College Football Reality Check: Big 12 South Is Best This Season

With all the debates and arguments floating around about college football supremacy, I've noticed that one conference is really lacking some love and respect.

The Big 12 is definitely one of the top three conferences in the land right now.

Now, I would never dare argue that the Big 12 has the SEC's history or passion, or the Pac-10's flair and talent.

But if I'm a coach right now in the NCAA this season, the last place I'd want to be is the Big 12 South.

Let's assume for argument's sake that the Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC are the best three conferences in college football right now (That's alphabetical order there, not order of best to worst.  Relax people!).  No disrespect to the Big 10 or ACC, but they just don't stack up right now.

There are so many polls and picks out there right now, so I'll use Lindy's Top 25 as a base (if you want to use a different one, use the stats or listings from that edition, and we can argue based on those).

Using this Top 25, the Big 12 and SEC are tied with most teams in the Top 10, with three apiece.  The Pac-10 only has one.  Rounding out the Top 25 are six SEC clubs, five Big 12 schools, and three Pac-10 teams.

But the real depth of my argument lies deeper in these numbers.  The Big 12 South has four teams in the Top 30 and five in the Top 41, while no SEC division has more then five (the SEC East has their top five in the Top 63).

So if you're following me here, that leaves the Big 12 South and the SEC East as the two most difficult divisions to play in this year.  Looking at the two straight up, the argument favors the Big 12 South.

Let's do a head-to-head matchup of each team in the conference and show what seems to slip by most fans: The Big 12 South is no joke.

No. 1: Oklahoma VS Georgia

Yes, I love the Bulldogs and the incredible run they went on last season, but the Sooners are also a legitimate powerhouse.  I know that they've struggled in BCS bowl games as of late, but I don't think that's enough to throw the ball Georgia's way.

On offense, the two teams are remarkably similar.  Sam Bradford was much better than Matthew Stafford last season, but Knowshon Moreno and Caleb King are a deadlier attack then DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown.

I call this a draw.  You can argue either way, but the similar styles of play and almost equal talent levels render this game unpredictable. 

No. 2: Texas VS Florida

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