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SEC Football: Fantasy Booking an SEC-Big 10 Challenge

By John Richardson

Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban celebrates with his team after winning the 2015 SEC Championship Game against the Florida Gators at the Georgia Dome. Alabama won 29-15. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban celebrates with his team after winning the 2015 SEC Championship Game against the Florida Gators at the Georgia Dome. Alabama won 29-15. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones and teammates celebrate as they beat the Northwestern Wildcats in the 2016 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 45-6. Tennessee Volunteers Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones and teammates celebrate as they beat the Northwestern Wildcats in the 2016 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 45-6. Tennessee Volunteers Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

SEC East V Big 10 West 

Florida v Iowa – The Iowa Hawkeyes will be glad they don’t have to have a rematch with Tennessee after they were slaughtered in the 2015 Taxslayer Bowl.  This would be an interesting defensive matchup.

Tennessee v Northwestern –  Speaking of the Volunteers, Northwestern has to be envious of Iowa.  Northwestern also suffered a recent (humiliating) defeat at the hand of the Volunteers.  I’d expect more of the same here.

Georgia v Wisconsin – The temptation here is to make a special exemption and let Bielema’s Razorbacks face-off against his former team.  Instead we’d get a rushing attack clinic with a whole lot of big hits.

Vanderbilt – Minnesota Both teams underachieved in 2015 due to different reasons.  Minnesota defeated who they were supposed to, but didn’t do much else.  Vandy couldn’t score in SEC football, but maybe they could against this porous defense.

Missouri v Illinois – Missouri allowed less than 200 points all season, including SEC football play.  They just couldn’t score.  Illinois…didn’t really have an identity as they only scored 7 less than they gave up.  This would be fun to watch, as no one would know what to expect.

South Carolina v Purdue – These two teams had a combined 3 conference wins.  This would be either wildly entertaining or painfully boring.

Now that we’ve seen how exciting the matchups can be, it’s time to check out how the more highly touted divisions of each conference matchup.

Next: SEC West v Big 10 East

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