Bowling With a Wrecking Ball, an SEC Bowls Primer
Filed under: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, SEC, Bowl Games
In the past three seasons, as the SEC has won three consecutive national titles, the conference has also proven dominant in bowl games — SEC teams are a college best 19-7. The next most wins among big six conference opponents is 12, a number shared by the Pac-10, Big 12, and the Big East. The used-to-be big Ten (now not worthy of having the B capitalized) is 6-16. Putting that into context, that’s four less wins than the ACC, which is 10-16 in bowl games the past three seasons.
What’s more remarkable about that SEC record? In all three seasons the SEC teams have been playing up in terms of where they are slotted for bowl games because the BCS has selected two members of the conference each year. That means that the erstwhile second best team in the league has always been the third best, and on down the line. The Big Ten has dealt with the issue each of the last three years to disastrous consequences. As if that weren’t enough, other big conferences slot their top non-BCS teams against SEC teams in lower-tier bowl games. I’m looking at you Chik-fil-A Bowl when you draw the SEC’s fifth or sixth best representative to take on the ACC’s top at-large pick.
After dominating for the past three seasons, college football fans should take a breath, this year 10 SEC teams are playing in bowl games.
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Bowling With a Wrecking Ball, an SEC Bowls Primer
