kinda puts ol Rosie in his place, huh?

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:42 am    Post subject: Rosenberg your eyes need to open to REALITY
Look at the players. This season the SEC led all conferences with 263 players on NFL Opening Day rosters, 25 more than the ACC, which was second. The SEC had five of its schools with 30 or more players on NFL rosters (Georgia led with 37). No other conference had two schools with 30-plus players. Still not convinced? Take a look at recent history. It easily could be argued that the SEC has had the nation's best team in 2002 (Georgia), 2003 (LSU), 2004 (Auburn), 2006 (Florida) and 2007 (LSU or Georgia). Go ahead, look it up if you must. I'll fill you in: 2002 Georgia (13-1): Lost only to nemesis Florida by seven and handled ACC champ Florida State in the Sugar Bowl. Undefeated Miami (facing a weak Big East schedule) and Ohio State (ninth-ranked Michigan representing the toughest opponent) played for the title. 2003 LSU (13-1): Lost only to Florida and beat five teams ranked 17th or better, including Oklahoma in BCS title game. Split champion Southern Cal beat three ranked teams, one of which (Washington State?) was in the Pac-10. 2004 Auburn (13-0): Went undefeated through SEC gauntlet but was left out of BCS title game in favor of undefeated Southern Cal, which walked through the weak Pac-10, and Oklahoma, with a schedule that included Texas and no one else. 2006 Florida (13-1): I think we all remember that. Lost only to Auburn and humiliated No. 1 Ohio State. 2007 LSU (11-2) or Georgia (11-2): See schedule/results and bowl games. Southern Cal faced schedule that included "contenders" Arizona State, Oregon and California. So come next January, when everyone is trying to figure out who is the country's best football team, there is but one place to look. FROM THE BLEACHER REPORT, Steve Sanders