Let's say this....I was reading here and coming away with a certain impression about what was going on and then I'd tune into media expecting to hear the same thing and would hear nothing similar and everything about how good/amazing/top 5 team it was. I would turn it off and wonder if the media had no clue or if they were just selling the story they wanted to. What happens is that fans outside the SEC don't typically wander around forums like this or read online papers from the region so their opinions get formed by what they hear on ESPiN, CBS, NBC, FOX, etc. Then when it turns out differently it fits right into the "SEC is overrated" argument and helps make the case that too many unproven SEC teams start the season ranked too high, giving unfair advantage later in seasonal polls. SEC teams don't seem to drop as far after a loss or get "punished" for a close win that should have been a blow out. It then becomes harder for other teams to break into that top 5 or 10 group for a legit shot at the final 4. Not looking for a heated argument, just trying to splain what happens at least out here on the left coast.
That needs a rephrase. LSU dropped a bunch of spots after a close victory a few seasons ago and Auburn this year dropped from 6 to 18 when they barely beat Jacksonville State. Now Alabama? I agree, they won't drop at all if they win close and barely drop when they lose. Same thing could be said for Ohio State too, how many barelys did they win this year and dropped what, a spot? 2? OU lost to Texas, that should have automatically eliminated them because of how shitty Texas was. There is bias all over the place and it's usually towards the Alabama's USC's, Ohio State's, Michigan's, Notre Dame's OU's of the world. The traditional powerhouses.
We can all make an argument. I was just pointing out the way things look to some of those outside the SEC. Traditional programs may get some favor but at this point with the TV contract and the weekly slobbering over SEC teams, any fan who isn't an SEC fan, believes there is some bias. The top of the heap has always been cyclical which is more of a natural outcome IMO. When the rules and process change and the outcome becomes geared toward one conference in particular, then I have to wonder how much the process plays in the way things turn out.
You've been different places then me then. The gulf south doesn't think that way, and I deal with the public on daily basis. Again just what I see, you might see things differently and this your opinion My evidence would have to be how (and this was pointed out above) when we lose we drop like a stone. When the gumps, tOSU, USuCk, ect lose or come close to losing to a nobody they drop a few spots. Just a little bias there.
Henry is a good back, strong, powerful, and talented runner. You have to admit tho that year in and year out Bama puts the best lines on the field in college football. When you look at players who succeed around those offensive lines at Bama, move on to do little at the next level. Maybe I do not pay enough attention to pro ball but I do not here of many Bama skill players (qb, rb, or wr) setting records on Sunday. I don't want to diminish what Henry did but he would not be as successful behind our O-line.
