The SEC is 2-5 in bowls so far and possibly 2-6 if Vanderbilt loses (down 28-3).

The conference may still finish strong with the remaining games, but it is looking like five teams in the playoffs was probably excessive.

Edit: Didn't see the other thread. Feel free to delete thread..... or to discuss.

Vandy is down 21-10.
Not that that changes your point, but….

Just saw that. ESPN.com must have given the touchdown to the wrong team before correcting it.

Yes.

The SEC is 1-1 against the SEC so far.

bigtruckguy3500 said:

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The Collective said:

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Bowls are meaningless in measuring conferences against each other

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We say this now, but in years past many/most on this board used it to boast of SEC toughness.

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Opt-outs for future NFL draft picks and players entering the transfer portal has never been higher. It's naive to think the non CFP bowl teams are verbatim to the team they were during the regular season.

That said, who really cares about the SEC? Greg Sankey has me not caring whatsoever about SEC loyalty.

Guess the Big 12 is underrated with the BYU, Houston, and TCU wins over ACC, SEC, and Big10

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The conference may still finish strong with the remaining games

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Who cares? I hope they all lose.

The SEC is now 2-6 in bowl or CFP games so far, but the premise the SEC is overrated has several flaws.

1. Bowls have always been a crapshoot because of the long break from the last regular season game.

2. For many teams, the rosters are a shell of what they are during the regular season because of opt-outs for future NFL draft picks and players entering the transfer portal.

3. 5 SEC teams made the playoffs, and a 6th SEC team finished with a 10-2 regular season game that wasn't good enough to make the playoffs.

4. The SEC went 11-6 against Power 4 nonconference teams, excluding Ole Miss's 24-21 home win over Washington State on 10/11.

Very over rated

And don't give me that @$@@ that it's a meaningless bowl game

Heart and determination is what makes programs and conferences great…. It's lacking big time in the SEC

A bunch of entitled NIL kids more worried about the money than playing the game

5 sec
3 B1G
1 ACC
1 BDF
Made the playoffs

Currently the 6 th best SEC teams is playing the 4th best B1G
Earlier today the 7 th best SEC team played 5 th best Big

Hard to read too much Into bowl outcome

It's a lot easier to prep for one game a month away like it's the Super Bowl then grinding it every single week with a full SEC conference schedule.

Jarrin Jay said:

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SEC had 5 CFP teams. You can't judge anything based on non-CFP bowl games due to all the opt outs.

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Nailed it.

Jarrin Jay said:

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SEC had 5 CFP teams. You can't judge anything based on non-CFP bowl games due to all the opt outs.

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True. but won't shock me if we go 2-5 with the only wins being because we played other SEC teams.

wangus12 said:

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Jarrin Jay said:

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SEC had 5 CFP teams. You can't judge anything based on non-CFP bowl games due to all the opt outs.

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True. but won't shock me if we go 2-5 with the only wins being because we played other SEC teams.

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It won't shock me if an SEC team wins the whole enchilada just as it has 17 out of the last 30 years.

Well, let's take a look at it.

Arkansas went back to being Chad Morris-bad. Just 2 wins all season. Their two wins came against Alabama A&M, and Arkansas St. Thats pretty special

Auburn some how goes back to back seasons of missing out on playing in a bowl? Is that right? Correct me if im wrong please. Also, when is the last time that happend?

LSU is so bad they fire their coach, go 7-6, and lose to Houston in a bowl game. Lol. Wow. Props to LSU though, for some fanbases they would still consider that a decent season and make excuses.

Mizzou didnt beat anyone with a pulse. They got no breaks, had to start their 3rd string QB at times. They lost to Virginia in a bowl game.

Florida was supposed to be improved over who they were in 2024. They spent crazy money in the offseason. They fire their coach and their only good win is against ut-austin. No bowl for Florida. They also fire their coach

Mississippi St lol

ut-austin went from preseason #1 to the cheese-it bowl. They lost to a really bad Florida team. Hung their hats on wins against A&M, and an OU team that played a QB with a broken hand? ut-austin was meh. Definitely not great

UT didn't beat anyone with a pulse. Went 8-5 (bowl loss too)

UGA cant get pressure on the opposing QB. But they're playing their best football when it counts. So, UGA makes the good-great teams list of the 2025 SEC

Vanderbilt another season of overachieving. Are we calling them good? They won a bunch of games, didnt make it to Atlanta, the playoffs, or win their bowl game. For Vandy standards they were good, but all the bluebloods are probably thinking "that's cute"

Alabama made the playoffs, won a playoff game *checks notes* against a SEC team. I dont have an issue with people calling Bama good, but they aint Nick Saban, Alabama football and everyone knows it

USC a ranked preseason team. Surely they'll be good again, Coach Beamer has the program turned around. Except he didn't. They were terrible. No bowl game. No victory over their rival which was also terrible.

Oklahoma starting QB breaks his hand. But they make the playoffs and get to play the game at home. No championships, no post-season victories. IMO, not a team that gets a lot of respect nor do they belong one good-great list.

Ole Miss deserves to be on the good-great list. Made the playoffs, took care of business despite all the distractions. So, 3 good-great SEC teams?

Kentucky sucked so badly they also fired their coach

With NIL, and Saban gone. The SEC is NOT the juggernaut it once was.

The only SCC team I root for is Georgia. I hope everyone of them gets beat.

It's all about dollars in the NIL era. Big Ten teams have the most money and they are definitely the premier conference. SEC schools are simply poorer overall. Their richest schools are TU & A&M but there is definitely a drop off in terms of athletic revenue and overall endowments for most SEC teams as you go down the list.

A&M would be better off the the big ten, being the sole Texas school there and getting the most athletic revenue as possible. Alumni are divided between rivalries and maintaining the status quo versus redefining the brand and hoping for greatness. Likely, A&M will continue as is and be held back by it's alums (they won't even consider renaming Kyle Field for $$s for instance). They need to lease out the names to raise money/NIL. If you live in the past, you stay in the past.

The bowls have less meaning if youre not in the CFP.

Does not matter technically but the perception is different and the national media is probably going to have a field day with that.

Apparently not as overrated as Ohio Sate…

I guess Julian Sayin sucks. Where was he throwing that. No reciever close.

Texas A&M said:

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The SEC is 2-5 in bowls so far and possibly 2-6 if Vanderbilt loses (down 28-3).

The conference may still finish strong with the remaining games, but it is looking like five teams in the playoffs was probably excessive.

Edit: Didn't see the other thread. Feel free to delete thread..... or to discuss.

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Bowls are meaningless

King Aggie aTm said:

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It's all about dollars in the NIL era. Big Ten teams have the most money and they are definitely the premier conference. SEC schools are simply poorer overall. Their richest schools are TU & A&M but there is definitely a drop off in terms of athletic revenue and overall endowments for most SEC teams as you go down the list.

A&M would be better off the the big ten, being the sole Texas school there and getting the most athletic revenue as possible. Alumni are divided between rivalries and maintaining the status quo versus redefining the brand and hoping for greatness. Likely, A&M will continue as is and be held back by it's alums (they won't even consider renaming Kyle Field for $$s for instance). They need to lease out the names to raise money/NIL. If you live in the past, you stay in the past.

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Well said. Not sure what the future landscape of college football and conference realignments will look like, but I'd love to see A&M in the Big-10. They already have 18 teams, but have hinted on further expanding to 20 teams. AS an AAU school and gateway into the Texas television market, Texas A&M could offer a lot for the conference.

King Aggie aTm said:

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It's all about dollars in the NIL era. Big Ten teams have the most money and they are definitely the premier conference. SEC schools are simply poorer overall. Their richest schools are TU & A&M but there is definitely a drop off in terms of athletic revenue and overall endowments for most SEC teams as you go down the list.

A&M would be better off the the big ten, being the sole Texas school there and getting the most athletic revenue as possible. Alumni are divided between rivalries and maintaining the status quo versus redefining the brand and hoping for greatness. Likely, A&M will continue as is and be held back by it's alums (they won't even consider renaming Kyle Field for $$s for instance). They need to lease out the names to raise money/NIL. If you live in the past, you stay in the past.

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You really want to rename Kyle field for sponsorship money? Pathetic. Why don't we just have the whole university sponsored?

TexAggie1999 said:

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King Aggie aTm said:

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It's all about dollars in the NIL era. Big Ten teams have the most money and they are definitely the premier conference. SEC schools are simply poorer overall. Their richest schools are TU & A&M but there is definitely a drop off in terms of athletic revenue and overall endowments for most SEC teams as you go down the list.

A&M would be better off the the big ten, being the sole Texas school there and getting the most athletic revenue as possible. Alumni are divided between rivalries and maintaining the status quo versus redefining the brand and hoping for greatness. Likely, A&M will continue as is and be held back by it's alums (they won't even consider renaming Kyle Field for $$s for instance). They need to lease out the names to raise money/NIL. If you live in the past, you stay in the past.

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You really want to rename Kyle field for sponsorship money? Pathetic. Why don't we just have the whole university sponsored?

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This ******* probably supported the flooding of campus with the god awful products that come from Pepsi.

The head coach turnover this year speaks for itself.