So, after all the ranting I’ve heard about the BCS being inefficient, and my own ranting (on bleacherreport.com) that the Pac-10 is better than it looks, I decided to put myself to the test.
Throughout the season, I have argued that it was the Pac-10’s difficult non-conference schedule that made them seem weak. By splitting the number of games that they have won, the Pac-1o made themselves look worse than the incestuous SEC. The Big 12 I give some respect to. They played a few tough games outside of their conference. The SEC, however, continues to ride their reputation as a strong conference, and has yet to prove themselves in bowl play.
So now that you have the background to my argument, here’s what is really important: the stats. For the next two weeks, I will be logging a comparison of the Pac-10 versus the two “strongest” conferences in the NCAA. Hopefully, I will be proven correct in that conference strength means nothing when comparing an incestuous conference to one that actually plays difficult out-of-conference games. If I’m proven wrong, you may not hear from me for a while.
Pac – 10 Bowl Results
Arizona 31 , BYU (16) 21 (Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl)
Overall Record: 1-0
vs. Top 25: 1-0
vs. SEC: 0-0
vs. Big 12: 0-0
SEC Bowl Results
Overall Record: 0-0
vs. Top 25: 0-0
vs. Pac-10: 0-0
vs. Big 12: 0-0
Big 12 Bowl Results
Overall Record: 0-0
vs. Top 25: 0-0
vs. Pac-10: 0-0
vs. SEC: 0-0
December 22nd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
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December 23rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Don’t forget that the Pac-10 is 7-4 (Something like that, maybe 7-2) vs the SEC in the BCS era.