Cross Comparison B1G to SEC

[CaptainObvious]

Ohio State
Oregon
Washington
Michigan
Penn State
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan State
UCLA
USC
Minnesota
Indiana
Northwestern
Illinois
Rutgers
Nebraska
Purdue
Maryland

Texas
UGA
Bama
LSU
Florida
Tennessee
A&M
Auburn
South Carolina
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Missouri
Ole Miss
MSU
Vandy
Arkansas

Top to bottom, who is the best. Not just the top and championships. Match program for program.

Examples: who is our Nebraska and who is their Northwestern?

[smootness]

Huh? In football?

Clearly and easily the SEC

[CaptainObvious]

Huh? In football?

Clearly and easily the SEC

So you think the SEC bottom half is better than the bottom half of the B1G? We know top 6 vs top 6, the SEC has more success year in and year out. How about bottom 10 to bottom 10?

[Quaoarsking]

You forgot Purdue and Maryland.

These direct comparisons are tough when the conferences don't have the same number of teams.

[smootness]

So you think the SEC bottom half is better than the bottom half of the B1G? We know top 6 vs top 6, the SEC has more success year in and year out. How about bottom 10 to bottom 10?

So, what, on a general basis maybe NW, Minnesota, Rutgers, Illinois, Maryland, and we will say UCLA vs Vandy, SC, Missouri, State, Arkansas, and Kentucky? Yes, I am still taking the SEC there.

[Hot Rock]

Ohio State is the top program in the country right now and Michigan won it the year before. That's their top two and the last two national champions so the Big Ten is better than the SEC the last two years at the very top. Saban gone, GA went be out of control with the racing.

SEC - 12 teams are in the preseason top 25. That's almost half of the top 25 with the rest ranging from 38-71 in this order AR, KY, Vandy and State pulling up the rear at 71.
Big Ten? - 5 teams are in the preseason top 25 - 6 more in top 50 leaving 7 rated 51-101 They got 3 teams rated on the same level or lower than State #70Maryland, 87 NW & 101 Purdue.

So, at the very top - I got Big ten until proven otherwise, the SEC is superior in all other areas but the gap has been closed. Teams like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska and Minnesota are all getting better with NIL.

Some are even saying Penn State has the best team in the country this year. I am not, as I don't know but others have suggested it's Penn State's year.

[Hot Rock]

There is one thing.. The Big Ten kicked butt in bowl season last year with 11 bowl wins but 3 of them came from OSU's title run. FYI Big Ten 5-1 vs SEC last year in bowl games.

OSU beat TN & TX

USC beat A&M

Illinois beat South Carolina

Michigan beat Alabama

Only loss to the SEC by Big ten - Iowa lost to Missouri by a field goal

Not sure how much that matters but let's not forget that it happened. It's clear these are the best two

[StarkVegasSteve]

I think the top of the conferences are probably pretty equal, probably a slight edge to the SEC.

I think the middle teams are equal and I might even give a slight edge to the B10.

The difference though, I think the bottom of the SEC would win 6-8 games in the B10 whereas the bottom of the B10 would go winless in the SEC.

[maroonmania]

Well, we definitely aren't helping the SEC's cause at the moment.

[Hot Rock]

So you think the SEC bottom half is better than the bottom half of the B1G? We know top 6 vs top 6, the SEC has more success year in and year out. How about bottom 10 to bottom 10?

not so simple to me. At the very top it's clear the Big Ten is better. They have the last two national titles and have 4 teams that could win it any given year. Right now the SEC still has more talent top to bottom but the best teams have been in the Big Ten the last couple years.

[Hot Rock]

For entire conference, the SEC is better for sure but at the very top that changes from year to year easily. OSU, Mich, Penn State, Oregon, USC are all national title threats. I saw this a week or so ago to back up my statment about overall SEC better.

Blue Chip recruiting ratio last 4 or was 5 year average - by conference

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...-championship/

18 teams have recruited over 50% blue chip players. SEC has 9 with two others almost at the 50% mark in Ole MIss and Gamecocks. Big Ten has 5 ACC 3 and Notre Dame... That's it' That's all the teams with enough talent to win a title but SEC has 9 teams and 2 more that almost meet the criteria.

Alabama 89%

Ohio State 89%

Georgia 84%

Texas A&M 82%

Oregon 78%

Texas 78%

LSU 73%

Notre Dame 73%

Oklahoma 70%

Penn State 68%

Miami 64%

Florida

64%

Auburn

64%

Michigan

57%

USC

57%

Clemson

55%

Tennessee 54%

Florida State 54%

[smootness]

not so simple to me. At the very top it's clear the Big Ten is better. They have the last two national titles and have 4 teams that could win it any given year. Right now the SEC still has more talent top to bottom but the best teams have been in the Big Ten the last couple years.

There is nothing right now to suggest USC is a contender. Penn State technically is but has not shown they can actually compete at the top. And Michigan is not anymore until they prove it with the new coach. They have Ohio State and Oregon until proven otherwise.

[Bothrops]

Ohio State
Oregon
Washington
Michigan
Penn State
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan State
UCLA
USC
Minnesota
Indiana
Northwestern
Illinois
Rutgers
Nebraska
Purdue
Maryland

Texas
UGA
Bama
LSU
Florida
Tennessee
A&M
Auburn
South Carolina
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Missouri
Ole Miss
MSU
Vandy
Arkansas

Top to bottom, who is the best. Not just the top and championships. Match program for program.

Examples: who is our Nebraska and who is their Northwestern?

The BiG is plain, but very solid past Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Michigan. The SEC has more big boys.

[Hot Rock]

I think the top of the conferences are probably pretty equal, probably a slight edge to the SEC.

I think the middle teams are equal and I might even give a slight edge to the B10.

The difference though, I think the bottom of the SEC would win 6-8 games in the B10 whereas the bottom of the B10 would go winless in the SEC.

how is the top better at the top right now today? Big ten won last two titles and two other teams have close with Penn State and Oregon.

[Hot Rock]

There is nothing right now to suggest USC is a contender. Penn State technically is but has not shown they can actually compete at the top. And Michigan is not anymore until they prove it with the new coach. They have Ohio State and Oregon until proven otherwise.

Who other GA doesn't have just as many questions or more? Is it Brian Kelly and LSU or 8-4 A&M or is it TX with new QB and losing half it' starters to the NFL, Fla? Bama and it's new coach who was just beaten in a bowl game by Michigan. TN? OK? AU? Who doesn't have questions.

The Big Ten is better right now at the top as they are the last two reigning titles winners and will be until proven otherwise. See what I did there.