Kentucky played Louisville who is an in state rival and up until the last two years, was very good. As for Florida, it is not their fault that FSU sucks. If each SEC school plays at least one quality opponent each year, they know that their in conference sos will suffice.
I too have a problem with teams playing FCS teams, but having coached at some of these schools, they need the payouts desperately to help fund all their athletic programs. With both Troy and FSU on the schedule, Florida's ooc games are not bad. The fact that they played a Charleston Southern is not great, but every team in the FBS major conferences deserve one gimmie.
Florida has played 8 bowl teams on their schedule, 9 if you include Bama in the champ game, which the Pac-10 or Big 10 dioesn't have. Kentucky played six bowl teams.
Penn St played - Syracuse, Akron, Temple, and Eastern Illinois
Northwestern - Towson, Syracuse, Eastern Mich, and Miami OH
We both can point out and argue of symantics, which I think you would agree, but to your point about Ohio St. being ridiculed - it is only true because they have had it handed to them by two different SEC schools the last two times they made it to the championship game, so yes, they will not get that respect until it is earned.
GL again this week MC:toast: