South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier: East Carolina equal to a Big Ten team

[RS12]

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier did a little comparison of teams over the weekend, comparing new American Athletic Conference member East Carolina to a Big Ten team.

South Carolina plays East Carolina at home on Sept. 6 after opening the season against Texas A&M. The teams last played in 2012, a 48-10 victory by South Carolina.

Spurrier, who is in going into his 10th season at South Carolina, defended playing a nonconference game with a team outside of the Power Five Conferences.

http://www.si.com/college-football/...eve-spurrier-east-carolina-equal-big-ten-team

 

[DFWJC]

ECU has beaten South Carolina on several occasions.
They crushed both UNC and NC State last year.

They for sure could beat several Big Ten teams...but not the best ones, most likely.

ECU, Boise St, and Louisville, UCF, Cincy are a few examples of how "non Big 5" conferences teams have a raw deal just because somehow they're not in one of those leagues.
So Indiana, Washington St, Wake Forest, etc should get all this extra TV funding just for happening g tobe I the right league? So one year TCU is not good enough,then they are? It's silly.

ECU has better attendance than 5-6 Big Ten schools and maybe 20-25 " Big 5" schools in general.

 

[Aikbach]

He's trolling, not to disrespect East Carolina, but he's comparing them to what he feels is the most inferior of the Power 5 conferences, he's being an SEC homer.

 

[burmafrd]

And several SEC teams are inferior to several Big Ten teams. So what?

 

[Aikbach]

And several SEC teams are inferior to several Big Ten teams. So what?

Not to the homers, they think coat tails can carry you to victory by association.

 

[MC KAos]

I don't think he is completely wrong. Granted, they would be winning any big 5 conference, but I believe they could be a mid table team in any conference

 

[Aikbach]

I don't think he is completely wrong. Granted, they would be winning any big 5 conference, but I believe they could be a mid table team in any conference

I dont think he's wrong, I just note how he doesn't think they're worthy of his conference, and sites the least respected of the power five as where they belong in a backhanded compliment.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

He is just saying that their non conference scheduling of this team is not a cup cake team and that they could beat some big ten teams. Personally I think he is correct in his statement.

If someone would rather take on them for taking an easy out of conference game...they would be better off speaking about Furman.

Or Alabama scheduling Western Carolina

Or Florida Scheduling Eastern Kentucky

Or LSU scheduling Sam Houston State

Of course MOST of the teams in The Power 5 conferences schedule at least one team that is not considered to be much of a threat and would not be in a power 5 conference.

 

[dargonking999]

He is just saying that their non conference scheduling of this team is not a cup cake team and that they could beat some big ten teams. Personally I think he is correct in his statement.

If someone would rather take on them for taking an easy out of conference game...they would be better off speaking about Furman.

Or Alabama scheduling Western Carolina

Or Florida Scheduling Eastern Kentucky

Or LSU scheduling Sam Houston State

Of course MOST of the teams in The Power 5 conferences schedule at least one team that is not considered to be much of a threat and would not be in a power 5 conference.

But why? Yea it increases your risk of being beaten, but if you fill out your schedule with good quality games across the board, plus the usual high profile games. then at the end of the season instead of boohooing about how unfair it is your not in the playoffs(Or BCS before) you can be sitting back preparing for the games, knowing you took care of business. Maybe its just me, I like to see teams that prove there the best, not teams who say there the best because there conference is so super awesome.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

But why? Yea it increases your risk of being beaten, but if you fill out your schedule with good quality games across the board, plus the usual high profile games. then at the end of the season instead of boohooing about how unfair it is your not in the playoffs(Or BCS before) you can be sitting back preparing for the games, knowing you took care of business. Maybe its just me, I like to see teams that prove there the best, not teams who say there the best because there conference is so super awesome.

Whether that is what you want or not.

That is not what most of these teams do.

There IS a push towards that but as of right now almost all of the Power 5 Conference teams schedule at least one patsie from lower levels on their schedule...sometimes that bites them in the butt (Michigan losing to App St for example).

Plus what is forgotten is the amount of help it is to these lower schools. Many know they have next to no change to win against the teams but they do so because it is the best pay day they will get all season, would not be shocked if one game for a small school is worth more to them than the rest of the season combined when it comes to getting money into the school and program.

 

[dargonking999]

Whether that is what you want or not.

That is not what most of these teams do.

There IS a push towards that but as of right now almost all of the Power 5 Conference teams schedule at least one patsie from lower levels on their schedule...sometimes that bites them in the butt (Michigan losing to App St for example).

Plus what is forgotten is the amount of help it is to these lower schools. Many know they have next to no change to win against the teams but they do so because it is the best pay day they will get all season, would not be shocked if one game for a small school is worth more to them than the rest of the season combined when it comes to getting money into the school and program.

True, I have no problem if its just one maybe two patsie, but there were times i could look at a schedule and see 3-4 straight games of weak opponents, followed by the end of the season complaining, that there two games against great teams is enough to rank them higher.

 

[Bill Wooten]

True, I have no problem if its just one maybe two patsie, but there were times i could look at a schedule and see 3-4 straight games of weak opponents, followed by the end of the season complaining, that there two games against great teams is enough to rank them higher.

Here is another article on the situation.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...r-five-coaches-want-power-five-only-schedules

If they go to this model, they are going to kill football at the non-P5 schools. They need to go ahead and do a real realignment and bring in the schools that are committed to football. There are way too many teams that trot a team out so they can collect the conference TV money.

I will also throw in the argument that the American should be considered for inclusion into the Power Conferences. They fielded a BCS bowl champion in UCF and National Champs in Mens and Womens Basketball with UCONN. When they add Navy next year for football, it may give them another lever to pull to try to force inclusion.