tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post976197409954378513..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: Putting on my SEC PajamasMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-17257849375702523012010-08-16T07:06:02.132-05:002010-08-16T07:06:02.132-05:00An interesting point to take away from those ratin...An interesting point to take away from those ratings is that the ACC has increased every year over the last four. Better than the Big Ten, that's for sure.Jessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-57344968921557103962010-08-14T08:05:34.991-05:002010-08-14T08:05:34.991-05:00Shorter Brian Cook: The SEC supremacy thesis is in...Shorter Brian Cook: The SEC supremacy thesis is incorrect because of a small sample size, which I disprove with a small sample size.LDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416468186977171781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-15626800038280685032010-08-13T15:27:17.651-05:002010-08-13T15:27:17.651-05:00College football datawarehouse provides all time, ...College football datawarehouse provides <a href="http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/all_time_conf_rankings.php%22" rel="nofollow">all time</a>, quarter century, and decade rankings for conferences that consider SOS, WP, and national titles. <br /><br />The SEC is #1 all time and #1 in every quarter century of the modern era*. The Big Ten's rankings are 2nd (1925-49), 3rd (1950-74), 3rd (1975-99), 4th (2000-2009). <br /><br />The Big Ten has <b>never</b> been as good as the SEC for any statistically significant length of time, and the gap between the two has slowly but steadily widened. Demographic factors should accelerate that trend (the ACC is currently closing fast for 4th) in the foreseeable future. <br /><br />The difference in quality is so stark and self-evident that I would no more engage a Big Ten apologist in conversation than I would argue with a birther, one who denies the Moon landing, or any other tinfoil-hat wearing crackpot.<br /><br />* The "Big 12" edges the SEC in 1975-1999 by the tiniest of margins, but they are actually getting credit for both the Big 8 and the SWC for most of that time. If you calculate the conferences separately per-merger, <i>or</i> subtract points earned by teams that did not join the Big 12 and SEC, <i>or</i> make the obvious assumption that a Big 12 conference championship would have negatively affected the final rankings for the SWC and Big 8 champs, the SEC wins going away (again).chghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299359954137090528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-27181976634395073732010-08-13T14:10:51.157-05:002010-08-13T14:10:51.157-05:001) The Champ Sports and Capital One Bowls that Wis...1) The Champ Sports and Capital One Bowls that Wisconsin and PSU won were played in completely aberrant conditions. Drawing any conclusions from those games is strange.<br /><br />2) The bottom of the Big Ten (Indiana, NW, Purdue, Illinois) is terrible, and often ignored in these discussions.<br /><br />3) Despite recruiting poorly, the Big East is putting a lot of players in the NFL these days. It wouldn't be shocking to see UConn spank Michigan in one (or both) of their games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com