The SEC is practically the NFL

Each year, the SEC seems to become more and more dominant. No other conference in college football can hold a candle to the SEC, and this year it will be even more evident than in the past.

The SEC West boasts consistent powerhouses Auburn & LSU, complemented by Arkansas, whose tailback Darren McFadden is the favorite to win the Heisman trophy, and Alabama, who welcomes National Champion coach Nick Saban to the fold this year. This half of the conference alone has as much depth as any other full conference, and it's not even the stronger side.

The SEC East has defending National Champion Florida, who routed an Ohio State team that rode massive hype through the season until they were thoroughly embarassed by the Gators. Florida is just the beginning though, with Georgia, Tennessee, and blossoming programs at South Carolina and Kentucky filling out the East.

No conference has half the depth of the SEC, but this actually hurts the teams in the conference. Playing such difficult competition every week, it is rare that an SEC team can run the gauntlet and finish undefeated. Auburn did it in 2004, and Alabama in 1992, but most years SEC teams get snubbed in favor of teams with cake schedules who go undefeated.

In my opinion, the SEC Championship might as well be the National Championship. As Florida showed last year, when they were tested by Arkansas in the SEC Championship then rolled over Ohio State, the SEC Championship is more difficult to get to and more difficult to win than the National Championship game, simply because 2 SEC teams won't play in the National Championship.