Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The SEC still continues to not dominate college football, or the NFL for that matter

Another NFL draft in the books and here are the cold, hard facts... pop open a Coors Light for reading if you'd like...

Draft picks by conference
ACC 33
Big Ten 28
Big East 27
Big 12 28
Pac 10 32
SEC 37

However, this isn't exactly fair, to make this comparison 'apples to apples' we need to adjust for number of teams in each conference.

players drafted per team in conference

ACC 2.75
Big Ten 2.55
Big East 3.38
Big 12 2.33
Pac 10 3.20
SEC 3.08

so once again, just like the essentially .500 record they posted in non-conference games vs other BCS schools in 2008, the SEC finishes, 3rd, in the middle of the pack, when it comes to players drafted by the NFL.
With the CBS-ESPN financial incentive bias in removed from the equation, the SEC isn't any better, or any worse than any of the other conferences, alas, they are basically the same.

Here comes the shameless USC plug...
for all of the grief my Trojans got for losing to Oregon State...
How many players did the Beavers have drafted this year?
How about 7.
How many teams had more than 7?
One. USC, who had 11

Florida State (1), Miami FL (1), Tennessee (1) [3 of the Gators 'great wins'] and, oh yes, Florida (3) themselves- COMBINED had fewer players drafted (6) than Oregon State ALONE (7).

2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits.... ok ok, that's enough.

whatever Gator fans, enjoy that CBS television contract.

Fight On,

Nate
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2 comments:

  1. Kyle JahnerApril 29, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    Wow, I did not realize Oregon State had 7, that's crazy. Thanks for the ammo, as you know it's quite useful here in the South... Even if Raleigh is ACC (read: basketball) country. Still enough SEC-ers milling around. And NO Trojans.

    And how dare you use the word "Denkinger" in your bio. That is a dirty, dirty word. Shame on you. This is a public blog; kids could read that shit.

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  2. Nate SchapsMay 2, 2009 at 1:08 AM

    hammer SEC fans with the facts, they hate it. SEC fans live off of reputation and 'what everyone says'

    of course, ask them to back up 'what everyone says' and they cant.

    i've heard a million times... 'if that's not true, why do all of the guys on ESPN say it?'

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