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CFP unanimously approves 5+7 model for new 12-team playoff
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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 1002519" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>The mythos of SEC being the BESTEST EVER is hard to overcome, becuase it is fueld by perceptions and less by actual on field results. No one thinks the SEC is a bad football conference, But many do see that they are indeed overrated (much like Notre Dame) based on their prior history, reputation, stadium size (size does matter), $$$$ and huge fan bases. They ignore and forgive the New Mexico State drubbings of Auburn, but point to the similar silly losses in other conferences. The debates always boil down to mentioning individual games (like I just did) to prove a point instead of trying to look analytically at all the data.</p><p>Analytically, the SEC is often the best league. But not always. And the data says the “average" SEC team might be favored over the “average” ACC team by maybe four or five points most years in the last decade or so. That is better. But it really isn’t the HUGE difference many SEC supporters seem to think they deserve. And, as a reminder, some season the SEC wasn’t the best league (2016, for one).</p><p>I think the reason there is so much push back is the SEC tends to come across as highly entitled, when in fact they are usually only slightly better…very slightly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 1002519, member: 944"] The mythos of SEC being the BESTEST EVER is hard to overcome, becuase it is fueld by perceptions and less by actual on field results. No one thinks the SEC is a bad football conference, But many do see that they are indeed overrated (much like Notre Dame) based on their prior history, reputation, stadium size (size does matter), $$$$ and huge fan bases. They ignore and forgive the New Mexico State drubbings of Auburn, but point to the similar silly losses in other conferences. The debates always boil down to mentioning individual games (like I just did) to prove a point instead of trying to look analytically at all the data. Analytically, the SEC is often the best league. But not always. And the data says the “average" SEC team might be favored over the “average” ACC team by maybe four or five points most years in the last decade or so. That is better. But it really isn’t the HUGE difference many SEC supporters seem to think they deserve. And, as a reminder, some season the SEC wasn’t the best league (2016, for one). I think the reason there is so much push back is the SEC tends to come across as highly entitled, when in fact they are usually only slightly better…very slightly. [/QUOTE]
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