NEW ORLEANS – A few months ago, when there were rumblings that Virginia Tech might be jumping to the Southeastern Conference, Eddie Whitley and his teammates got excited.
“Everyone was like, `Man, I would love to play there!’” the Hokies senior safety said, his eyes lighting up. “I was like, `Man, I wish I was a freshman now!’”
The switch never happened. Virginia Tech stayed put, at least for the time being, in the Atlantic Coast Conference. But Whitley’s account sums up what just about everyone else in the nation has been forced to concede: Love it or hate, no one plays college football like the SEC.
Look no further than Monday night’s BCS title game between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama. For the first time under this format, two teams from the same league — heck, the same division — are facing off in a no-lose situation for the SEC. Before one strand of confetti falls to Superdome floor, the conference is assured of its sixth straight national title. No other conference has won more than three in a row.
“You’ve got the best athletes in the nation going to one conference,” Whitley marveled. “Alabama’s got linebackers that are 260, 270
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