Too bad Florida had to play Mississippi, though ;-)

In general, though, I agree with you that the SEC and Big 12 are better conferences than the Big 10. If you look at bowl games and take Wisconsin out of the mix, the Big 10 has not fared very well.

>I dunno, Mike. You can get historical all you want but this year Alabama and Florida look like world-beaters.
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>>Here's a little factoid for the folks that have jumped on the SEC bandwagon and throw stones at other conferences (mostly my Big Ten):
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>>The SEC is proclaimed the most dominant conference in football. Yet, when they venture out of conference to play other BCS conference teams, they are average at best. Yes, they own the ACC (who doesn't?), but in this new century, The SEC is 14-13 vs. the Big Ten; 13-13 versus the Big 12; 6-10 versus the PAC-10; and 6-13 versus the Big East (yes, that's correct). In the past five years, the SEC is 9-9 against the Big Ten; 11-9 versus the Big 12; 6-7 versus the PAC-10; and 2-8 versus the Big East. Odd?