I'm starting to wonder if there is a generational gap between Venter who want to play for a chance to win the SEC Championship and those who want to duck that game and play in the first round of the CFP.
For me, I'm not old enough to remember the days before the league split into divisions and held the first Conference Championship Game. From then on through the BCS years, the goals every year were to win the SEC East, then win the SEC, then win whatever bowl game we got. That SEC Championship became the crown jewel of my college football world because it seemed like we could never quite get there. We were always losing to Tenn or Florida or (inexplicably) to SCar. Winning it finally in 2002 was amazing, and I haven't taken one for granted since. Even the 2021 National Championship (in hindsight) feels a little light because we didn't win that SEC CG. We had the complete package in 2022, and that team, it can be argued, is among the greatest teams in recent history.
I'm 43 years old, and I want to win the SEC Championship, so of course, I want the Dawgs to play in the SEC Championship Game. There's already a 2-week break between the SEC CG and the first round of the CFP. I don't see a lot of value in another week off. The worst case scenario is that we lose the SEC CG and end up playing some middle of the pack ACC or Big 10 (16) and we're not that much worst off.
What say you? How old are you and what is your opinion of playing in the SEC CG?
For me, I'm not old enough to remember the days before the league split into divisions and held the first Conference Championship Game. From then on through the BCS years, the goals every year were to win the SEC East, then win the SEC, then win whatever bowl game we got. That SEC Championship became the crown jewel of my college football world because it seemed like we could never quite get there. We were always losing to Tenn or Florida or (inexplicably) to SCar. Winning it finally in 2002 was amazing, and I haven't taken one for granted since. Even the 2021 National Championship (in hindsight) feels a little light because we didn't win that SEC CG. We had the complete package in 2022, and that team, it can be argued, is among the greatest teams in recent history.
I'm 43 years old, and I want to win the SEC Championship, so of course, I want the Dawgs to play in the SEC Championship Game. There's already a 2-week break between the SEC CG and the first round of the CFP. I don't see a lot of value in another week off. The worst case scenario is that we lose the SEC CG and end up playing some middle of the pack ACC or Big 10 (16) and we're not that much worst off.
What say you? How old are you and what is your opinion of playing in the SEC CG?
