Who is challenging themselves more Pac-12 or SEC?

With all the chatter about the playoff system that has happened in the past months and the chatter that is still on the way, there is a question starting to brew between two of the biggest conferences in the country. That question is, why doesn’t every BCS conference play the same amount of games in their own conference?

I find that question to be quite interesting due to the fact that many people including myself want a level playing field for all teams that have a legitimate shot at winning the National Championship. However, the playing field is not level. How can it be level when teams like Oregon, Stanford, and UCLA have to play an extra game against a quality opponent while Alabama, Auburn, or Georgia can schedule another “lamb to the slaughter” opponent? How do people who can say they know whats fair for college football knowingly let this inequity continue to persist? I make no apologies in my wavering allegiance to the Pac-12 and wanting to see this conference continue to be in the national spotlight. In my humble opinion, the SEC is taking the path of least resistance in attempting to win another college football national championship for themselves. The SEC wants to point to the quality of their conference and all the football titles they have, well, my fine southern friends, you ain’t all that! The SEC doesn’t beat up on each other like the Pac-12 does at all. When teams such as UCLA or Oregon go and play each there is a definite chance that the loser of that game is not playing for the glass football. The same can’t be said for an Alabama or LSU, the loser isn’t necessarily knocked out of the title chase because they have this “equity” built up with writers. Furthermore, having one less conference game takes the possibility for an upset even more out of the equation because that takes another decent opponent away from an Alabama, LSU, or Auburn to lose to.

I’m all in with Stanford coach David Shaw feelings about this subject. He says, “we are doing it, the Big-12 is doing it and the Big Ten is doing it, why can’t they?” Level the playing field NCAA! Otherwise, we might as well just pencil in two or three SEC teams in the playoff. The fans of the SEC think they play the best competition, how can they when they are benefiting from a rule that makes it easier for them to reach the ultimate goal in college football?  However, we must remember that we are dealing with the NCAA, where common sense isn’t common. 

Fans from all conferences complain all the time about how things are not fair in some aspect of sport. Here is something that all college football fans can get behind, especially Pac-12 fans. All teams deserve a fair shot at winning The National Championship, not just a select few from a select southern conference.