LITTLE ROCK — Obligated to justify picking Arkansas 27, Western Kentucky 24 before the prediction could be published, the explanation is both a cop-out and a sad comment on the state of Razorback football.
The assumption that SEC teams are better than their counterparts in Conference USA was cited. Period.
Not a word about the Razorbacks being more talented on either side of the ball.
The superiority of the SEC’s elite vs. the best in Conference USA is unquestioned. Think Alabama, LSU or Georgia vs. Louisiana Tech, Marshall or Florida Atlantic.
The SEC champion is a fixture in the College football Playoff.