But while we're at it lets talk about how easy it is to recruit in the southeast. There is only one sport in that region(lets be honest bball is a distant 2nd) and only 10-12 big time schools.
In the southeast(tennessee to virginia to florida to louisiana) there isn't much going on when it comes to sheer number of d1 college football programs. That a wide swath of the country thats only repped by about 15 schools. In big 10 country(Ohio,Indiana,Michigan, Illinois,Minnesota,Wisconsin,Pennsylvania,Iowa) its a bit of a smaller area with many more schools being represented and other sports are huge besides football.
I'm not exactly saying that is the reason why the SEC has had so much more success so much as I'm pointing out that if it was the case all the chest beating from SEC fans would be a little less warranted.
Interesting observation however I think the recruiting pool is more difficult in the South East than you think.
Here is a breakdown of states involved and their populations.
Big Ten - 11 TEAMS cover 8 states 69,000,000 pop
SEC - 12 TEAMS cover 9 states 52,000,000 pop
You could argue that in the SEC there are 5-6 perrenial
national programs in the SEC .... I really cant put my finger on the number of perrenial national programs in the Big 10 ..... If you say only Michigan and Ohio State ,, I would wonder how good those teams would be today if they played the SEC week in -week out.
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Quote Originally Posted by aszzzbrokerman:
But while we're at it lets talk about how easy it is to recruit in the southeast. There is only one sport in that region(lets be honest bball is a distant 2nd) and only 10-12 big time schools.
In the southeast(tennessee to virginia to florida to louisiana) there isn't much going on when it comes to sheer number of d1 college football programs. That a wide swath of the country thats only repped by about 15 schools. In big 10 country(Ohio,Indiana,Michigan, Illinois,Minnesota,Wisconsin,Pennsylvania,Iowa) its a bit of a smaller area with many more schools being represented and other sports are huge besides football.
I'm not exactly saying that is the reason why the SEC has had so much more success so much as I'm pointing out that if it was the case all the chest beating from SEC fans would be a little less warranted.
Interesting observation however I think the recruiting pool is more difficult in the South East than you think.
Here is a breakdown of states involved and their populations.
Big Ten - 11 TEAMS cover 8 states 69,000,000 pop
SEC - 12 TEAMS cover 9 states 52,000,000 pop
You could argue that in the SEC there are 5-6 perrenial
national programs in the SEC .... I really cant put my finger on the number of perrenial national programs in the Big 10 ..... If you say only Michigan and Ohio State ,, I would wonder how good those teams would be today if they played the SEC week in -week out.
Actually, for this decade, the Pac-10 has the best record vs all other BCS conf. teams.............even when you remove USC fromthe equation.
It's funny..........the SEC says they beat up on each other so they don't schedule tough OOC games..........& the SEC fans don't bat an eye when one SEC team loses to a dog in conf. play. But when it happens to USC (who owns the SEC) then it's "USC is overrated!! They lost to a crappy P10 team!"
It's funny how perception works.........
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Actually, for this decade, the Pac-10 has the best record vs all other BCS conf. teams.............even when you remove USC fromthe equation.
It's funny..........the SEC says they beat up on each other so they don't schedule tough OOC games..........& the SEC fans don't bat an eye when one SEC team loses to a dog in conf. play. But when it happens to USC (who owns the SEC) then it's "USC is overrated!! They lost to a crappy P10 team!"
what shocks me most about my beloved conference this year is the amount of points being put up! although i agree that, at times, the SEC is regarded too highly, i do believe that for the past several years, SEC defense has been unquestionably the best all around.
and not to boast or fuel the fire, but when 3 out of the top 5 teams are SEC, and 4 of the top 10, you may have a leg to stand if you say SEC is the best all around conference
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what shocks me most about my beloved conference this year is the amount of points being put up! although i agree that, at times, the SEC is regarded too highly, i do believe that for the past several years, SEC defense has been unquestionably the best all around.
and not to boast or fuel the fire, but when 3 out of the top 5 teams are SEC, and 4 of the top 10, you may have a leg to stand if you say SEC is the best all around conference
Every time a team outside of the SEC plays a good game we have to hear "durr that wouldn't happen against an SEC team durr". When SEC teams win its cuz the SEC is the greatest entity since the dawn of the universe. If an SEC team loses...just sweep it under the rug like it didn't happen. I swear SEC fans are starting to remind me of all those dads who think their daughters are waiting for marriage.
SEC is a great football conference. But lets put the pedastal away
GO BUCKEYES
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Quote Originally Posted by aszzzbrokerman:
Every time a team outside of the SEC plays a good game we have to hear "durr that wouldn't happen against an SEC team durr". When SEC teams win its cuz the SEC is the greatest entity since the dawn of the universe. If an SEC team loses...just sweep it under the rug like it didn't happen. I swear SEC fans are starting to remind me of all those dads who think their daughters are waiting for marriage.
SEC is a great football conference. But lets put the pedastal away
The SEC is best conference, it cant be denied, This poor guy must be a big 10 guy, where they play foosball, its like watching a football game in slow motion, I would be a Detroit Lions fan before i cheered for anyone in the Big 10.
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Quote Originally Posted by dustin34:
The SEC is best conference, it cant be denied, This poor guy must be a big 10 guy, where they play foosball, its like watching a football game in slow motion, I would be a Detroit Lions fan before i cheered for anyone in the Big 10.
The Southeastern Conference had 263 players on the 2007 National Football League opening day active rosters, which led all conferences.
The Atlantic Coast Conference was second with 238 players, followed by the Big Ten with 234 players, Pac-10 with 183 players, Big 12 with 176 players and the Big East with 84 players.
Among SEC schools, Georgia was first with 37 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Tennessee with 36, LSU with 33, Florida with 31 and Auburn with 30. Alabama had 21 players on NFL rosters, while South Carolina had 19, Ole Miss and Mississippi State had 17 each, Arkansas had 12, Kentucky six and Vanderbilt with five.
The SEC had five of its schools with 30-or-more-players on NFL rosters. No other conference had two.
Nationally, Miami (Fla.) leads with 46 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Ohio State with 44, Florida State with 41, Tennessee with 36 and Georgia with 35.
The lists do not include players who were not on opening day rosters and since been activated.
This is also the correct answer for 2005 and 2006. I do not have information about previous years
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The Southeastern Conference had 263 players on the 2007 National Football League opening day active rosters, which led all conferences.
The Atlantic Coast Conference was second with 238 players, followed by the Big Ten with 234 players, Pac-10 with 183 players, Big 12 with 176 players and the Big East with 84 players.
Among SEC schools, Georgia was first with 37 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Tennessee with 36, LSU with 33, Florida with 31 and Auburn with 30. Alabama had 21 players on NFL rosters, while South Carolina had 19, Ole Miss and Mississippi State had 17 each, Arkansas had 12, Kentucky six and Vanderbilt with five.
The SEC had five of its schools with 30-or-more-players on NFL rosters. No other conference had two.
Nationally, Miami (Fla.) leads with 46 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Ohio State with 44, Florida State with 41, Tennessee with 36 and Georgia with 35.
The lists do not include players who were not on opening day rosters and since been activated.
This is also the correct answer for 2005 and 2006. I do not have information about previous years
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