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Is the gap between the SEC and the rest of the country widening?

Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:13 am
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
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Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:13 am
SEC doubled the number of first round picks the next highest conference had.

The vaunted Big Ten had just 1 picked
This post was edited on 4/26/13 at 8:17 am
Posted by Patton
Principality of Sealand
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:14 am to
quote:

Notre Dame had nobody get picked.

Wrong
Posted by AllBamaDoesIsWin
Member since Dec 2011
26725 posts
Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:15 am to
Yes. Bama is only getting better. Everyone else is getting better too. LSU/A&M/Florida/UGA may be here to stay, USCe will always be legit with HBC, but even after he goes as long as they get a good coach they'll stick around. UT/AU will be back. Arky/Vandy/Ole Miss will be solid. UK/Mizzou/State all suck though.
Posted by lowspark12
nashville, tn
Member since Aug 2009
22373 posts
Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:16 am to
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Notre Dame had nobody get picked.


tight end.
Posted by TheOcean
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Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:17 am to
Using the SEC draft pick math, the ACC had 8 first rounders.
Posted by bayoujd
Member since Jan 2009
2781 posts
Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:29 am to
It seems to be widening from a north v. south standpoint, not just by conference - there were a lot of ACC guys taken. Not many northern schools are able to recruit well in the south (ND is probably the exception recently).
Posted by wish i was tebow
The Golf Board
Member since Feb 2009
46122 posts
Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:30 am to
quote:

Is the gap between the SEC and the rest of the country widening?


I didnt realize everyone didnt know this has been the case for years now
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
19325 posts
Posted on 4/26/13 at 8:32 am to
There was a quote several months back on LandThieves (the Oklahoma fan site), which best summarizes the level of competition in the SEC vs. other conferences (the Big 12):

"Iron sharpens iron. Butter sharpens nothing."

The SEC has become, for all intents and purposes, the NFL Development League. And though someday the title streak will end, the level of competition throughout the SEC shows no signs of slowing down. Since the title streak began, the SEC has had 10, 6, 8, 7, 10, 9, and 12 first round selections in the following NFL Draft.

quote:

The vaunted Big Ten had just 1 picked


And the irony of ironies is that the player's college coach (Bret Bielema) is now coaching in the SEC.
Posted by ToesOnTheNose213
The present
Member since Oct 2007
2028 posts
Posted on 4/26/13 at 9:33 am to
You ask this question like all teams in the SEC are equal. Let's see...

Is the gap between Ole Miss and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between Vanderbilt and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between Kentucky and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between Auburn and the rest of the country widening? Hellz no.

Is the gap between Texas A&M and the rest of the country widening? A&M is getting better it seems, but in their first year in the SEC they held their own. So does that mean the A&M was better than people gave them credit for, or that the SEC isn't as difficult as most make it out to be?

Is the gap between Alabama and the rest of the country widening? Yes.

Is the gap between Miss State and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between Missouri and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between LSU and the rest of the country widening? Maybe.

Is the gap between Arkansas and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between Florida and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between South Carolina and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between Georgia and the rest of the country widening? No.

Is the gap between Tennessee and the rest of the country widening? No.

So overall.... no.
Posted by TexanPete
Texas State University Alum
Member since Feb 2005
3023 posts
Posted on 4/26/13 at 3:46 pm to
Yes
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