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2013 SEC Discussion and Division Races

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Meme shift regarding the SEC and it's perception of being the dominant defensive league.

From Rece Davis:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/notebook/_/page/gamedayFinal0915/week-3


Everybody's wondering where the defense is in the SEC after high-scoring games between Georgia and South Carolina and Alabama and Texas A&M (1,200 yards of offense). You can have good defense, but sometimes good and veteran quarterback play will trump that. That's what the SEC has with the ultimate winner in AJ McCarron, maybe the most dynamic player of this generation in Johnny Manziel, Aaron Murray, Connor Shaw ... all kinds of talent at that position. And that's why you're seeing higher-scoring games in the SEC.

I don't think the athletes on defense have changed. The expertise at quarterback is the biggest thing that's changed for me, and that's a big deal moving forward.


Three of the top eight QB's are in the SEC. Four more in the Top 30
This is the year of the quarterback for Southern Schools.


http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/national/player/split01/category02/sort02.html
 
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So, I was compiling some things for a friend of mine who buys the ESPN sec narrative...

Did you know - every SEC team plays at least 1 FCS team (Bama plays two (Georgia Southern and Chattanooga))
Did you know - in games against ranked non-SEC opponents, the SEC is..... drum roll... 0-4 this season.

Don't expect frosted tips to realize this, of course.... just sayin
 
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