“The Buckeyes would be a 5 loss team in a real conference (SEC).”
You are correct, the SEC is the best conference, right now. Those things come and go. It’s not like the SEC is somehow inheriently superior, just a good run. That being said, the Bucks could play in the SEC. I was hoping the Bucks would get LSU. Now it’s all just hot air, I think the Buckeyes would have the same record in the SEC, 11-1, you don’t... no way to prove either of us correct.
The Buckeyes are as good as anyone. The Big Ten is down, but the Buckeyes aren’t. And they’ll be rated in the top 3 preseason next year, they return as many players as anyone.
It’s not so much that teams from the SEC are necessarily better, it’s just that every week, there is so much emotion, that you cannot afford to take a week off, even against Vandy. It’s like that cliche about how about during a rivalry game, you can throw out the records, in the SEC, every game is like a rivalry game.
“just a good run”
Yeah, just a good run, at putting 5 to 6 teams in the top 25 every year.
“the SEC is somehow inherently superior”
On this point we are in agreement. ;)