Is there a reason to cheer for SEC teams during bowl season?

[WrightGuy821]

I personally don't see why we should root for other SEC teams during bowl season unless State is profiting other teams' wins monetarily. I may just be dumb but I don't particularly want to see the teams we compete with every single year have success outside of the regular season. Especially teams like Ole Miss, Arkansas, and LSU that we compete with as far as HS recruiting goes.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

I used to cheer for the SEC because that's always what I was told we were supposed to do, but I don't do that anymore. Teams like Auburn who everybody considers our friend will stab us in the back in two seconds. In fact, there's not another team in the SEC that I like. Mississippi State is the only team that matters and the rest can get ******.

How does it benefit us if other SEC teams win random games?

 

[AlCoDog]

I personally don't see why we should root for other SEC teams during bowl season unless State is profiting other teams' wins monetarily. I may just be dumb but I don't particularly want to see the teams we compete with every single year have success outside of the regular season. Especially teams like Ole Miss, Arkansas, and LSU that we compete with as far as HS recruiting goes.

Not unless you have money on them.

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

You have it correct Wright. 17 everyone of those mother17ers. I hate them all with the burning intensity only @Lucifer Morningstar could begin to fathom. Go Frogs... Who I ordinarily hate too, but not this week. 17 UGA and Kirby Smart's stupid *** haircut.

 

[Rupert Jenkins]

Well, if you have friends who are Big 10 fans its always nice to rub their nose in how badly the SEC stomps that a** every year. I work with a guy from Chicago who loves OSU and it makes my day to rib him constantly about how bad they suck

 

[WrightGuy821]

All of my folks were so confused that I did not want Georgia to win the other night, I personally don't care to see Kirby succeed, let alone the University of Georgia. Regardless, I'm cheering for the HypnoToads in the natty.

 

[Dawg1976]

I personally don't see why we should root for other SEC teams during bowl season unless State is profiting other teams' wins monetarily. I may just be dumb but I don't particularly want to see the teams we compete with every single year have success outside of the regular season. Especially teams like Ole Miss, Arkansas, and LSU that we compete with as far as HS recruiting goes.

I'm pulling for TCU Monday. But I'm expecting UGA to roll.

 

[TaleofTwoDogs]

I personally don't see why we should root for other SEC teams during bowl season unless State is profiting other teams' wins monetarily. I may just be dumb but I don't particularly want to see the teams we compete with every single year have success outside of the regular season. Especially teams like Ole Miss, Arkansas, and LSU that we compete with as far as HS recruiting goes.

You don't have to worry about Ole Miss winning this year.

 

[BA Dog]

Pulling for TCU also

 

[bullygrowl]

The way I view it is whats good for the conference is good for its members type mentality. If I worked for a Ford dealership, I would want Ford to be the # 1 selling vehicle even though my biggest competition would be the other Ford dealers in my area. If I'm from MS, I want the team from my region to win the state tournament even though that is who I compete (recruit) against. I want the SEC to remain #1 in the country so I can tell recruits we are in the top conference.
* There are several instances I pull for an opposing conference over the SEC, but, generally speaking I will pull for SEC.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

I think it might help with perception of us being the best conference. Say three years from now we're fighting for that 12th playoff spot and it's between us and USC. We have similar records and similar stats. The selection committee might be swayed to pick us since we play in a conference that curb stomps everybody we play more than we don't. Our 9-3 may look a little better than they're 10-2 in their eyes if they think we played the more difficult schedule.

 

[WrightGuy821]

I think it might help with perception of us being the best conference. Say three years from now we're fighting for that 12th playoff spot and it's between us and USC. We have similar records and similar stats. The selection committee might be swayed to pick us since we play in a conference that curb stomps everybody we play more than we don't. Our 9-3 may look a little better than they're 10-2 in their eyes if they think we played the more difficult schedule.

That makes sense, the less logical part of me just wishes that every team that beats us loses every other game they play.

 

[drummerdawg]

No. I rarely pull for SEC teams to win non-confrence games. I want them all to lose.

 

[mstateglfr]

It's funny to see posts about how conference X is overrated because some bowl games were lost by a couple specific teams. Happens each year.
I would guess that those posters cheer for other SEC teams to win.

 

[bullygrowl]

No. I rarely pull for SEC teams to win non-confrence games. I want them all to lose.

Pull for a cusa team, you will be happy!

 

[Dawgg]

I think it might help with perception of us being the best conference. Say three years from now we're fighting for that 12th playoff spot and it's between us and USC. We have similar records and similar stats. The selection committee might be swayed to pick us since we play in a conference that curb stomps everybody we play more than we don't. Our 9-3 may look a little better than they're 10-2 in their eyes if they think we played the more difficult schedule.

This is my feeling. If the SEC has enough bowl seasons like last year's sub .500 or this year's just above .500, the theory of "SEC dominance" starts to lose steam a little I think.

That being said, I also think it depends on the opponent. For example, I have a hard time rooting for Big Ten teams to beat SEC teams that aren't named Ole Miss (and now Auburn). Same with "Blue Bloods". I was rooting for South Carolina to beat Notre Dame, but that's because I have an irrational hatred for Notre Dame and I want any team not named Ole Miss (and now Auburn) to beat them.

 

[Rupert Jenkins]

Yes

 

[thatsbaseball]

Only if I hate the team they're playing.

 

[SchrodingersDawg]

My MSU wife says we should pull for the conference but I say 17 em. I don’t give 2 schits if any of them ever win in anything.

 

[GloryDawg]

Nope! We are going to get the same amount of money. Them winning only helps them.

 

[Pilgrimdawg]

All of my folks were so confused that I did not want Georgia to win the other night, I personally don't care to see Kirby succeed, let alone the University of Georgia. Regardless, I'm cheering for the HypnoToads in the natty.

Having an SEC team in the championship game means there is additional money from that game that gets shared with all of the SEC member teams. In other words, an SEC team in the ship means we get more money. Doesn’t matter whether they win or not.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

You have it correct Wright. 17 everyone of those mother17ers. I hate them all with the burning intensity only @Lucifer Morningstar could begin to fathom. Go Frogs... Who I ordinarily hate too, but not this week. 17 UGA and Kirby Smart's stupid *** haircut.

Hate is always fun. But then again it is hard to take my opinion on something like this after all I am the devil.

 

[travis.sixpack]

No. I rarely pull for SEC teams to win non-confrence games. I want them all to lose.

I root for chaos every week. Generally that means rooting against other SEC teams.

 

[AstroDog]

I want the SEC to win because I don't want to hear the B10, B12, ACC, or PAC10 brag about how much better they are than the SEC.

 

[Cantdoitsal]

I used to cheer for the SEC because that's always what I was told we were supposed to do, but I don't do that anymore. Teams like Auburn who everybody considers our friend will stab us in the back in two seconds. In fact, there's not another team in the SEC that I like. Mississippi State is the only team that matters and the rest can get ******.

How does it benefit us if other SEC teams win random games?

This. In my younger days I was "Pro-SEC" and stuff but that schit don't matter any more to me. In my older grumpier days I've grown to just hate everybody not named STATE except my adopted 2nd team TCU in my last 20 years here in Fort Worth.

 

[bolddogge]

My priorities: 1- State to win always in everything. 2- UM get curb stomped in everything no matter who they play. 3- All BIG/PAC/ACC teams get beat by whoever they play as long as it's not UM. 4- SEC to win the natty to show conference dominance 5- All other SEC teams to get beat unless violating one of the previous higher priorities.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

You can figure a hundred different ways to think about this, so I basically just follow State. I'll watch the playoff, and postseason in other sports, but I'm not going to actively cheer/watch anyone but State. It's all just background noise at that point.

 

[NTDawg]

The way I view it is whats good for the conference is good for its members type mentality. If I worked for a Ford dealership, I would want Ford to be the # 1 selling vehicle even though my biggest competition would be the other Ford dealers in my area. If I'm from MS, I want the team from my region to win the state tournament even though that is who I compete (recruit) against. I want the SEC to remain #1 in the country so I can tell recruits we are in the top conference.
* There are several instances I pull for an opposing conference over the SEC, but, generally speaking I will pull for SEC.

But those guys at the other Ford dealership are ********. They lie, cheat and steal, hit women, steal from children's hospitals, wear skinny jeans, get co-eds pregnant, hold klan rallies, and are just general douche bags