Posted 12 January 2012 - 10:42 AM
The only way any team can ever be great is to beat the great teams. If Georgia can't beat Alabama then they have to find a way to do so. The argument this year against Georgia was that they played a "soft" schedule. I don't agree with that. I also didn't agree with playing our first game against an out of conference powerhouse like Boise State, but it aint my call. Can Georgia beat Alabama? Right now I wouldn't put much money on it. Could they beat Alabama? There is a good possibility they could have. However, we will never know about this year. With the SEC pulling in two more teams it becomes harder and harder to scheudle against non divisional opponents. By the way, how in the world are Texas A&M and Missouri considered Southeastern?
What I wanted was for Florida to swallow it's fear and let us suck up FSU, keep Texas A&M, put them both in the West, then pull in Clemson and Virginia Tech or West Virginia and put them in the east. All of those programs act more like SEC power programs and could have created some really hot rivalries. Think about it. Clemson vs SC. Clemson vs GA. Those three teams are less than 100 miles apart and each has their own rabid fanbase. How about FSU vs Alabama or FSU vs Florida? Man, that would be fun to watch. I don't really "get" where Texas A&M gets a rivalry out of any of the existing SEC teams.