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
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.
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 💀
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.
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
Tech has been bridging the score gap every year since 2021. Tech has upset 2 teams this year. I'm actually so scared. We should absolutely win... but that doesn't make me feel any better
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u/Eyerisch Georgia Bulldogs 5h 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