Forde Column - PAC-12 Dethrones SEC

[Gatorbreath]

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/move-...ion-s-best-football-conference-140558951.html


I do agree that the PAC-12 is on the rise and is the second toughest conference, but disagree that they've passed the SEC.

Thoughts? And before you flame, I do get this is an SEC-biased board...

 

[URGatorBait]

 

[alcoholica]

I guess they'll have to win a Natty first

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

They can always dream

 

[Gator Fever]

It probably is pretty close this season. They usually have some good QB's out there.

 

[AlexDaGator]

They look good on paper. They will have to prove it on the field. As a wise man once said...

Alex.

 

[maheo30]

This is what happens when you drink to much and get on tv.

 

[ATXGator]

This is a nothing article... all it does is talk about why the Pac-12 is great, but doesn't say anything specific about the SEC. This is also written specifically to drive readers from the two fan bases to read the article. Pac-12 people will read it and pump their chest on how great they are... SEC readers will read it and talk about how wrong the article is... It's still pre-season and there isn't anything really to write about yet.

 

[Homer J]

Same ole song and dance - just a different year. They have been saying the PAC 12 will take over college football for the past 5 years - since the rise of Oregon / Stanford. Problem is, USC has since declined. As Alcoholica said, they need to win a national championship before they can be in the discussion. Heck, they've been in one game since USC won their one and only BCS championship (sorry, I forgot, that was vacated).​

 

[granitegator]

I guess they'll have to win a Natty first

at least one

 

[URGatorBait]

This is a nothing article... all it does is talk about why the Pac-12 is great, but doesn't say anything specific about the SEC. This is also written specifically to drive readers from the two fan bases to read the article. Pac-12 people will read it and pump their chest on how great they are... SEC readers will read it and talk about how wrong the article is... It's still pre-season and there isn't anything really to write about yet.

Welcome to the new age in journalism. Where substance doesn't matter, just clicks of the mouse.

 

[GatorJB]

So not playing in a national championship and losing their BCS tie-in, the Rose bowl, is somehow enough to pass the SEC in conference superiority?

 

[MatthewM.]

**** the PAC 12 west coast is garbage

 

[Himey]

This article is vacuous.

Rodriguez says: “But to go through the Pac-12 and win a national championship may be the most difficult thing to do. … So a lot of teams have a championship game, but they don't have non-conference games. We have both. So I think it makes us unique."

First of all, not one of the Pac-12 coaches would trade their schedules with any SEC team. Secondly, does he truly not think SEC teams play non-conference games in addition to a championship game? We only played the national champ last year as our non-conference game, but other than that I suppose he is right.

Do you think these guys are really that stupid or just think everyone else is a dupe and won't know any better?

 

[t-gator]

This article is vacuous.

Rodriguez says: “But to go through the Pac-12 and win a national championship may be the most difficult thing to do. … So a lot of teams have a championship game, but they don't have non-conference games. We have both. So I think it makes us unique."

First of all, not one of the Pac-12 coaches would trade their schedules with any SEC team. Secondly, does he truly not think SEC teams play non-conference games in addition to a championship game? We only played the national champ last year as our non-conference game, but other than that I suppose he is right.

Do you think these guys are really that stupid or just think everyone else is a dupe and won't know any better?

It's funny because it's coming from a guy who couldn't win at Michigan in an even softer conference.

 

[t-gator]

I just don't see any team from the pac 12 being capable of winning a title. Oregon can't stop anyone maybe usc eventually can get there but not next year

 

[Gatordiddy]

They look good on paper. They will have to prove it on the field. As a wise man once said...

Alex.

Nature Boy!!! Whooooooo!

 

[GatorJ]

Pat Forde is a dumbass.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

I think you all know what I'm going to say.

F*ck Pat Forde and f*ck the Pac 12.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Same thing was said before last season as well. Then the Pac-12 $hit the bed. They need to prove it on the field.