Yesterday while pedaling back to Houston, we were treated to the pathetic and asinine "analysis" of the ESPNU Radio twerps. I forget the host's name, but the sidekick was the ever-execrable Tom Luginbill, and the "expert analysis" was that the BIGXII isn't going to get any teams in the Playoff because "nobody in that Conference plays defense." How many years in a row have they heaved that out?
This is annoying on a number of levels, but most critically on the national perception of the Conference. By this, I mean "Well, is ESPN says it, it must be true!" Especially so, if they are saying it from literally Week One and repeating it over and over throughout the season. They are simply doing battlespace prep for their eventual Playoff Selection of only SEC, B1G and ACC teams. The rest can go pound sand.