ESPN+SEC+BCS=CORRUPT

Just follow the money. sec is trying to give espn a good return on it's money. 2+ BILLION.
Yes, BILLION with a B.

I don't know if I buy into the conspiracy, but I did find it amusing that espn was the only major outlet not to address the blown call on Peterson.

ESPN has a better match up with an unbeaten SEC team an unbeaten big 12 team. Better rating = more money.

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I don't know if I buy into the conspiracy, but I did find it amusing that espn was the only major outlet not to address the blown call on Peterson.

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No, they addressed it. Ivan Maisel wrote a two sentence blurb about it.

The fourth-quarter interception that LSU corner Patrick Peterson did (according to video) or didn't (according to the SEC officials) make enthralled conspiracy theorists. I think they need a hobby. If the Tigers had gotten the ball, they would have been on the Alabama 37, trailing 21-15, with a backup quarterback and a backup tailback. On the Tigers' last two possessions, Jarrett Lee went 1-for-7 with two sacks and one pick. In other words, that call didn't decide the game.

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But what it DID do was take one opportunity away from the Tigers and Tide to decide it for themselves.

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zactly

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ESPN has a better match up with an unbeaten SEC team an unbeaten big 12 team. Better rating = more money.

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That would be a compelling argument if ESPN had the rights to broadcast the BCSCG.

But they don't.

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But what it DID do was take one opportunity away from the Tigers and Tide to decide it for themselves.

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Well said...

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Who makes the money with Bama in the SECCG instead of LSU.

Details please.

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Two unbeatens in the SECCG GUARANTEES an SEC team in the National Title game. Do I believe this conspiracy theory? No. But you asked for details.

he SEC signed a 15-year 2+ BILLION, yes with a "B" tv contract with espn. A major network paying that much money want to make sure they get
their money's worth and the sec beating themselves up withing and not winning their 4th national championship in a row doesn't live up to espn's expectations. Ensuring a clash of undefeated teams in the sec championship game, and an undefeated representative takes away the chance of a lesser conference going to the championship game and gives the sec 2 BCS teams.
Since bama has the greatest tradition and uf a great recent tradition with, of course, the face of college football timmy tebow, those are the
teams the sec/espn partnership feels can best market their product.
LSU finds themselves in an interesting position, a top-notch program that plays both teams will give the 2 representatives a marquee win against a top-10 team. This has become seemingly necessary with texas looking to go undefeated with minimal competition and a group of other teams such as TCU, Cincinnati and Boise st undefeated in BCS conferences, the stakes are too high to take the chance of not having an undefeated team win the sec.
Further clouding the waters is the fact that the sec office is in Birmingham, AL and it is unknown where the referees are from. In the big picture, this looks good for the sec to have 3 great teams in the top-10, but with the fines, eye-gouging and horrible officiating, the cat is out of the bad and the sec is looking more like wrasslin than
competition between scholar-athletes.
This is not an accusation, but the circumstances have passed the threshold of reasonable doubt.

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An unbeaten Florida and a one-loss LSU team all but guaranteed the same thing.

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Now your just guessing. No way could you gaurantee a 1 loss LSU would make it. But two undefeated teams would. Don't let your arrogance out run reality. They wouldn't have been gauranteed to even beat out some of the other 1 loss teams. Sorry, but Bama/Florida is the on Gaurantee if both are undefeated.