SEC Needs to Play More Competitive Schedule

by Ben Finnegan
(Pittsburg, CA, USA)

The SEC's continued "dominance" of the college football landscape will remain nothing but a sham until the top SEC teams actually dare venture out of the deep South and schedule home and home series with top teams from other regions. Maybe they see the results Tennessee has had with home and homes with Cal and UCLA and they will retreat like a frightened turtle into the protective shell of SEC home venues.

I'm not disputing that the SEC produces great football teams, but I will always be skeptical of their claims of superiority until they go on the road to play USC, Ohio State, Texas, Oregon, Penn State, etc.

Florida hasn't played a scheduled game out of the south in over a decade so what are they afraid of? Until they take their show on the road, I can't accept them as the top team. Great teams take on all challengers, and Florida just seems to avoid them at all costs.

And I'm sure the beat down Utah put on Alabama last year will make the SEC elite dig in their heels even more and refuse to step up their non-conference schedules.

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Nov 03, 2009
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Florida away schedule is a joke for 10 years
by: The Mad Trojan

Here's Floridas schedule the last 10 years for non conference. The Citadel at Home.....Come on SEC.
2008
Hawaii at home
Citadel at home
2007
western kentucky at home
troy at home
florida atlantic at home
florida state at home
2006
southern miss at home
central florida at home
western carolina at home
2005
wyoming at home
louisiana tech at home
florida state at home
2004
Eastern Michigan at home
middle tennesee state at home
florida state away
2003
San Jose State at home
Miami away
florida am at home
2002
uab at home
maimi at home
ohio university at home
2001
marshall at home
louisian monroe at home
florida state at home
2000
ball state at home
middle tennesee state at home
florida state away
1999
western michigan at home
central florida at home
florida state at home

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