation with Miami's 38-34 victory at Florida State on Monday night. The bottom of the league might be bad, but Virginia Tech, Florida State, Miami and Georgia Tech are potential Top 25 teams.
5. Big Ten
It wasn't a great opening weekend for the Big Ten, but Penn State and Ohio State remain in the BCS national title hunt for another week, at least. The Buckeyes needed a stop on a two-point conversion play to beat Navy 31-27, hardly a performance we expected from the Buckeyes. Minnesota needed overtime to beat Syracuse 23-20, and Iowa needed two blocked field goals to beat FCS opponent Northern Iowa 17-16. Illinois was blasted by Missouri, and Wisconsin was hardly impressive in its 28-20 victory over Northern Illinois.
6. Big East
Preseason conference favorites South Florida and Pittsburgh routed lesser opponents in their openers, but West Virginia was less than impressive in a 33-20 win over FCS opponent Liberty. Cincinnati showed it isn't going away any time soon when it blasted Rutgers 47-15 on the road on Monday. Syracuse was much, much more competitive under first-year coach Doug Marrone in its home-opening loss to Minnesota.
7. Mountain West
The league continues to grab national headlines after BYU upset then-No. 3 Oklahoma 14-13 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Saturday. Colorado State also scored a big upset with its 23-17 victory at rival Colorado on Sunday. Defending MWC champion Utah didn't have much trouble in a 35-17 victory over Utah State on Thursday night.
8. Conference USA
C-USA might be the country's most underrated league in 2009. Southern Miss and Houston will be tough outs for anyone (be careful, Pokes), and East Carolina and Tulsa will have some say in the conference race. Meanwhile, UAB looked like one of the country's most improved teams in its 44-24 rout of Rice.
9. WAC
Boise State turned in the season's first big surprise with its upset of the Ducks on the blue artificial turf of Bronco Stadium. But the rest of the league -- outside of Fresno State's 51-0 rout of California-Davis -- largely struggled in Week 1. Louisiana Tech and Nevada weren't very competitive in losses to Auburn and Notre Dame, respectively, and Hawaii wasn't very impressive in a 25-20 victory over FCS foe Central Arkansas.
10. MAC
Bowling Green and Buffalo carried the MAC flag in Week 1, as the Falcons upset Troy 31-14 and the Bulls defeated UTEP 23-17. But the MAC had to be disappointed that Western Michigan wasn't more competitive in its 31-7 loss at Michigan and that Central Michigan didn't put up more of a fight in its 19-6 loss at Arizona. Even worse, Temple lost to FCS foe Villanova 27-24.
11. Sun Belt
Four Sun Belt teams lost their openers to teams from BCS conferences by an average of 41 points. Defending Sun Belt champion Troy lost to Bowling Green, while Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas State routed lesser opponents. North Texas did look much better in a 20-10 victory over rebuilding Ball State.
Here too:http://http://www.pubclub.com/collegefootball/conferences.htm (broken link)
Thats just 4 of the many that came up unquestionably ranking the SEC the best undisputed conference.Its NOT overrated.
If they're not coming strong on the offense, that sounds overrated to me. And their place as the best conference is not undisputed. We're disputing it right now! lol
There's no doubt in my mind that Dallas would've been an excellent venue given the fact that it attracts young college graduates from nearby Big 12 schools, as well as many college graduates from some of the SEC schools like LSU, Arkansas, and Ole Miss (not to mention all the Northern transplants who graduated from Big 10 schools). Additionally Dallas hosts one of the most historic college bowl games--the Cotton Bowl--as well as one of the most storied rivlaries, the Red River Shootout (Texas v Oklahoma).
However I think Atlanta has the slight advantage given that it sits in the heart of the Southeast where college football absolutely reigns supreme. It also sits at the crossroads of the SEC and ACC, hosts the SEC championship game, and the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl--which has grown more and more prominent every year. Not to mention that Atlanta also attracts more tourists and conventions than Dallas.
Jesus, another long winded thread of people making childish posts.
Here are a few things to clarify:
1 While certainly having a base of support (larger local population + ability to attract others) is a given, the real deciding facter as usual is MONEY. Georgia as usual likes to use our tax dollars for corporate welfare like nobody else. That's a fact. Ask NASCAR (it wasn't good enough but other dynamics were at play, mostly that NASCAR wanted a bidding war to get its true goal of Charlotte to give them more), ask KIA.
2 The SEC is hands down the best conference this decade, but people have very, very short memories or they would realize that various conferences have ruled over various time periods.
3 People LOVE college football all over the country. It's like the frat boy that talks about how his college is the biggest party school, having never traveled to other schools.
Atlanta comfortably meets requirements, but spent the most to get the business. If Dallas and Texas offered more, it might be a different headline. If any decent size Midwestern city had been aggressive, it might have been yeet another headline.
Oh so Tennessee and Georgia,Alabama and Auburn are not great teams?You need to go take a nap or something because you seem to be suffering from some type of malady like sleep deprivation!You not thinking straight!!LOL!!
I'm just telling the truth. Tennessee? They suck, they have the WORST offense in the SEC. Are you serious? Georgia is alright, they're not elite, Alabama is good, Auburn is so so. Here are the good teams in the SEC, Florida, Alabama, LSU. When was the last time TN, GA, or Auburn went to the National Championship? SEC=Overrated.
Jesus, another long winded thread of people making childish posts.
Here are a few things to clarify:
1 While certainly having a base of support (larger local population + ability to attract others) is a given, the real deciding facter as usual is MONEY. Georgia as usual likes to use our tax dollars for corporate welfare like nobody else. That's a fact. Ask NASCAR (it wasn't good enough but other dynamics were at play, mostly that NASCAR wanted a bidding war to get its true goal of Charlotte to give them more), ask KIA.
2 The SEC is hands down the best conference this decade, but people have very, very short memories or they would realize that various conferences have ruled over various time periods.
3 People LOVE college football all over the country. It's like the frat boy that talks about how his college is the biggest party school, having never traveled to other schools.
Atlanta comfortably meets requirements, but spent the most to get the business. If Dallas and Texas offered more, it might be a different headline. If any decent size Midwestern city had been aggressive, it might have been yeet another headline.
As usual it all comes down to $$$$$$$.
People do indeed have very short memories and forget other conferences reigned supreme.
If they're not coming strong on the offense, that sounds overrated to me. And their place as the best conference is not undisputed. We're disputing it right now! lol
EXACTLY. Defense doesn't win games all the time, and people always love to call out Big12's defense, and fail to realize the SEC doesn't have an elite offense.
3 People LOVE college football all over the country. It's like the frat boy that talks about how his college is the biggest party school, having never traveled to other schools.
Terrible analogy.
The bottom line is ..
Despite being poorer and less populated, the southeast has bigger TV contracts & athletic budgets, and higher attendance figures than any other region of the country.
I'm guessing you're an Ohio State fan who has never spent much time in the state of Georgia.
Actually, I hate Ohio State. I'm from NC so I bleed ACC. But Iknow Ohio State is the largest public university so it makes sense to me. I am also from Charlotte so Georgia is in my backyard. If you read my statement you see I actually love ATL. But I understand you probably couldn't tell because I disagreed about Atlanta, understandable.
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