Originally Posted by Bearcat:
Looking at the CFB playoff standings....
Alabama, 8-3
Ohio State, 3-3 (including being shutout 31-0 against Clemson and 52-24 against Alabama)
LSU, 2-0
Georgia, 1-1
Michigan State, 0-1 (38-0 to Alabama)
....I would say we shouldn't be comparing the SEC to B1G at all and that saying the B1G has one great team is a stretch compared to the SEC's success.
Preseason polls and the overreaction that happens in the first few weeks is a problem for the SEC and B12, etc as well (ISU was "top 10" and Baylor beat them when they were 14, so then Baylor ended up in the top 15... but, what if we pretended ISU was never "top 10"?), but I would argue the B1G should have lost the benefit of the doubt years ago while the SEC still deserves some.
Like I said though, I'm not sure who you replace in some of those spots this year... CFB has broken records for the number of top 25 losses and top 10 losses this season.
I certainly didn't say the B1G was better or necessarily the same as the SEC, and I'm not saying you did directly either, but the SEC is highly overvalued in terms of competitiveness comparatively, that's for certain. Georgia tends to have a good team but tends to fail when they face Bama (sounds like Michigan vs OSU). LSU tends to be good but falls into obscurity for a couple of years at a crack. When you look at consistency in getting to the playoffs, it's Alabama and that's it and it's undeniable. Look at Georgia's and LSU's W-L over the years, then look at Michigan and Wisconsin. There's not a difference. Like Alabama in the SEC, OSU is the cream of the crop in the B1G. If you dig down, B1G teams tend to have better records at the bottom of the conference than SEC teams, which hints at a more competitive conference. Does the SEC tend to have the B1G's number head-to-head? Yes, and more especially in bowl games, and that's why I give a slight edge to the SEC but I won't concede it's some enormous difference or that the B1G doesn't field high-quality competition. For whatever reason, the B1G can't seem to get a team over the top once in a while outside of OSU no matter how good some of those other teams have been. The SEC is the darling, at least right now, and much to thank for Alabama's dominance in the current era. If not for 'Bama, the historical record for National Championships would be even more severely skewed in favor of the B1G. Something to chew on, I suppose. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Carr4MVP:
The Big 12 is weak sauce this year. Oklahoma is a fraud team that is playing great escape every week and Baylor lost to a dreadful TCU team.
And Okie State lost to Iowa State.
Cincy has the superior resume.
An undefeated Cincy has a better resume than a 1 loss Big 12 Champion, yes.