I would say someone who lives and dies off the opinions of said pros.........is an idiot. Many mentioned (pre-season and during the season while everyone was playing their games) that BigXII was probably the strongest conference. Is it debatable, of course. But no one would say that about a team that isn't comparable to the SEC to the very least.......so anyway. Let's try this:
Out of the 12 memebers in the SEC, 9 played in Bowl Games. (75% of the conference)
-Bama, LSU, Miss St., Vandy, S. Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas.
-of the 9........7 teams ended with a W (Bama, Miss St., Auburn, S. Carolina, Florida, & Arkansas)
-which means 3 losses...(LSU, Vandy, & Georgia)
-5 ended the season in the AP top 25 (#1 Bama, #2 LSU, #4 Arkansas, #9 S. Carolina, & #19 Georgia)
*Note two teams played each other which plays with the #s in wins and losses
Out of the 10 members of the Big XII, 8 played in the Bowl Season (80% of the conference)
-Mizzou, Texas, Baylor, ISU, OU, aTm, OSU, & KSU
-of the 8........6 ended with a W (Mizzou, Texas, Baylor, OU, aTm, & OSU)
-which means 2 losses (KSU & ISU)
-4 of the teams ended in the AP top 25 (#3 OSU, #13 Baylor, #15 KSU, & #16 OU.
With just that I think its a safe argument for the Big XII as being just as good as the SEC this year, possible saying better but that's a different argument. The funny thing is #3 OSU won it's conference and beat everyone of those teams that played in the bowls except ISU before the post season.......yet they are not considered great or worthy of a shot at the national title.........BUT........#1 Bama beat just 4 of the 5 teams on their list, didn't win their division, nor win their conference yet they are considered a great team and a HANDS DOWN choice as to being the best match up for the national title before the bowls.
Bias opinions help a person to ignore idiotic judgments.