Comments on: Where Are Kennedy and Kruschev When We Need ‘Em? Is The SEC-Big 12 Pact Really “The Big One?”

By: 2012 Aston Martin DB9

2012 Aston Martin DB9 — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:08:28 +0000

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By: AllTideUp

AllTideUp — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:35:47 +0000

@MoKelly I think that is precisely the reason they are coveted. The question is this, with their lack of national competitiveness, how much longer will that last?

By: MoKelly

MoKelly — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:57:13 +0000

Notre Dame gets a huge amount of respect in these discussions. Its like Notre Danme is a power conference all by themselves. The Big 4 plus Notre Dame.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is it that makes Notre Dame so powerful? — Its own TV deal with NBC, its huge alumni base, something else? Notre Dame hasn;t exactly been a football powerhouse lately. I can only guess that its alumni base and fan following make it a national draw for TV and that is why its such a coveted program

By: omahahog

omahahog — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:42:20 +0000

Good article.

By: JustAnotherBamaFan

JustAnotherBamaFan — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:35:31 +0000

I can’t remember exactly which site it was, I think it was on SBNation, but after recently reading one article in particular…I completely agree with you John about conference realignment needing to slow down.
The article suggested that this new Big-12/SEC champ-game may turn into a de facto semifinal game along with the Rose Bowl. On the surface I wouldn’t have a problem with that; however that’s only if you seed the teams rather than simply matching the SEC with Big-12 and the PAC-12 with B1G each and every year. Most reasonable people would agree that the SEC and Big-12 produce the strongest teams year in and year out (prior to expansion anyway); therefore setting those two champs at odds in the semis every year would be unfair.
I agree that super-conferences are on the way, but until we can establish a legitimate SEEDED playoff…I don’t want to see the ACC break up and go the way of the Big East. Right now the ACC’s semi-elevated status is the only thing preventing yet another fixed and unequal postseason in major college football (in my opinion least ways).