Originally Posted by
fizzbob
the problem is ESPN's $2,000,000,000 deal with the SEC and how it affects the SEC vs everyone else. contrary to popular belief, SEC doesn't play the toughest schedules to get there, doesn't have the toughest OOC schedule, isn't the toughest conference, etc
all these "givens" aren't true. you can't debate their NC wins, you can just debate how they got there. all things being equal, they get the nod. you think 12-0 auburn gets left out of the SEC if that $2,000,000,000 deal is in place.
it really comes down to "they play and beat up on each other, don't dominate other conferences the way they dominate each other, do they really deserve all these chances that they get when other teams with the same credentials don't get them?