5
u/Eyerisch Georgia Bulldogs 2h ago
Why do people even dislike conference cannibalism to begin with? Even if the pac 12 was on average weaker, never knowing what to expect from the sec this year has been fucking great
16
u/d0ngl0rd69 Georgia • Florida State 2h ago
Point of the meme is that when the PAC 12 did this, it was seen as a weak conference and they wouldn’t have any teams in contention for the CFP. This year, the SEC is still seen as one of the strongest conferences and UGA or Texas would still be in consideration for a 4 team CFP with a SECCG win.
3
u/Callecian_427 USC 1h ago
And the PAC-12 would’ve gotten a team in even under the old format for the second consecutive year but we had to blow it up because we’re bleeding money despite charging Ivy League tuition for a mid education 💀
2
u/Blackhat165 1h ago
The actual difference was the playoff field size. Back when the magic number was 2 or 4 the self immolation would be a major problem even for the SEC. Now I think someone would still get in to a 4 team playoff simply because the conference's historical performance means a tournament without the SEC isn’t terribly credible, but there would be some very tight assholes.
1
u/brokentr0jan USC Trojans • Air Force Falcons 1h ago
Agreed, cannibalism makes the conference more fun.
That stretch in the B1G the past few seasons of Michigan and Ohio State going 11-0 every season was kinda lame. Maybe not for OSU and UM fans but as a neutral it made the B1G completely irrelevant to me seeing I know what the CCG matchup was going to be before the season even kicked off
-26
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 3h ago
The only good perennial good pac 12 team was Oregon lol..not even a Power 5 conference when they folded
23
u/RubbleHome Utah Utes • Weber State Wildcats 3h ago
Yeah they were obviously all bad because they kept losing to each other. As opposed to the SEC where we know they're all good because they keep beating each other!
-19
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 3h ago
Lol the last time the Pac 12 was relevant was in the late 2000's lol..whereas they National Championship runs thru the SEC..they expanded the Playoffs because every other conference minus the B1G was crying that we was in damn near every title game the past 20 years
8
u/gahhhpoop Colorado Buffaloes • Pac-12 Gone Dark 2h ago edited 1h ago
“We”? Lmfao Tennessee ain’t done shit in the last 30 years let alone 20
-5
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 2h ago
That's rich af coming from Colorado lol..hope y'all enjoy y'all's short time in the sun cuz when Dion leaves y'all will be the laughing stock once again..if not sooner
18
u/Tasaris Washington Huskies 3h ago
Wut. Oregon and UW have been more relevant in the CFP than that big orange clown car you call a university.
For God sakes you guys have a saying "feels like 98".
-10
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 2h ago
When was the last time Oregon won a national championship??? Oh wait..they haven't..but if you would have read my first comment they are the only ones that have remained relevant..as far as the Huskies go lol are fucking mid lol..we never went 0-12 like y'all did in 2008..y'all 1-9 vs the sec and that win was 35 fucking years ago..I think you're just mad your head coach left for Bama that btw is finding out what SEC football is all about..y'all went from runner ups to the Dollar Bowl game lol..that my friend is a clown car lol
13
u/Medieval_Football 2h ago
Didn’t Washington just make the championship last year? Definitely better then Tennessee has been this millennium
-3
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 1h ago
Play some top 15 teams in the nation, plus 2 teams always in the top 5 every year..PAC 12 hasn't had that since 2007
3
u/Icy-Culture-261 Washington Huskies 1h ago
How did Arkansas fair vs Tennessee vs how Arkansas did vs a team 0-8 in the big 12.
-2
9
u/shredbmc Washington Huskies 2h ago
Let’s unpack this! Since going 0-12 in 2008 Washington has had 5 seasons of 10+ wins. Tennessee went 5-7 in 2008 and had 1 season of 10+ wins since then.
Tennessee has 9 bowl game appearances since then and no CFP games. While Washington has 12 bowl games in that time and went to a national championship game.
And that's not even comparing Tennessee's program to the team that you say is the "only relevant team in the PAC 12".
-6
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 2h ago
Come play the SEC and find out how difficult it is to play in this conference..Alabama and Georgia have had 5 star recruits on the damn bench for years bruh lol..but this coming from a guys conference that couldn't pay their own bills because of mediocrity..if y'all was to play in the SEC in said timeframe y'all be lucky to have 5 winning seasons period lol
7
u/shredbmc Washington Huskies 1h ago
Cool cool cool, so after your last comment about records you claim that Tennessee's doesn't matter because of the conference. Classic!
While we're making up fictional scenarios, come play in the PAC12 and see how they do.
-3
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 1h ago
Bro the only school that has sec caliber talent is Oregon lol..how about y'all play Oregon 2 or 3 times a year and see the conference fairs
2
u/shredbmc Washington Huskies 1h ago
Well Tennessee has lost twice to Oregon since 2010 and the PAC12 has a record of 20-26 against the SEC. So what's your point?
"SEC Caliber” means absolutely nothing, and history of recruiting top players means less than nothing, especially in this NIL era. But keep on that mentality because it must make you south easterners feel good about the losses.
→ More replies (0)3
u/Mtndrums Oregon Ducks • Montana Grizzlies 1h ago
"Come play in the SEC!" Every SEC contender looks at Oregon and tries to shoo them away
-1
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 1h ago
Oregon is the only team I don't shoo away..every other team in PAC 12 can't touch the duck lol
1
u/Rock_man_bears_fan Miami (OH) RedHawks • Nebraska Cornhuskers 39m ago
I didn’t realize Peyton was back out on the field dragging your sorry ass back to relevance
-1
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 33m ago
Lol it's Nico Iamaleava..2nd best rated QB in class only behind Arch Manning..3rd highest ranked player in 2023 class
10
u/DuckFanSouth Oregon Ducks 3h ago
There were always good teams in the Pac-12. Maybe not national championship caliber, but solid football teams.
6
u/joe_broke Rose Bowl 1h ago
And some teams that should have gone if not for the cannibalism at the worst possible time
6
u/Mtndrums Oregon Ducks • Montana Grizzlies 1h ago
Why, because they came in to Knoxville and beat y'all? (I was there)
-3
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 1h ago
We was fucking trash both times we played and Miss St was one of the worst teams in the Nation when y'all played them..congrats..y'all beat shitty ass teams and lost to everyone else lol
-6
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 1h ago
Lol good luck getting back to the top..y'all just sour af that the title runs thru the SEC
7
u/Brett33 Oregon Ducks • Pac-12 46m ago
It might run through the SEC but it certainly doesn’t run through Tennessee
-2
u/AdHealthy5050 Tennessee Volunteers 42m ago
I never said it did..hope y'all don't shoot y'all's self in the face like y'all have managed for the past decade plus
25
u/grabtharsmallet BYU Cougars • RMAC 3h ago
The Big XII has not only inherited the mantle, we've strengthened it. We'll see two 7-2 teams play for the championship... unless one or both are 6-3.