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 NCAA football betting fans have loved wagering on the SEC division one conference since it was founded in 1932. As one of the older college football betting conferences, the SEC has played host to some of the most classic games in NCAA history. Here is a history of one of the most illustrious divisions in all of sports.
The SEC Conference also known as the Southeastern Conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. It is made up of 12 teams, and is one of the richest conferences in the NCAA. Since 1990 it has averaged an astounding six BCS games and $110.7 million in revenue distribution amongst its schools.
Moreover, the SEC was founded in December of 1932 with 13 schools from all over the Southeastern United States. Of the original 13, 10 still remain in the conference today. The 10 original members include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt State. The three former members include, Sewanee who left in 1940 and is now a division three school, Georgia Tech who is now a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference after a long hiatus from sports and Tulane, who left in 1966 and then joined the Conference USA in 1995.
In 1991, the SEC expanded from 10 to 12 members with the editions of Arkansas and South Carolina. Further, in 1992, the SEC became the first conference to ever be allowed to hold their own conference championship game. With the conference being one of the only at the time to have 12 members, two divisions were formed and the winners of each division then faced one another to determine the conference champion. Initially, the game was held at the Legions Field in Birmingham, before being moved to its current home at the Georgia Dome. |
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College football betting players are anxiously awaiting the kick-off of the season, but spring practice has just wrapped up, so it'll be a while yet. The rest of the NCAA will spend their time trying to find ways to wrest the BCS crown away from the SEC, who have won the last four national-championship games, and five of the last seven overall.
After spring practice, the defending champions from Alabama are still the top team in preseason rankings, while Florida comes in seventh. These two titans, led by Florida's Urban Meyer and Alabama's Nick Saban on the sidelines, have met in the last two SEC championship games, with the Gators beating Alabama 24-14, while the Crimson Tide rolled Florida 32-13 in last year's rematch. Both winners went on the win the BCS title game (ironically, over Big 12 teams Oklahoma and Texas, respectively). LSU comes in at No.14, while Arkansas is No.18, and Georgia rounds out the SEC's top 23 at No.20.
Florida will be going through a major change as Tim Tebow has left Gainesville, meaning that the Gators will be running a more traditional spread offense with John Brantley at the helm. The Crimson Tide, on the other hand, will have to reconstruct a defense that was arguably the best in the nation without linebacker Rolando McClain. But with two of the best coaches in the country, you can expect to see these two near the top of your online sports betting odds in the SEC.
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After a disappointing 8-5 season, the Bulldogs had several questions leading in to their 2010-11 sportsbook campaign. Georgia may be one step closer to finding an answer to at least one of those questions after head coach Marc Richt announced on Sunday the dismissal of redshirt freshman quarterback Zach Mettenberger. The 18-year old, was kicked off the team after details of an incident that led to an earlier suspension came to light.
Mettenberger had already received a one-game suspension from the Bulldogs for suspended for one game after being arrested while on spring break for alcohol-related charges. He was arrested in Lowndes County on March 7, and charged with underage consumption and possession of alcohol, possessing a fake identification, and disorderly conduct-obstruction. Mettenberger was initially given the single game suspension, and although the details of what led to the more severe punishment are not entirely known, Richt proceeded with the announcement on Sunday.
Mettenberger was expected to compete with fellow redshirt freshman Aaron Murray for the Bulldogs' starting job with odds that could compare to NHL betting, but now that he is no longer with the team, it appears as though Murray will be the favorite to take over. Junior Logan Gray backed up former starter Jox Cox a season ago, but has never been considered a long-term option as the team's starter.
In one spring game with Georgia, Mettenberger completed six of ten passes for 150 yards, and two touchdowns. The star prospect has not commented on the incident.
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