Is College Football East Coast Biased?

October 04, 2006 by
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Why the Pac-10 Isn't as Good as the Other Major Conferences

Several years ago an Oregon Ducks football team led by Joey Harrington was making waves in the College Football world. The Oregon Ducks had a few years of success before the USC Trojans took over
 the Pac 10 crown. The USC Trojans have now been a fixture in the National Championship picture for several years. Ever since the Oregon Ducks came onto the scene Pac-10 fans have been whining. The conferences in the East like the Big 10, the SEC, the ACC, even the Big 12 in the Midwest, were getting more attention. The Pac-10 fans claimed there was an “East Coast biased” and none of the West Coast teams were getting any attention. They thought all the East Coast columnists should stay up and write about their teams even if the Pac-10 games didn’t start until 11:00 pm on the East coast. The Pac-10 fans went on and on about their teams and how the Pac-10 teams were better than everyone thought and they were just as good as the other conferences. It took a while but finally the other conferences got together with these Pac-10 teams and scheduled them for non-conference games. After watching these games, I have two words for the West Coast fans who are complaining about an East Coast biased and bragging about their teams.

Shut up.

It’s clear after seeing the Pac-10 “compete” against the other conferences that they are nowhere near the same level as the other conferences. Let’s start with the biggest of these games. The California Golden Bears of the Pac-10 came into this season ranked #9 in the country and were supposed to be one of the few tough games for the USC Trojans this season. The Tennessee Volunteers came limping into this season after having their worst season in 20 years. Final score was Tennessee 35, California 18. The California Golden Bears had absolutely no answer for Tennessee Volunteers and were actually down 35 – 3 after three quarters and didn’t score their last 15 points until the Tennessee Volunteers pretty much quit playing.

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  • Besides USC the Pac-10 has been dominated by the other conferences
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theyre not baised, pac-10 just sucks balls
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Posted on 12/05/2006 at 3:12:00 PM

The SEC always plays an additional game at the end of the season, something the Pac 10 does not. This game is for the conference championship. Usually the two teams that play have not lost more than one game each and are highly nationally ranked. One of them has to loose and does not get a BCS bowl bid. This happens almost every year. I do agree in years past USC has had some of the best football teams in the sport, but when you play the entire season and the quarterback dosen't even get a scratched elbow, there is a problem. If you recall, two years ago, Tennessee lost two quarterbacks within a couple of games. That is when Claussen came in as sthe 3rd string QB and finished the season. Get real Pad 10.
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Posted on 10/22/2006 at 5:10:00 PM

exception of Flordia.
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Posted on 10/11/2006 at 11:10:00 AM

You need to also think about this. USC, besides their game with Notre Dame last year, has never been challenged outside their conference. They have killed Auburn and Arkansas (twice) but their toughest games always come within the Pac-10. For example last year's game at Arizona State, Oregon and Cal. In fact besides Texas, Cal is the last team to beat USC. If the Pac-10 is heavily loaded with just USC then why can Washington come within four points at USC saturday, but Arkansas gets smoked by 50 points at home? Based on your arguments shouldn't SEC teams be giving USC a tougher game than their Pac-10 foes? Washington and Oregon State have gone to BCS bowl games in the past five years, but they have been bottom feeders for the past couple years. Can the same be said for Mississipi State? Vanderbuilt? Kentucky? Ole Miss? Arkansas? Also, Ohio State went to Texas this year, the defending national champion. Give me a break. Their schedule is tougher than everyone else in the SEC with the
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Posted on 10/11/2006 at 11:10:00 AM

I think you are being a little too biased towards your conference. It is not hard to schedule non-conference games. If Texas and Ohio State can hook up and Oregon can get Oklahoma to go to their place then I think SEC teams can do a little better and I'm not the only one who think so. Ivan Maisel, who always tells it like it really is posted this after this weekend: "Three SEC top-10 teams lost Saturday, which may be a record for one conference. While one (LSU or Florida) had to lose, the one-sided nature of losses by LSU, Georgia and Auburn means the voters -- and I include myself here -- had been suckered in by the SEC's reputation and failed to look at the facts. All of us ignored the league's long list of paycheck nonconference games. Junk food doesn't build strong bones."
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Posted on 10/11/2006 at 11:10:00 AM

5. The non-conference game I already explained. A) The SEC can't choose anyone they want to play, the other team has to agree. You haven't sat in the SEC teams' offices for all you know the SEC aren't playing non-conferences game because nobody wants to play them. B) If USC went to Auburn and Arkansas then didn't Auburn and Arkansas also go to USC? C) Tennessee?? Are you serious? They played Miami in '02 and '03, Notre Dame in '04 and '05 and Cal in '06 and '07. Georgia plays Georgia Tech every other year. D) Even if they play easier non-conference games their schedules are STILL harder due to their conference. As for why the voters don't think the SEC teams are better. Well last time I checked Florida just jumped over USC. And there are 6 SEC teams in the top 25, 3 Pac-10 teams.
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Posted on 10/09/2006 at 9:10:00 PM

3. You're right the Pac-10 did have a lot of top ranked offenses last year, you know why, because they don't play defense, they would get crushed by SEC defenses. 4. 9 Pac-10 teams have finished in the top 10, 7 from the SEC have. All that proves is that the Pac-10 is easier. Teams can finish in the top 5 easily because they play one or two hard games, in the SEC you play so many hard games it's tough to stay in the top 10. Just look at Ohio State and Auburn this year. Ohio State is going to be #1 going into the Michigan game. Why? Not because they're going to beat a bunch of good teams along the way, but because they don't play anyone until then. Auburn has already lost. Why? Not because they suck, because they have to play Arkansas, Georiga, Florida, Alabama, and LSU all in one season.
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Posted on 10/09/2006 at 9:10:00 PM

1. You're crazy if you think Cal and Oregon would compete in the SEC. Tennessee destroyed Cal and Oregon got destroyed by Cal, you do the math. 2. Everyone after the bottom four in the SEC isn't good?? Ok, now I know you know nothing about the SEC because Florida, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama are all top 25 caliber teams. South Carolina could beat the bottom teams in the Pac 10 and maybe Kentucky too.
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Posted on 10/09/2006 at 9:10:00 PM

Also, look at Pac-10 schedules and SEC schedules the past five to 10 years. You tell me out of what two conferences which teams are traveling on the road for non-conference games more. USC has gone to Auburn, to Arkansas, to Fresno State, to Hawaii, to BYU... and on and on. Tell me what big road non-conference game Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia has played recently?
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Posted on 10/07/2006 at 8:10:00 PM

Here is another factoid for you. Since the BCS rankings were created in 1998 the Pac-10 has had a team finish in the Top 5 of the final rankings 9 times, the SEC 7. If the Pac-10 is so bad, then why are the voters and the BCS computer rankings not saying the same thing?
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Posted on 10/07/2006 at 6:10:00 PM

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