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I don't really watch much college football, so I don't know, but how did SEC teams get a reputation as being the best?
Was this reputation forged when these schools were all or mostly White? Were they powerhouses back then?
Or, is their "powerhouse" status the result of them being mostly Black nowadays?
At any rate, I have no clue how the bowl-system works in college football. With all the money being thrown about everywhere it would be nice if there were a playoff system similar to the NFL.
It's probably totally impractical, but it makes for nice wishful thinking. The "national champion" might not always be the consensus "best" team in the country, and it seems like a lot of politics play a part in deciding who get sto play against whom.
Yes, "they were powerhouses back then." SEC fans said their conference was the best 45 years ago when they were all-white.