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caitlyn -> RE: College football (10/26/2008 7:58:29 AM)
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It's not smack talk ... it's reality as proven by the last few championship games, and matchups between top teams from various conferences. Ohio State's mighty defense looked VERY slow against USC earlier this year.
Right now (with emphasis on "right now") there are so many good schools up north, that the talent pool is spread around more than it used to be. Schools like Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State are just not as talented as they used to be. There isn't a quarterback in the Big-Ten that would be likely to even compete to start on a top SEC or Big-12 teams. Pryor will be good in a few years, but we are talking right now.
So, I'm standing on it ... if Penn State or Ohio State played in the Big-12 South, they would be a two or three conference loss team. They simply don't have a quarterback that will hurt anyone, and teams would stack up to stop the run. Their secondary is too slow, and lacks enough depth to matchup with spread offenses. They would not get away with stacking the line of scrimmage to stop the run with the stable of quarterbacks and receivers that more powerful conferences have to offer.
That said, Penn State is more likely to end up in a championship game than teams from either the SEC or Big-12. I'm having a hard time seeing Texas winning out. Same for Alabama. We will probably get something like Penn State and USC, and USC will beat them something like 35-7.
By the way, I have no axe to grind here. I attend Rice University, and Penn State would beat us by a billion points. I'm just pointing out what anyone looking at it objectively already knows ... the top southern schools are just generally better "right now."
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