Painfully Obvious

By fitsnews • on December 5, 2008

Even though Alabama’s famous “Houndstooth Twins” actually go to UAB, there’s no mistaking their game day allegiance.

And even though certain “defense-free” football conferences are getting way too big for their britches this season (ahem, Big 12), there’s no mistaking that the SEC is the greatest football conference of all-time.

Even with these losers in it.

Anyway, in case you missed it the Wall Street Journal has a sensational story up this morning about the rise of college football in the South.

And while the story doesn’t mention the lovely Maegen and Ashley Bailey (above), it does mention how the SEC totally kicks ass …

The Southeastern Conference, a 76-year-old coalition of 12 universities in nine Southern states stretching from Louisiana to Florida, has won three national college football titles in five years, including the last two by blowout, and has an unrivaled 11-4 record in the Bowl Championship Series since 1999.

Its teams lead the nation in average attendance, have five of the 12 highest-paid coaches in college football and just signed two broadcast deals worth as much as $3 billion over the next 15 years. Tomorrow, Alabama and Florida, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 by the Associated Press, play for the conference title — with the winner likely heading to the national title game.

Also, there’s this great quote:

“Half the people in that stadium can’t spell LSU,” says political consultant James Carville, an LSU alumnus. “It doesn’t matter. They identify with it. It’s culturally such a big deal.”

Of course, compared to South Carolina, the fact that half of the stadium can spell a three letter acronym is pretty impressive.

Also impressive? Not losing to a friggin’ middle-of-the-road ACC team …