The SEC is clearly superior

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The BCS National Championship win by LSU over perennial cupcake Ohio State proves yet again that the Southeastern Conference is far superior to any other conference when it comes to football.

10 teams out of 12 bowl-eligible, 9 get bids, 7 wins. Thanks Florida for losing to your Big 10 Cupcake.

Sorry Big 12, your conference is overrated. In my mind the Big 12 has two solid programs right now: Oklahoma and Texas. The bottom of the Big 12 is painful.  So awful is the Big 12, that Michigan could actually contend for the conference title game.

The Big Ten had another depressingly dark down year with Michigan losing its first 2 games and no other school really dominating other than Ohio State, solidifying themselves as the SEC’s bitch again.

The Pac-10 has USC and Oregon when healthy. I’m not sold on Arizona State and Cal went down the toilet rapidly.

The Big East had another adequate showing, with 5 teams pulling at least 8 wins (WVU, Cincy, USF, Conn, & RU) and 3-2 in bowl play (granted the bowls other than the Fiesta were nothing to shout about, and USF got annihilated by a Dixon-less Oregon). Look for the Big East winner to lose at least 2 games next season. I’m not sold on Connecticut.  As shitty as the Big East is, the Big 10 is shittier.

The ACC in my mind is next to the Big 10 is a very weak BCS conference. This especially after losing the Orange Bowl. I’m not sold on Clemson or Wake Forest.

And Notre Dame still stinks. I say anything but a winning season next year for the Irish and Weis is gone.  That whole Patriots spygate thing exposed Weiss as less than a genius.  Now he just eats cupcakes.

Look for continued SEC domination in 2008-09 with Auburn, Georgia, Florida, LSU dominating. The Big Ten may never recover from the ass-plowings, especially since we have yet to see Michigan under Rich Rodriguez. The Big 12 will be similar to last year, maybe a little bit better especially the Big 12 South – Oklahoma and Texas will have seasoned and powerful QBs. The Pac-10 will see USC dominate again, with Oregon keeping things interesting. The Big East is a toss-up. Rodriguez left West Virginia (but still in all likelihood have Pat White), which makes the conference race wide open – Louisville is losing Brohm and Rutgers will likely lose Rice. Cincinnati could be dangerous, and I think they can pull another 10-win season, but West Virginia still looks like the front-runner. The ACC is such an enigma, that you could pick anyone (other than maybe Duke or UNC) to win the ACC and it wouldn’t be a horrible choice or a big surprise if they do.

I don’t see any BCS busting next year – Thank God that Colt Brennan is gone from Hawaii (along with June Jones).  Keep an eye on BYU as a this year’s Hawaii.

Early 2008-2009 picks:

NAT CH: USC/LSU
FIESTA: OU/CIN
ORANGE: BC/TEX
SUGAR: WVU/UGA
ROSE: OREG/OSU

I would pick 3 SEC teams if I could, but the BCS does not allow more than 2 from a single conference. SEC domination is probably one of the reasons that the Big 10 and the PAC 10 don’t want a playoff as the SEC would get a majority of the playoff berths.  Our brand of football is superior