SEC West takes a beating in public perception
LSU. Ole Miss. Mississippi State. Auburn. Alabama.
The five big powers of the SEC West all lost their bowl games. But instead of hushed voices and glowing obituaries, there was glee. At least on the Internet.
The final nail came in the Sugar Bowl as Alabama was beaten 42-35 by Ohio State. Auburn lost in overtime to Wisconsin 34-31; Mississippi State was drilled by Georgia Tech 49-34; Ole Miss was thumped by TCU 42-3; and Notre Dame topped LSU 31-28.
Here are some of the funny responses to the SEC West’s troubles:
Remember when the playoff committee had three SEC West teams making the field? Good times, good times... pic.twitter.com/SIvXf6INBa
— Jacob Nave (@jnay77) January 2, 2015RT @Jim_McEvoy: Hi! I'm Rob Lowe! And I'm SEC West Rob Lowe. pic.twitter.com/wvVkyfE3HI
— Marshall (@Banditof87) January 2, 2015How many bowl games did the mighty SEC WEST win??? pic.twitter.com/RZtMhW6t2n
— Marcus Sloan (@bigsloan32) January 2, 2015SEC West. pic.twitter.com/4TatpbkPyX
— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) January 2, 2015Once the SEC starts recruiting better athletes and lowers its academic standards, it might get back to competing for national titles.
— Bob Wojnowski (@bobwojnowski) January 2, 2015RT --> RT @JHopkins247 Here is a graph depicting the #SEC West's Power Index from start of year to now pic.twitter.com/xcvUqyd5By
— Justin Hopkins (@JHopkins247) January 2, 2015SEC west best 5 teams went 0-5, yet Nick thinks they play in the best conference. Are you sure Nick? But are you sure pic.twitter.com/KPv62pqzyg
— NovaJimm (@nova411jimm) January 2, 2015Tell Me Again, how awesome is the SEC West. pic.twitter.com/qlos64YSia
— Nathan Young (@nvyoung) January 2, 2015SEC West is 2-5 in bowl games pic.twitter.com/KaWfXUuPZr
— Ishmael (@Ish_46) January 2, 2015SEC West be all like... pic.twitter.com/5bEDarnOMv
— joshua ashton hill (@jashtonhill) January 2, 2015The SEC West was considered the best division in college football and then they go 2-5 in bowl games pic.twitter.com/XQNmVEqvCy
— Carlos Ibarra (@CarlosIbarra_10) January 2, 2015Naturally, some people noted that Missouri and the rest of the SEC East are having a good bowl season:
SEC EAST >>>> sec west "@jason_morman: #SEC #BowlSeason @SEC_Chad @SEC_Lauren pic.twitter.com/3m0QkS1jWW"
— PMac da LabRat (@CyClonePerry) January 2, 2015SEC West is about to lose its fifth consecutive bowl game and the undefeated SEC East is over in the corner like... pic.twitter.com/kLTmsvTOdA
— Rixon Lane (@FastLaneSports) January 2, 2015#SEC Update: The SEC East is now 2-0 in bowl games, the SEC West is now 2-4. #SECEastBias pic.twitter.com/nevCu7oEN0
— GATA Dawgs (@BassinDawg) January 1, 2015This story was originally published January 2, 2015 at 9:40 AM.