SEC West is the Biggest Fraud of All Time

[anarin]

What chaps my ass is how the entire division was ranked by the committee at some point and even had 4 teams in the top 15 at one point (???). All because they played, and lost, to each other.

Start with an arbitrary high preseason rank. Check.
Remain highly ranked after beating an arbitrarily high-ranked division rival. Check.
Don't fall in rankings because you lost to an arbitrarily highly-ranked division rival. Check.
Dominate lowly FCS teams. Check.

#SECLoL

This couldn't have been said any better.

 

[gkIrish]

CIVIL DISCOURSE FELLAS

I will say that sometimes (re: now) some people (re: wizards) need to be told to shut up. But it can be done in a much more civil manner.

 

[wizards8507]

NDdomer2 made basically the same point I'm trying to make yesterday and nobody bit his head off for it.

OK I've been thinking. And this isn't too diminish what the team did yesterday. But there's been a lot of talk about us being the only OOC loss for sec west. Can we really pump or chests about that when the other 364 days of the year we ridicule the sec for their OOC schedule?

 

[IrishLion]

I will say that sometimes (re: now) some people (re: wizards) need to be told to shut up. But it can be done in a much more civil manner.

Exactly. If you want to make someone look foolish and shut down their perspective, do it without direct and egregious insults.

At the very least, go with thinly-veiled sarcasm haha.

 

[IrishLion]

NDdomer2 made basically the same point I'm trying to make yesterday and nobody bit his head off for it.

If you can't see the difference in his post and the super-sarcastic tone you took, while attacking the entire board, there is nothing to be said further.

 

[IrishLion]

Lol @ you hypocrites.

SEC is a f***ing fraud!

Meanwhile: ND is awesome because we beat LSU!

^
Not a great approach.

 

[Cackalacky]

Lol @ you hypocrites.

SEC is a f***ing fraud!

Meanwhile: ND is awesome because we beat LSU!

NDdomer2 made basically the same point I'm trying to make yesterday and nobody bit his head off for it.

I call bullshit.

 

[Guest]

NDdomer2 made basically the same point I'm trying to make yesterday and nobody bit his head off for it.

You consistently come across as an arrogant jerk. That may be the problem. If you changed your tone, you would get less flack.

 

[Guest]

I said since the beginning of the year that the SEC was overrated. I said several times that outside of 2-3 teams, the SEC consistently had mediocre teams and it was reflected when they actually played someone in a bowl. Most people told me I was wrong and the SEC was top down the best conference. Well, now I rest my case.

 

[Cackalacky]

Wizards brings all the mods to the yard.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

2014 SEC IMO:

WORLDBEATERS: Bama

GOOD TEAMS: Georgia

QUALITY OPPONENTS: Mizzou, LSU, A&M, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn

AVERAGE AT BEST: Arkansas, Tennessee

STEAMING PILES OF SHIT: Vandy, Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina

 

[Guest]

2014 SEC IMO:

WORLDBEATERS: Bama

GOOD TEAMS: Georgia

QUALITY OPPONENTS: Mizzou, LSU, A&M, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn

AVERAGE AT BEST: Arkansas, Tennessee

STEAMING PILES OF SHIT: Vandy, Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina

I'd switch Georgia and Mizzou, but otherwise good.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

I'd switch Georgia and Mizzou, but otherwise good.

Good call.

 

[Huntr]

Posted w/o comment.


ETA: You know what, screw it, I'll comment.

espn pumping sunshine up everybody's ass about the sec is what makes threads like this start. If there was the slightest bit of objectivity from the worldwide leader, there might be a case to be made about haterade.

But, there isn't, so there isn't. Reap what you sow.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Posted w/o comment.

And that isn't photoshopped lol...

 

[dshans]

Your company needs to fix my WatchESPN app ASAP. Seriously screw you guys for not putting this on ABC.

I'm not into current technology to even consider "apps," but all the $$$ driven direction of college sports pisses me off.

I ditched cable years ago. I never considered Dish.

"Greed Is Good." For some, but not for most. Is advertising revenue that anemic?

Is advertising revenue plus exorbitant fees really all that beneficial?

How much do you pay to watch a few programs a year?

 

[Cackalacky]

This thread title is "SEC West is the Biggest Fraud of All Time." The tone of snark, sarcasm, and hyperbole was established by the OP. If the thread was called "Reevaluating the perception of the SEC West," my response would have been different.

Again I call bullshit. Out of the blue you mis-characterize the behavior of the board and collectively insult the entire board based on your own personal mis-characterization. Had the title been "Musings on the (little "s") Struggle of College Football in Postbellum Agricultural Schools " you would still have taken a HotTake stance because you are contrarian to just be contrarian.

 

[Rhode Irish]

I can't believe people are or are considering rooting for OSU tonight. I have maybe rooted for Alabama once or twice in my life, but I hope they win by 50, as many OSU players as possible are gruesomely injured and Urban suffers a non-fatal heart attack on the sidelines. That is how much I hate OSU.

 

[IrishLion]

I hope... as many OSU players as possible are gruesomely injured and Urban suffers a non-fatal heart attack on the sidelines.

You're hate for pOSU is admirable, but maybe a bit much here?

 

[gkIrish]

I can't believe people are or are considering rooting for OSU tonight. I have maybe rooted for Alabama once or twice in my life, but I hope they win by 50, as many OSU players as possible are gruesomely injured and Urban suffers a non-fatal heart attack on the sidelines. That is how much I hate OSU.

+1, minus the whole gruesome injuries thing

 

[Rhode Irish]

You're hate for pOSU is admirable, but maybe a bit much here?

More hyperbolic than actually deranged. Hard to get the extent of my hate across without hyperbole.

 

[IrishLion]

More hyperbolic than actually deranged. Hard to get the extent of my hate across without hyperbole.

Fair haha.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

I can't believe people are or are considering rooting for OSU tonight. I have maybe rooted for Alabama once or twice in my life, but I hope they win by 50, as many OSU players as possible are gruesomely injured and Urban suffers a non-fatal heart attack on the sidelines. That is how much I hate OSU.

I'm with you here, at least the hoping Bama destroys OSU part. The rest is all you bro lol....

 

[gkIrish]

OSU winning is also infinitely more detrimental to ND than Bama winning.

 

[ickythump1225]

Your company needs to fix my WatchESPN app ASAP. Seriously screw you guys for not putting this on ABC.

This.

 

[Irish YJ]

OSU winning is also infinitely more detrimental to ND than Bama winning.

Jim Hairball is a bigger threat than OSU winning.

 

[NDPhilly]

OSU getting killed by Bama and then losing Oregon is the outcome I'm hoping for.

 

[levicarvalho]

Not a chance. SEC may be a fraud, but Bama is the real deal. You don't win as many titles as they have in recent history by accident. And it's not like they haven't finished with the #1 class how many years in a row now?

SEC is:

Bama here.





Everyone else here.

Well, Bama lost to a team that got destroyed by TCU. I dont think they are the same Bama of recent years

 

[Cackalacky]

I am so conflicted about the OSU Bama game because there are so many people involved that I dislike so much I wish they all could be turned loose in a Walking Dead episode and I could root for the zombies.

 

[TheChosen1]

Not a chance. SEC may be a fraud, but Bama is the real deal. You don't win as many titles as they have in recent history by accident. And it's not like they haven't finished with the #1 class how many years in a row now?

SEC is:

Bama here.





Everyone else here.

Completely agree with this.