The only league that can slow down the SEC–is the SEC
Birmingham—At 1:30 p.m. today Commissioner Mike Slive will kick off the SEC’s 2009 Football Media Days with his annual message on the state of the conference. This will be Slive’s eighth football media days since taking over as commissioner in 2002 and he will say that the state of the conference is very, very good.
He probably won’t say this but I will. The Southeastern Conference has been in existence since 1933 and there were a lot of great moments in the first 75 years. But competitively, academically, and financially the SEC has never been better than it is right now. And here’s the rub if you compete against the SEC: For a lot of different reasons this league is about to get even stronger.
Let us review:
**–In the 2008-2009 academic year the SEC won five national championships. It finished as the national runner-up in five other sports. So in 10 of the 20 sports that the league sponsors, the SEC finished first or second nationally.
**–Under Slive the SEC has won four national championships in football (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008) with a string of three straight. Florida is a unanimous preseason No. 1 and is favored to repeat as national champions. If the Gators win it, that will give the SEC five national championships in Slive’s eight years as commissioner. And that doesn’t count Auburn, which was 13-0 in 2004. Since Slive became commissioner the SEC has won a total of 43 national championships.
**–The upcoming academic year will mark the beginning of two unprecedented 15-year contracts with CBS and ESPN that will pump $2.8 billion (with a “B”) into the 12 member institutions and provide unprecedented television exposure to the non-revenue sports and academics. Part of that exposure, we learned this week, is an SEC Network on ESPN that will reach into Big Ten, Big 12, and Big East country. The national interest in SEC football is that high.
**– While other conferences have had to shorten their football media days or eliminate them completely due to finances, the SEC expects over 900 media members (up from last year’s record of 836) to attend this three-day session.
But Slive, a former judge, told me that he will offer a few words of caution today. Yes, things are going very well for the Southeastern Conference.
“We should always remember that the only league that can impede the SEC’s continued ability to succeed,” said Slive, “is the SEC.”
What Slive means is that with all of this success, both competitively and financially, comes the obligation by the leaders of the SEC to practice even more due diligence. Slive’s goal when he took over was to have no teams on any kind of NCAA probation in five years. That goal wasn’t completely realized but there is no question that things are better on the enforcement front.
But with the competitive bar being raised every year and with multi-million dollar salaries at stake, there will be temptations to cut corners. Slive does not want that to happen on his watch.
“This has been one of the great periods in the history of the league,” Slive said. “I take great satisfaction in the success that we’ve had and the progress we’ve made in some other matters off the field. They go hand in hand.
“If we can keep vigilant and compassionate we can continue to enjoy what I have referred to as the golden age of our conference.”
In other words: If you’re the SEC right now, the only thing that can screw this up is you.
Slive had to have a heart to heart with his football coaches at the SEC Spring meetings in Destin. Actually, it was a lot more forceful than that. He had gotten fed up with the back biting among some of the coaches in the press and basically read them the riot act. The message was received and understood by the coaches. The basketball coaches got the same message and, with the arrival of John Calipari at Kentucky, the price of poker in that sport has also been raised considerably.
The last few years have been quite busy for Slive. First he was the coordinator of the BCS, which is one of the least popular jobs in college athletics. He just finished his chairmanship of the NCAA Men’s Basketball committee which may be the toughest, most time-consuming job in all of college sports.
While all that was going on, the SEC had another record year on the field and negotiated the biggest television contract in the history of college sports that will carry the SEC brand nationwide.
And did I mention that Slive’s daughter Anna, who ran the 2007 Final Four in Atlanta, is getting married in August? Slive said he is going to take a little time off in the coming weeks—if he can.
“I’m still waiting for summer to start,” said Slive. “But I think we’re entitled to 10 minutes of satisfaction and then we have to go back to work.”
Programming note: We’ll be doing our CSS show, “Talkin’ Football” live each day during SEC media days. Tonight’s show will feature Commissioner Slive along with the head coaches at Vanderbilt (Bobby Johnson), Arkansas (Bobby Petrino), Kentucky (Rich Brooks), and Mississippi State (Dan Mullen). Bob Neal, Mark Schlabach, and Sandra Golden will all be there to give you the inside access to SEC Media Days. Please join us. The show is at 6 p.m. with replays at 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. on Thursday.
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Steve Spurrier
July 22nd, 2009
7:27 am
Slive will have his hands full watching the sleeze bag Calipari. For the first time in a long time, the league is in decent shape with the NCAA, Bama not withstanding.
JB
July 22nd, 2009
7:28 am
where is m telling us that all the above is crap and the ACC and Tech is the only real deal ( yawn).
The tumble weeds continue to blow across grant Field as 5.5 million citizens of Atlanta refuse to show up to watch college football there and eat free pizza and coke……….. Gotta love the SEC…..GATA…..Go Dawgs
shortcircuit
July 22nd, 2009
7:31 am
What time is the show?
MiltonDawg
July 22nd, 2009
7:33 am
SEC will continue to dominate CFB this year. ACC will be the backburner once again. Cannot wait till 9/5/09!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!
ThaMan
July 22nd, 2009
7:40 am
Tech took the SEC 2 out of 3 last year. Dawgs only claim to fame is being a member of the SEC. You still have to win your own games.
Pi$$onaDawg
July 22nd, 2009
7:49 am
JB we can just come to Athens and enjoy the smell at Septic Tank of the South in all its glory once again. The SEC is powerful yes, but they need to keep the players getting degrees not just passed to get to the next level. I will still take a degree from an ACC school over a SEC school. I want my Dr. to be from Duke over UGA.
SomewhereinGA
July 22nd, 2009
8:00 am
Dear Pisser,
I have not noticed the Nerds graduation rate skyrocket like you imply….have you noticed where GT’s graduation rates are in relation to my beloved Dawgs???? Check it out. As recently as this past year the stats were posted and it was not pretty from your perspective. But I suppose you and St. Simons (45-42 HaHaHa!) have kept your head in the tickle pile a little too long.
And I really could care less where your Dr. is from…hell, mine is a Gator grad and I would not trade her for anything.
Hunting Dawg
July 22nd, 2009
8:10 am
M and St. Simons haven’t woken up yet from working the late shift as bus boys at the Varsity.
LOL
July 22nd, 2009
8:11 am
Tony, you say the SEC is “competitively, academically, and financially” better? I didn’t see anything in your article that shows the SEC is academically better. So I’m assuming the SEC is still the Special Ed Conference. Although you can apparently get free books at Bama. Maybe that’s the spike in academics you were talking about.
athensdawg
July 22nd, 2009
8:17 am
we are getting of to a great start this morning!
JB
July 22nd, 2009
8:20 am
Mr. piss on a Dawg………You must go to a vet for your health care…..makes sense……
Robert
July 22nd, 2009
8:20 am
Success sure breeds jealousy.
Academic
July 22nd, 2009
8:21 am
Graduation rates don’t mean squat. Who do you think has a better graduation rate, The Boy Scouts or the Navy Seals? Which one do you want protecting your family? It’s not how many you graduate, but want they’re learning.
m
July 22nd, 2009
8:22 am
Tony…how do you say this shiite with a straight face?
The sec is the most overhyped and overated conference in history. The BSbcs exists soley to give the sec a FAKE championship every year that means NOTHING.
The ACC beat the sec headup last year. In 10 regular season games, the acc won 6-4…even though most sec fans predicted the sec to win every game.
The ACC plays the sec 7 regular season games this year…including playing sec powers floriduh, alabammmer, and ugag. I will make a bet with you…..I bet the acc beats the sec at least 4 out of 7 games. If the sec wins, I agree not to post on your blog for a year. If the ACC wins, you agree to change your name on here, from Mr. College Football to Mr. sec homer-gomer, and admit that you are just a biased sec hack.
Deal?
sec…blowing smoke since 1933.
Proofread much?
July 22nd, 2009
8:23 am
So in 10 of the 20 sports that the league sponsors, the SEC finished first or second nationally in 10 of them.
Gen Neyland
July 22nd, 2009
8:26 am
Anybody that remotely dabbles in college athletics knows the SEC is hard to beat in a competitive sense. All Slive has to do is put her on auto-pilot and watch the gauges. The rest will take care if itself.
Jesse Scroggins now says he’ll announce Thursday between USC West, Florida or Tennessee.
Tiger Bait
July 22nd, 2009
8:28 am
38-3
Jackets are a joke
38-3 Glad it still hurts so bad losers
Eric
July 22nd, 2009
8:32 am
War Eagle!
CharlotteGator
July 22nd, 2009
8:36 am
To elaborate on Big Tone’s point, I think the danger lurking is the ultra-competitiveness of the league. You can’t have this many intense, great, and high profile coaches slugging it out without the temptation to cheat for an edge creeping in. I sincerely hope it doesn’t happen, but at the same time, these guys are fighting for their jobs and only a few can be ’successful’ every year. We may be creating the monster that devours us by demanding so much and having such high expectations of our teams.
Totally agree with the previous poster on the basketball side of the house. I used to love those UMass teams as a kid growing up, but facts are facts. Calipari has been shady at best in every stop he’s had and Kentucky and by extension the SEC really need to be careful. Having him in the fold will surely improve the quality and effort/resources devoted to basketball, but long term, he definitely needs to be watched as for all intents and purposes we will be a football conference.
CharlotteGator
July 22nd, 2009
8:45 am
Gen Neyland,
That’s interesting. I remember us working the Scroggins trail but thought we had fallen out of contention. I believe he was the recruit that said Urban stated “we’re moving away from the spread once Tebow leaves” or something along those lines. Not sure I buy that, but that’s neither here nor there. I imagine we’re a distant 3rd at this point. Interesting that he’s announcing during SEC Media days though. That’s got UT written all over it. Good luck in nabbing him.
m,
If the BCS championship means nothing, I’m sure Tech wouldn’t go if given the opportunity. They probably should just not accept the BCS bid that comes along with winning the A(pathetic) Coast Conference if that happens.
Also, if you’re so confident about the upcoming matchups, go ahead and list them out with your predictions. I suspect writing them out might actually change your mind/prediction if they’re there in writing. Facts are fun, so put them out there and let’s have the debate.
JB
July 22nd, 2009
8:45 am
HEADLINE NEWS: THIS JUST IN………..RB Dwyer of Georgia Tech arrested this morning for breaking into the Georgia Dome……When questioned he stated ” I was looking for the end zone”
Tony Barnhart
July 22nd, 2009
8:47 am
Thanks for the catch, Proofread much? I fixed it.
The Talkin’ Football Show is at 6 p.m. each day with replays at 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. the next morning.
TB
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July 22nd, 2009
8:52 am
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RAMBLE ON!!!
July 22nd, 2009
8:55 am
Wow Tony, I bet you got a nice “thrill up your leg” writing this article.
Not Disappointed
July 22nd, 2009
9:00 am
Tony, I look forward to Talking Football! Just another sign that “College Football” is in the air! Coming on FOOTBALL!!!!!!
Great article
Atlanta Gator
July 22nd, 2009
9:01 am
“Academic”—-Pardon me, sir, but graduation rates DO matter.
The undergraduate degree has become the basic academic credential in America if you want to get a job in management or a profession. Without it, there is no graduate school, no professional school, and your have a reduced spectrum of opportunities to change your family’s economic status. No, sir, graduation rates DO matter.
I know the great lengths to which my alma mater goes to assist its scholarship athletes in obtaining their degrees. Florida’s academic support program for its student-athletes is as good or better than the university’s sports training facilities. Some cynics would begrudge these kids the extra counseling, tutoring and attention that they receive. To my way of thinking, that’s part of the package of perfectly proper benefits these young people receive for giving up any semblance of a normal undergraduate life in order to represent their school in NCAA sports. Afterall, what would you rather give these kids—-a sackful of Benjamins and a new Camaro, or a real opportunity to graduate and get a meaningful job afterward?
In the future, don’t be such a cynic, and perhaps other bloggers will take your comments more seriously.
Have a nice day.
Atlanta Gator
July 22nd, 2009
9:08 am
“Academic”—-BTW, the U.S. Navy SEALS represent something like one-tenth of one percent of the entire U.S. military—-that’s why they are an “elite” commando force. If you were to hold the entire U.S. military to their standards, we would have virtually no one to defend our country.
By analogy, you would require every college athlete to graduate with high honors in physics, chemistry, kinesiology or aerospace engineering for their graduation to be meaningful. That’s just plain silly.
Cool Coach
July 22nd, 2009
9:13 am
Hey Homer:
“…the SEC had another record year on the field and negotiated the biggest television contract in the history of college sports that will carry the SEC brand nationwide….”
SEC is already nationwide on ESPN. The network typically broadcasts primetime SEC game most Sat nights during the season.
JB: good one! How long did it take you to come up with that? Did you make it up on the way to daycare this a.m.???
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July 22nd, 2009
9:27 am
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Miles
July 22nd, 2009
9:27 am
The SEC would not be what it is today without its fans. The best conference in the country, i.e., the SEC, has the best fans!
harry dawg 73
July 22nd, 2009
9:33 am
Older Tech fans and actual Tech grads, know that Tech RAN from the SEC in the late 60s, due to the prospect of recruting greater numbers that the SEC then allowed. As an “independent” in those days, Tech could recruit far greater numbers than the SEC or any conference then allowed. See?
Once Tech fans of today know that, they realize that Tech was like their school colors ………y-e-l-l-o-w. Then, later in the mid to late 70s, Tech BEGGED to get back in the club ( SEC ) because all independents and conference schools had to recruit the same numbers. See? Tech was short sited and for engineers, not a good trait. Bad.
The ACC came along fortunately for Tech and let them into that itty bitty club. Tech fans ( real ones ) always, always would prefer games with their natural rivals of Auburn, U of T and Bama and Florida, where Bobby Dood Jr played behind Steve Spurrier. See? SEC ruled then and even now. Bobby Dodd played for the U of T. See? SEC ruled then and now.
Now you young folks know that Tech blew it and has never recovered.
You heard it here first.
Harry Dawg – UGA 73
m
July 22nd, 2009
9:38 am
CharlotteGator,
The games are as follows:
Virginia Poly vs alabammmer
NC State vs south caroliner
Clemson vs south caroliner
FSU vs floriduh
TECH vs mippy pippy state
TECH vs vannerbilt
TECH vs jawja whiney crybaby hushpuppies
Even though you sec fools think that the sec is the greatest conference in the history of the world and that the ACC is the worst conference…the ACC will win a minimum of 4 out of 7 and prove once again that the sec is all hat and no cattle.
Recap of last year’s regular season games between the ACC and sec:
alabammer over Clemson
south caroliner over NC State
floriduh over Miami
floriduh over FSU
TECH over ugag
TECH over mippy pippy state
Wake Forest over ole missie (the team floriduh could’t beat)
Wake Forest over vannerbilt
last place Duke over bowl bound vannerbilt
Clemson over south caroliner
I was told by most sec fans that the acc wouldn’t win any of these games.
Isn’t it amazing that the worst conference in the world would do so well with the best conference in the history of the world??
Do you realize how foolish you sec homer-gomers look when the on the field action does not ever match your idiotic sec hype???
Gatorzone
July 22nd, 2009
9:38 am
Why do you guys get the Tech fans started first thing? If you do not want to hear from them, stop goading them!
Gen Neyland
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 am
RAMBLE ON!!! : The medical world has taken an interest in the malady you referenced. It is now known as Chris Matthews Disease, or CMD. The cure is a shot of my Tennessee Creekwater Sippin’ Solvent. Makes you tingle all over and you just forget about it being localized…
Paul The Vol
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 am
ACC fan – you can scream all you want but Tony is right. This TV deal gives the SEC unprecedented exposure across the nation. Even the SEC network, which carries the games that CBS and ESPN doesn’t want, is seen as far north as New York City – hundreds of miles away from the closest SEC school.
This new TV exposure will have a positive effect on all SEC sports because so many will be broadcast nationwide. No matter what the head-to-head record may be in a sport between the SEC and another conference, the SEC has left all of them in the dust. It would not surprise me at all to start seeing schools from other conferences petitioning the SEC for admission.
jconservative
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 am
Tony, get Bob Neal to tell you the story from “Football Saturday on TBS” where Van Brocklyn explained how George Rogers was able to qualify academically to get into South Carolina but couldn’t get into Georgia Tech.
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 am
you tell’em Gatorzone!!!
m is spot on once again. I’m amazed even by Tech standards what a genius he is.
Geaux SEC
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 am
I’m amused at the Tech fans pimping their team, with its ’70s vintage offense. Peach bowl game tape now available for all D-coordinators.
Gatorzone
July 22nd, 2009
9:45 am
m, most fans do not call the ACC the worst conference, I think the Big 10 has that honor. However, they are clearly inferior to the SEC. Why don’t you just acknowledge the fact that 3 of the last 4 championships have been to the SEC? Who in the ACC has finished in the top 5 in the last 5 years? Since Miami, and FSU have fallen on hard times the only semi-competitive team in the ACC is VaTech. Granted GT is getting better, but they have not put together consistency yet.
Quit being so obnoxious and enjoy the direction the jackets are going instead of looking to bash every SEC team.
Huh?
July 22nd, 2009
9:47 am
“Isn’t it amazing that the worst conference in the world would do so well with the best conference in the history of the world??”
LOL. Do so well? The ACC split its freaking games with the SEC. Do so well? That is the first time in over a decade that the ACC has not had a losing season record against the SEC. Do so well? You ACC crybabies simply cannot get this through your thick skulls can you? It is EXACTLY this kind of rhetoric that makes everyone think your conference is a complete effin’ joke. You split your games with the SEC and act like its some big accomplishment. You beat your in state rival for the first time in 8 years by a whopping field goal and act like you own them. You win 9 games and act like it was a miracle season. I could go on and on and on. No one will have respect for the ACC until you start having more respect for yourselves and raise the bar on your own programs. Then you turn around and criticize SEC teams for failing to reach the lofty goals that it has the balls to set for itself. Do you think Georgia is happy with last year’s 10 wins? HELL NO we’re not happy with 10 effin’ wins. I didn’t see any rings given out did you? We want to win championships, not go to the damn Chicken Bowl. The ACC and its crybaby fans are a total humiliating failure. What a joke that entire conference is. Have a GREAT day.
mcdawg
July 22nd, 2009
9:49 am
the only thing that can stop the SEC is their schedules-a 2 losss SEC champ won’t cut it and perhaps not a one loss-Penn State, USC, TX or OU could go undefeated freezing out the SEC champ-PSU s schedule is very light as is NDs (don’t laugh)
bull-gator
July 22nd, 2009
9:56 am
Damn m. You certainly are exhibiting an inferiority complex over this ACC vs. SEC what’s the best conference BS. Who stated the ACC is the worst conference in the world? Of the BCS conferences, the ACC is far from the worst. However, looking at the success of the SEC in BCS Championship games over the past several years, you would have to admit that the SEC has had a better success rate than the ACC. I’m a big fan of both conferences, as well as all of NCAA football. Relax and enjoy the competition. Jeez…
T.O
July 22nd, 2009
9:58 am
M,
Put the bottle down. You don’t have a clue. Tech will beat Miss St. and that will be the only win the ACC gets over the SEC. Ole Miss will be favored by 2 td’s over Wake Forest and Vandy will destroy Duke. Clemson will go 7-5 or 8-4 just like they have been doing for the last 10 years. South Carolina will take them out easily. WAKE FOREST, DUKE, CLEMSON, NC STATE, VIRGINIA???? NICE LEAGUE!! And a down Fla St and Miami team = a joke of a conference. Its classic JV Football.
Tiger Bait
July 22nd, 2009
9:58 am
Do you realize how foolish you sec homer-gomers look when the on the field action does not ever match your idiotic sec hype???
38-3 Glad the HUMILIATION hurts so bad!
bamadad
July 22nd, 2009
9:59 am
Atlanta Gator:
Your comment: ” I know the great lengths to which my alma mater goes to assist its scholarship athletes in obtaining their degrees.” You guys make Alabama and their book scandal not look so bad.
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:01 am
Tech beez da best teams in da intire lands. We rulez Georgias azz last year and we wills do its again dis year. You feel me, lil dawgs! Johnson is da man and da SEC aint nuthin’. Holla at ya boy, ACC men. SEC is da league of chumps not champs. Holla!
Gen Neyland
July 22nd, 2009
10:03 am
Had GT never strayed from the SEC, how would they view the ACC today..? Just wondering.
Mark C.
July 22nd, 2009
10:04 am
Nice analysis m. You conveniently left out Vandy over BC in the Music City and LSU over Tech in the Peach.
Otto
July 22nd, 2009
10:04 am
If GT stayed in the SEC they could be rivals with Vandy.
Bill King
July 22nd, 2009
10:05 am
Academically? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA You are talking about the SEC, right?
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:06 am
Mark, we didn’t care about the cajun trash enough to give them a real game in Atlanta. Dere is no doubts in my minds that we would beat them down in that joke of a stadium in Baton Sewage. LSU and SEC Fans are idiots. ACC Rules!! ACC! ACC! ACC!
CharlotteGator
July 22nd, 2009
10:07 am
m,
Very impressive. Any reason you only want to talk about regular season play? They do play games after Dec. 1st that count/mean something right? How about a recap of those as well. Seems like that would complete your thorough statistical analysis wouldn’t it?
SEC Wins
1. No. 2 Florida 24, No. 1 Oklahoma 14 (i think this game meant something)
2. LSU 38, No. 14 Georgia Tech 3 (reason #1 you don’t want to talk about the bowls)
3. Vanderbilt 16, No. 24 Boston College 14 (oh wait, there goes reason number 2)
4. No. 25 Mississippi 47, No. 7 Texas Tech 34
5. No. 15 Georgia 24, No. 18 Michigan State 12
6. Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19
SEC Losses
1. No. 6 Utah 31, No. 4 Alabama 17 (clearly a bad result for the SEC)
2. Iowa 31, South Carolina 10 (another bad result for the SEC)
ACC Wins
1. No. 19 Virginia Tech 20, No. 12 Cincinnati 7 (great win over the big least)
2. Maryland 42, Nevada 35
3, Florida State 42, Wisconsin 13 (this actually was impressive since only 18 players could dress for the game)
4. Wake Forest 29, Navy 19
ACC Losses
1. LSU 38, No. 14 Georgia Tech 3 (wait, does that say LSU is unranked?)
2. Vanderbilt 16, No. 24 Boston College 14 (is that yet another unranked SEC ‘garbage’ school)
3. Rutgers 29, North Carolina State 23 (oh wait, revenge of the big least huh?)
4. West Virginia 31, North Carolina 30 (there goes the big least again)
5. California 24, Miami (FL) 17 (that’s the school where the hippies are in trees right?)
6. Nebraska 26, Clemson 21 (wasn’t Nebraska good like 8 years ago?)
Interesting…
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:09 am
please note that the 10:06 post was not me, another loser imposter
Gatorzone
July 22nd, 2009
10:10 am
bamadad, please explain your comments.
Long Dawg
July 22nd, 2009
10:15 am
M you really need to see a shrink. First you are not only obsessed with UGA because they own tech and tech means nothing without UGA on their schedule. You are obsessed with the SEC.
Facts and stats don’t matter to you do they? Why do you keep leaving out the bowl games whe you talk about the record? Because you are intellectually dishonest. Was it because Tech got smashed by LSU 38 to 3? Why don’t you want to count that game? Does it hurt too much? Look who the ACC beat. Of the 6 wins 2 were vs Vanderbilt and 1 was Mississippi State. 50 % of ACC wins were agains the two worst teams in the SEC. Wake Forest beat Ole Miss on a last second field goal. Alabama embarressed Clmeson, Florida crushed Florida State, LSU crushed Tech.
You are a cry baby and a lier. It’s gonna be a lot worse this year.
DawginLex
July 22nd, 2009
10:17 am
Bowl games don’t count in m’s delusional WOW world because the results don’t fit his agenda.
T.O
July 22nd, 2009
10:18 am
Great post CharlotteGator. And look at the quality of the ACC wins. CINCI, NEVADA, WISCONSIN (7-6,worse Wisconsin team in years) AND NAVY.
And the losses came from Nebraska, Rutgers and Cal. There it is in a nutshell. M, time to turn your computer off.
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:20 am
What are you SEC Crybabies going to do when Johnathan Dwyer wins the Heisman this year and overtakes Herschel Walker as the greatest RB to play for a school in Georgia. After Dwyer, everyone in the state will say Herschel who? That is reality – the SEC is inferior to the ACC – deal with it. Yellow Jackets – BCS Bound this year, get your Orange Bow tix now!
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:21 am
Jackets vs UConn in the Orange Bowl!!
Must see TV!
Huh?
July 22nd, 2009
10:21 am
LOL @ the ACC’s bowl victories: 11-3 Cincinnatti, 7-6 Nevada, 7-6 Wisconsin, and 8-5 Navy. Talk about picking on someone your own size!!!
ACC=Total embarrassment.
DawginLex
July 22nd, 2009
10:23 am
Dwyer couldn’t shine Herschel’s shoes.
Overrated
July 22nd, 2009
10:24 am
The SEC was 4-6 vs. the ACC last year in the regular season and 9-15 vs all BCS oppenents. The only thing the SEC can brag about is having the most loud-mouthed fans.
Anonymous
July 22nd, 2009
10:29 am
“The only thing the SEC can brag about is having the most loud-mouthed fans.”
. . . and the last three BCS Championships, and five of eleven overall. That might qualify as a second thing to brag about.
Please refresh my memory. How many total BCS Championships has the ACC won?
reservoirDAWG
July 22nd, 2009
10:30 am
m and overrated are clowns.
Saint Simons
July 22nd, 2009
10:30 am
Is Troy in the sec? so many sec teams play them i thought they were in the sec.
Saint Simons
July 22nd, 2009
10:35 am
Yup I’m back. Another great night at Bulldogs last night. It was raining men again. Just the way I like it.
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:36 am
Good call, Saint Simons. Is Troy even Division 1? What a joke! Would love to see Georgia have to play Clemson, Miami, FSU, UNC all in consecutive weeks – they would go 0-4! No doubt
CharlotteGator
July 22nd, 2009
10:37 am
Why is it when an ACC school is BCS bound, it’s only to the Orange Bowl? Does that say something about how the conference is viewed nationally? I seem to remember SEC and Big 12 schools with BCS bids that were disappointed when it wasn’t Nat’l Champ. game BCS bids. Lets lift the ACC’s expectations of NC’s before we start claiming football supremacy.
When Dwyer wins the Heisman, I’ll be busy preparing my underground bunker in preparation for the end of the world.
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:37 am
Got to agree with you there, Simons. Bulldogs on Peachtree is the only place that doesn’t make you feel embarassed to be called that name.
SEC Fan
July 22nd, 2009
10:38 am
Anonymous –
The ACC has not caught a whiff of the BCS title in 10 years. The last time an ACC time won the BCS title was FSU in 1998. The last time an ACC team played for it (and lost) was FSU in 1999. Miami won it in 2001, and played for it (and lost) in 2002, but UM was a member of the Big East then. UM hasn’t been heard from since joining the ACC.
DawgFan
July 22nd, 2009
10:38 am
I hate to bring up old memories, especially since we’re staring a new season in the face, but I couldn’t help but notice while M was blabbering on about how awful the Dawgs are, and how great Tech is, that Georgia just sacked Colt Brennan again. Man, they won’t give that guy a break. By the way, M, nice job losing to an unranked “crap” SEC team in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Can’t wait to see how you react when the Dawgs return to dominance over the Jackets this year.
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:38 am
Gee I forgot about Gardner-Webb.
Is that a community college or dance school?
Overrated
July 22nd, 2009
10:40 am
Anonymous,
There is a reason why the SEC is called “Florida and the 11 Dwarfs”.
Without UF, the SEC is average as grits.
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:42 am
there apparently are a bunch of m imposters on here.
Bottom line is this…the SEC winning a FAKE championship does not make them a good conference…top to bottom the sec weak last year.
The ACC too the regular season from the SEC last year and will do it again this year.
Bottom line,,,sec is most overrated and overhyped conference in history and will get their arses handed to them by the acc this year.
Sanford & Son
July 22nd, 2009
10:45 am
Actually, m, Gardner Webb is a law firm in North Carolina that handles personal injury cases. They do have a intramural football team that only lost to your pathetic joke of a school by 3 points. Georgia Tech = Pathetic.
JoeV
July 22nd, 2009
10:46 am
Rooting for your conference is the lamest freaking thing any person could do. Please. Root for your dang team and screw your conference.
T.O
July 22nd, 2009
10:47 am
M,
Clemson, Miami, FSU, UNC???? I wish we could play them. Those are easy wins. Try playing LSU, at Tennessee, FLA, and at Oklahoma State. That’s real football. Clemson is a joke and Miami and FSU haven’t been relevant in 5 years. North Carolina football?? Yea you’re right, they are right up there with FLA and LSU. You’re fighting a losing battle. Please stop with the Clemson talk! You just sound like you have no idea what you’re talking about. This isn’t the 80’s.
reservoirDAWG
July 22nd, 2009
10:47 am
Yeah m, winning all those BCS titles illustrates how fake the SEC is. You’re an idiot.
CharlotteGator
July 22nd, 2009
10:48 am
Overrated,
So what are the implications then if Tech loses to any of the 3 dwarfs this season?
I’m as big a Florida fan as there is, and there’s not one of us (with a brain anyway) that has said or believes that Florida and the 11 dwarfs nonsense.
Oh, and who’s the dominate team from the ACC again? What/when was their last major accomplishment?
Gatorzone
July 22nd, 2009
10:48 am
Overrated, what about LSU’s 2 national champoionships?
WHat about AUburn going undefeated in 2004?
WHat about Bama 12-0 last year heading to the SEC championship?
What about UGA 1 win away from the championshp in 07?
Your comment makes ZERO sense. The SEC is full of championship caliber teams.
How does the ACC measure up?
DawgFan
July 22nd, 2009
10:50 am
Overrated – So you’re telling me that the ACC is a wonderful football powerhouse, right? I’m sorry I forgot all about that, what with Duke, and NC State, and perennial choke artist Clemson, and the Criminoles (yes, I know UGA doesn’t fare well in the arrest record either), and BC, and Virginia. I would bet that if you matched up the teams this year, and brought your top 4 against our top 4, the SEC would destroy you. You keep claiming dominance over the SEC when you play teams like Miss State and Kentucky. If you did the following, the SEC would crush the ACC:
Florida (13-1) vs. Virginia Tech (10-4)
Georgia (10-3) vs. Florida State (9-4)
Alabama (12-2) vs. Boston College (9-5)
LSU (8-5) vs. Georgia Tech (9-4)
I used the actual standing from the end of 2008 to compile that list.
m
July 22nd, 2009
10:50 am
The sec is the chan gomer gailey of conferences….MEDIOCRE as helle and all hat and no cattle.
The ACC will kick the sec’s arse AGAIN this year….Mark it down.
JoeV
July 22nd, 2009
10:51 am
T.O. I’m sorry that Clemson rejected your application. You obsess over Clemson like a dang coot. Oh wait, you probably are. Another coot riding the coattails of their conference.
reservoirDAWG
July 22nd, 2009
10:54 am
m is as stupid as his catch phrase of all hat and no cattle. What a loser.
Atlanta Gator
July 22nd, 2009
10:56 am
bamadad—-Before you make such comments from ignorance and wishful thinking, I suggest you do a little Google homework regarding the University of Florida and the University of Alabama’s respective NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR), actual graduation rates and Academic All-SEC selections. I believe you will discover that the Gators outpace the Tide on all counts.
After you’ve done that, then you can compare the number of Division I national sports championships and SEC conference championships won by the two schools over the last 20 years. I believe you will discover the Gators have won more Division I national championships and SEC championships . . . .
Next time, don’t bring a water pistol to a gunfight, my friend.
T.O
July 22nd, 2009
11:00 am
JoeV
nothing against Clemson personally. I just think they are the most overhyped programs in the country. They never live up to their potential and M is acting like they are a NC contender every year.
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:00 am
Put your money where your mouth is sec fans.
The ACC plays the sec 7 times this year….will the sec win a majority or not???
I say NOT.
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:01 am
If you haven’t realized by now, I’m a flamming homosexual. Thank you.
Anonymous
July 22nd, 2009
11:02 am
DawgFan,
Nice top-4 ACC vs SEC comparison. I have just one question for you: why is UGA in the SEC second place slot and not Bama?
Gen Neyland
July 22nd, 2009
11:04 am
Overrated says : “The only thing the SEC can brag about is having the most loud-mouthed fans.”
…and more Crystal Footballs than the ACC…
Curious
July 22nd, 2009
11:04 am
m — For the record, what is a “flamming homosexual”?
Observor
July 22nd, 2009
11:05 am
Run m Run!!!!
reservoirDAWG
July 22nd, 2009
11:05 am
because bama is in a different division moron.
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:07 am
Come on sec crybabies…go on the record.
Will the sec win a majority of the games with the ACC or not??
I say NOT.
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:08 am
Curious,
Ask my boyfriend Saint Simons. He’s the smarter one in our relationship. HEHEH!! LOL!!
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:09 am
I am so smart! S-M-R-T….
Derrrrrrr…….I mean S-M-A-R-T
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:09 am
All you sec m IMPOSTERS don’t change the fact that the sec SUCKS and will lose to the ACC this year.
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:10 am
duuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:10 am
I like jacketbackers and take them from Dwyer all the time in the locker room during halftime.
He’ll win my heISaman all the time.
m
July 22nd, 2009
11:11 am
my mamma always said that stupid is as stupid does, which is why she said i be so stupid….