B1G vs SEC

[Creed]

We all know the talent difference already exists but it seems the SEC is years ahead of the B1G in being progressive. Opening night of CFB, lots of excitement from blue blood CFB fans who will tune in to watch any decent game and also a chance to capture the casual fan before NFL begins. Let's compare prime time kick off games

 

• SEC --> Had a conference match up of top 20 teams on SEC network in a great sold out environment. Next game, ranked mid tier SEC team vs a semi big name in Boise state. I tuned in to watch that but flipping channels of course.
• B1G --> Minnesota vs Eastern Illinois. Who would willingly watch this besides die hard UM fans? Next game at 10 PM est, new big ten member Rutgers vs a PAC 12 team. Decent match up but not many people on the east coast and mid west would stay up past the 1st qtr.

 

Only if I could be commissioner. Why doesn't the B1G have more marquee games early in the year? Why not a decent in conference game to kick off the season and build some excitement? Why not profile Rutgers with a good match up at 8 so they can try to capture more eyeballs and casual fans in the NY-NJ area before NFL starts?

[Michiganball]

Yea, B1G should "game" the game a bit like sec does, it's always better to loose early on and sec knows this. The problem likely is the tradition of playing the big games at the end, and you know how the conference is about tradition. Still, there are some good games coming up and in the next couple years there are some multiple Pac and sec games early on and get this, a sec team is coming up north, yea, pigs are flying.

[Minnesota_husker]

We all know the talent difference already exists but it seems the SEC is years ahead of the B1G in being progressive. Opening night of CFB, lots of excitement from blue blood CFB fans who will tune in to watch any decent game and also a chance to capture the casual fan before NFL begins. Let's compare prime time kick off games

 

• SEC --> Had a conference match up of top 20 teams on SEC network in a great sold out environment. Next game, ranked mid tier SEC team vs a semi big name in Boise state. I tuned in to watch that but flipping channels of course.
• B1G --> Minnesota vs Eastern Illinois. Who would willingly watch this besides die hard UM fans? Next game at 10 PM est, new big ten member Rutgers vs a PAC 12 team. Decent match up but not many people on the east coast and mid west would stay up past the 1st qtr.

 

Only if I could be commissioner. Why doesn't the B1G have more marquee games early in the year? Why not a decent in conference game to kick off the season and build some excitement? Why not profile Rutgers with a good match up at 8 so they can try to capture more eyeballs and casual fans in the NY-NJ area before NFL starts?

As someone who has lived in Minnesota most of his life... no such thing as "Die-hard U of M" football fans... they could barely fill a 35K stadium for opening day...

 

B1G will get there matchups in there... SEC goes early and then they throw in duds in mid november.... Both conferences include crap games, B1G does it week 1... SEC does it week 8 or 9.

 

 

different strokes/different folks.

[irafreak]

We all know the talent difference already exists but it seems the SEC is years ahead of the B1G in being progressive. Opening night of CFB, lots of excitement from blue blood CFB fans who will tune in to watch any decent game and also a chance to capture the casual fan before NFL begins. Let's compare prime time kick off games

 

• SEC --> Had a conference match up of top 20 teams on SEC network in a great sold out environment. Next game, ranked mid tier SEC team vs a semi big name in Boise state. I tuned in to watch that but flipping channels of course.
• B1G --> Minnesota vs Eastern Illinois. Who would willingly watch this besides die hard UM fans? Next game at 10 PM est, new big ten member Rutgers vs a PAC 12 team. Decent match up but not many people on the east coast and mid west would stay up past the 1st qtr.

 

Only if I could be commissioner. Why doesn't the B1G have more marquee games early in the year? Why not a decent in conference game to kick off the season and build some excitement? Why not profile Rutgers with a good match up at 8 so they can try to capture more eyeballs and casual fans in the NY-NJ area before NFL starts?

Stopped reading after this....

[southernoregonhusker]

It was the SEC Network's first game. What else would you expect?

[Coqui]

SEC Games - Clemson (I'll give them that), Idaho, Southern Miss, Wisconsin (again credit), UT Martin, South Dakota St., West Virginia, Boise St, Temple, Utah St. Only 2 marquee OOC games.

 

B1G Games - Navy, LSU (credit for this one), UCF (credit for this one), Youngstown St, Indiana St, Northern Iowa, Appalachian St, Western Michigan, Florida Atlantic, California, James Madison, Eastern Illinois, Washington St, Jacksonville St.

 

Both have two games considered marquee OoC. Eventually B1G conference games will happen as well. Not sure what the point of this thread was.

 

I included UCF and Clemson because they both had incredibly good seasons the past two years.

[NUance]

 

Bama 33

West Virginy 23

[BigRedBuster]

I really want wisky to kick LSUs ass.

[Mavric]

Impressed by Wisconsin's defense so far.

[Coqui]

So Week 2:

 

SEC has a powerhouse slate: Arkansas St, Toledo, Florida Atlantic, UAB, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Nicholls St, East Carolina, San Jose St, Lamar, Sam Houston St.

B1G has Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Oregon, and then a bunch of no ones (comparative to the 3 aforementioned ones).

 

What was this about SEC Marquee games and the B1G not having them?

[deedsker]

So Week 2:

 

SEC has a powerhouse slate: Arkansas St, Toledo, Florida Atlantic, UAB, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Nicholls St, East Carolina, San Jose St, Lamar, Sam Houston St.

B1G has Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Oregon, and then a bunch of no ones (comparative to the 3 aforementioned ones).

 

What was this about SEC Marquee games and the B1G not having them?

You forgot that East Carolina is better than a bottom B1G team.

[Coqui]

 

So Week 2:

 

SEC has a powerhouse slate: Arkansas St, Toledo, Florida Atlantic, UAB, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Nicholls St, East Carolina, San Jose St, Lamar, Sam Houston St.

B1G has Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Oregon, and then a bunch of no ones (comparative to the 3 aforementioned ones).

 

What was this about SEC Marquee games and the B1G not having them?

You forgot that East Carolina is better than a bottom B1G team.

 

 

 

Which doesn't make it any more of a marquee game.

[deedsker]

 

 

So Week 2:

 

SEC has a powerhouse slate: Arkansas St, Toledo, Florida Atlantic, UAB, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Nicholls St, East Carolina, San Jose St, Lamar, Sam Houston St.

B1G has Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Oregon, and then a bunch of no ones (comparative to the 3 aforementioned ones).

 

What was this about SEC Marquee games and the B1G not having them?

You forgot that East Carolina is better than a bottom B1G team.

 

 

 

Which doesn't make it any more of a marquee game.

 

But, but, but...that is what a SEC coach said. They wouldn't lie.

 

Temple 37 (Went 2-10 last year and also lost to Fordham)

Vanderbilt 7