re: Program of the Decade

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You can't clearly say one is better than the other because both have strong and weak points.

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You're talking about formats, I'm talking about the strength of the conference.

My point is that noone is suggesting an NFL/Pop Warner margin in conference strength. But considering the very thin margin by which SC has won many of those Pac 10 titles, it is entirely reasonable to conclude that if the Pac 10 were even a little bit tougher, it is unlikely they would have as many conference titles. Likewise, the margin by which LSU missed out on winning the West (and a shot at the SEC Championship) is so narrow in many years that it is very reasonable to conclude that if the SEC were even a little bit easier, it is likely we would have been in another SEC Championship Game or two (or three, etc.), thus greatly increasing the chance that we would have more SEC Championships.

That means that discounting the strength of conference factor while relying on achievements made by thin margins -- margins well within the reasonable range of that difference in conference strength -- is not taking an objective view of the comparison.