Why the SEC is the best

by HenryJames on Aug 15, 2008 1:44 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

A writer for the Gainesville Sun offers ten reasons why the SEC is the best football conference other than Xs and Os.

1. Infighting.

2. Secondary rivalries.

3. Barbecue.

4. Bumper stickers.

5. Girls.

6. Volume.

7. Tail-gating.

8. Stadiums.

9. Traditions.

10. Love-hate.

I take violent exception to two of these: barbecue and girls.

BBQ: As if pork for anything other than ribs counts as barbecue. Texas and Kansas City? The Big 12 rules all in this category.

Girls: Overall, probably yes, but the Pac 10 would certainly give them a run for their money. As individual states go, Texas takes a backseat to no one. If the blonde is from Texas, Adam Smith continues to be right.

Without giving it any more thought than required to copy and paste the ten reasons, I'd say the SEC wins the rest. But if you have the best barbecue and girls, the rest is inconsequential.

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I don’t know. The girls one is a tough call. Both sides have their excellent locations (Texas schools, Ole Miss, etc.) and both have their not-so-excellent locations (State of Nebraska, Arkansas/Kentucky region, etc.).

by Huckleberry on Aug 15, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions

I grew up in Georgia, near the Alabama border (Spencer HS, holla!). Texas wins.

by TaylorTRoom on Aug 15, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions

Personally, I love the SEC because you can lose to Arkansas and Kentucky and still play for the national title. Also, 35 point halftime leads are pretty safe here.

by Leslie Miles on Aug 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions

In other words, Les is more.

by Vasherized on Aug 15, 2008 2:48 PM CDT reply actions

My first reaction was that girls should be above barbecue, but then I remembered I’m old now and barbecue is in the right place. Bumper stickers are always a bad idea and should be on no one’s list.

SEC girls over P10 girls. P10 girls might – might – be a push in looks, but SEC chicks have the intangibles. The stuff you just can’t coach.

Texas was late to the tailgating game, but I think we’ve made up a lot of ground in a short time.

by Black Scholes on Aug 15, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed Black Scholes. Like accents and sun dresses.

by Big Satan on Aug 16, 2008 8:49 AM CDT reply actions

I live in Florida. The girls here are better than back home. Sorry. I don’t even miss the barbecue or mexican food.

by Spawn of Cthulhu on Aug 16, 2008 10:30 PM CDT reply actions

Ole Miss has no peer in the girls department. Perhaps UCLA is close, and Texas is up there. But dude – Ole Miss just has an insane concentration of hot women.

And Texas barbeque kicks everyone else’s ass – I’ve lived all over the country and that’s a fact.