I know, I know… many of you likely scoff at such a ludicrous proposition, but hear me out this time. Let’s face it, even the most diehard, ardent SEC fans have to admit that, well, the SEC really isn’t any good this year (so sorry… I said it as nicely as I could). I know that I’m biased (as a man who’s always bled white and gold, even through those seven years in purgatory and, how could we forget, Reggie Ball- the worst four-year quarterback ever?), but, while I’m riding the tide for the OSU Cowboys presently, hoping for the Red Raiders to get a shot, hear me out (that is, assuming you care about college football. If not, well… sorry to waste your time right along with mine…).

My argument is that, as a whole, this year the ACC is a better football conference than the SEC. Alabama & Florida are, undoubtedly, two of the best teams in the country and, unquestionably, better than any two teams in the ACC, but when you get beyond them, does the rest of the conference pull its weight? Glad you asked…

*Wake Forest (7-5, 4-4 ACC, 4th in Atlantic Division) beat Ole Miss (8-4, 5-3 SEC) & Vanderbilt (6-6, 4-4 SEC).

*Perennial Doormat Duke (4-7, 1-6 ACC) also knocked off Vandy.

*Clemson (7-5. 4-4 ACC) beat South Carolina (7-5, 4-4 SEC) soundly: 31-14.

*Georgia Tech (9-3, 5-3 ACC) dismantled Miss St (4-8, 2-6) by a score of 38-7. Now before you go and say, “Well, everyone kills Miss St.” False. Not the SEC this year. Here’s a list of SEC teams that either lost to Miss State this year or won by less than a touchdown: Auburn, Kentucky, Arkansas, & Vanderbilt (LSU won by 10)… Yeah, to a team that lost to Louisiana Tech.

*Georgia Tech knocked off pre-season #1 Georgia (presently ranked #11, 9-3, 6-2 SEC)

***FLORIDA & ALABAMA vs. ACC: 3-0. UF over Miami (7-5, 4-4 ACC) & FSU (8-4, 5-3 ACC); Bama dismantled Clemson (7-5, 4-4 ACC).

Totals: 6-4 ACC (or, w/o Florida & Alabama, 6-1 ACC; The one loss- South Carolina beat up on NC State, which was on its way to losing 6 out of 8 before winning its last four)

Bowl Eligible Teams: ACC- 10, SEC- 8 (inc. Kentucky… even though they were 2-6 in the SEC).

Verdict? Deliberate…