re: What is your favorite SEC excuse when they lose a bowl game?

I hope Indiana steamrolls Bama and a meteor hits the OM-UGA game

But beating your chest about bowl games is weak

Why stop at going back 20 years, here is every LSU game vs a Big 10 team.

2024- LSU defeats UCLA 34-17 in week 4
2024- USC defeats LSU 27-20 in week 1
2023- LSU defeats Wisconsin in Reliaquest Bowl 44-31
2023- LSU defeats Purdue in Citrus Bowl 63-7
2016- Wisconsin defeats LSU 16-14 in week 1
2014- LSU defeats Wisconsin 28-24 in week 1
2013- LSU defeats Iowa 21-14 in Outback Bowl
2009- Penn State defeats LSU 19-17 in Capital One Bowl
2007- LSU defeats Ohio State 38-24 in BCS National Championship
2004- Iowa defeats LSU 30-25 in Capital One Bowl
2001- LSU defeats Illinois 47-34 in Sugar Bowl
1995- LSU defeats Michigan State 45-26 in Independence Bowl
1988- Ohio State defeats LSU 36-33 in week 3
1987- LSU ties Ohio State 13-13 in week 4
1978- LSU defeats Indiana 24-17 in week 1
1977- Indiana defeats LSU 24-21 in week 1
1972- LSU defeats Wisconsin 27-7 in week 3
1971- LSU defeats Wisconsin 38-28 in week 3
1924- LSU defeats Indiana 20-14 in week 3

All of the meaningless bowl games are getting massaged by the officials.

yeah, I am definitely an Indiana fan tomorrow

SEC teams only care about playing for championships, motivation in “other” bowls isn’t there, like it is for lesser conferences. Plus, like Ole Miss vs UGA, SEC teams knock each other off in bowls, and that counts as a loss for one of those SEC teams

I don’t care about sec wins or losses. I only care about how LSU does. However, a conference winning 16 of the last 30 national championships with 6 different teams sends a message.

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Iowa has an identity and has been a top 25 program historically.

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Whoa now, slow the roll a little bit. I like Iowa and respect your program, but no Iowa is not a Top 25 program historically. Iowa has finished ranked in a major poll 29 times in school history going back to the creation of the AP poll in 1936. In comparison, my MSU Bulldogs have finished ranked 18 times, and we are no where near a good program historically. You have a nice little program. Let's not twist facts here.

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Switch schedules, Arkansas wins at least 9. Iowa 2 would be a stretch

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So, Iowa just beat a 10 win SEC team, but you don’t think they could get 2 win against Ark, MSU, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn? Whatever man. Let me guess, Illinois couldn’t win 2 either?

# of seasons each team has finished ranked in AP Poll history (1939-2025):

Ohio State - 64
Michigan - 64
Alabama - 62
Oklahoma - 62
Notre Dame - 60
Texas - 52
USC - 51
Nebraska - 48
Tennessee - 47
Penn St - 46
LSU - 44
Georgia - 43
Auburn - 40
Clemson - 38
Florida St - 35
Florida - 34
Miami FL - 34
UCLA - 32
Arkansas - 29
Michigan State - 28
Ole Miss - 28
TAMU - 28
Washington - 28
Iowa - 27
Wisconsin - 26
Georgia Tech - 24
TCU - 21
Pitt - 21
Oregon - 21
Colorado - 20
Mizzou - 20
Stanford - 20
BYU - 20
West Virginia - 20
Virginia Tech - 20
Arizona St - 18
Maryland - 18
Oklahoma St - 17
UNC - 17
Purdue - 16
Baylor - 16
Duke - 16
Syracuse - 16
Army - 16
Houston - 15
Kansas State - 15
Minnesota - 15
Mississippi St - 15
NC State - 15
Navy - 14
Cal - 14
Illinois - 14
BC - 14
Boise State - 14
Northwestern - 13
SMU - 13
Louisville - 12
Washington State - 12
South Carolina - 11
Texas Tech - 11
Utah - 11
Oregon State - 11
Kentucky - 10
Virginia - 9
Tulane - 8
Cincinnati - 8
Arizona - 8
Kansas - 8
Indiana - 7
Air Force - 7
Rice - 7
UCF - 5
Wake Forest - 5
Miami Ohio - 5
Iowa St - 4
Fresno State - 4
Memphis - 4
Vanderbilt - 3
Rutgers - 3
San Diego State - 3
Colorado State - 3
ULL - 2


So Iowa is historically #24 in the rankings I guess...