| The location the SEC plays its games at is the only current argument the 'anti-SEC' crowd have to berate the conferences success. They certainly can't argue with the results.
And why do SEC schools play so many home games? Pure and simply: money.
The top tier teams in the SEC each have one of the largest stadiums in the country, from 65, 000 to over a 100, 000 seats avaliable. Not to mention the lavish luxury box seating for season ticket holders.
Outside of the SEC, few teams in few conferences can match this. Which is why the teams they schedule agree to come play there. They quite simply get far more money for playing on the road than they ever could at home.
When a team does indeed have a good stadium that makes a road game worthwhile, SEC schools are quite happy to travel, it's something the players look forward to.
LSU, for example, has travelled to Arizona, Arizona State, and USC in your conference. Other teams have had home and away agreements as well.
But why would Tennessee for example, make a home and away agreement with California? They make so much money playing at their 100,000+ seat stadium, it'd be a huge hit in the pocketbook for both teams to play at Cal's smaller, dilapidated eyesore of a stadium.
That's just the facts. There's no hate here for the Pac Ten, just disdain for any claims of superiority, in the face of the conferences numerous and visible shortcomings.  |