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Arkansas coach Bret Bielema, who coached in the Big Ten at Wisconsin before relocating in Fayetteville, didn't mind taking a verbal shot at Ohio State's schedule.
Bielema is fast becoming the Steve Spurrier of the new millennium, saying what he feels with little filter, like describing his feelings watching his quarterback kneel killing the final seconds of last year's Texas Bowl win over Texas as "borderline erotic."
So when Bielema was asked Wednesday about the SEC's domination of this week's AP top 25, he initially started down the Humble Expressway. . .
"It's just wonderful, I love it," said Bielema, whose Razorbacks are ranked No. 18. "It's a major statement to obviously not only everybody here, but to the nation. I mean those things don't just happen."
And then he veered off the first exit he could find to run over the Buckeyes.
"I'm sitting there the other day watching the Monday night (Ohio State) game," he said. "I spent a lot of time in that other conference. Ohio State's ranked No. 1 and they have one game remaining on their schedule that has anybody ranked right now, Michigan State, and I look at it and we're going to play eight straight opponents that are ranked.
"It just goes to show that Jeff Long (Arkansas' athletic director who's also the chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee) and his committee have a huge task in front of them.
"It's truly unprecedented what every team in this league (the SEC) can bring. If anybody tries to argue that, they're completely nonsense. It's a whole other level when it comes to competitive nature and balance."
Bielema is fast becoming the Steve Spurrier of the new millennium, saying what he feels with little filter, like describing his feelings watching his quarterback kneel killing the final seconds of last year's Texas Bowl win over Texas as "borderline erotic."
So when Bielema was asked Wednesday about the SEC's domination of this week's AP top 25, he initially started down the Humble Expressway. . .
"It's just wonderful, I love it," said Bielema, whose Razorbacks are ranked No. 18. "It's a major statement to obviously not only everybody here, but to the nation. I mean those things don't just happen."
And then he veered off the first exit he could find to run over the Buckeyes.
"I'm sitting there the other day watching the Monday night (Ohio State) game," he said. "I spent a lot of time in that other conference. Ohio State's ranked No. 1 and they have one game remaining on their schedule that has anybody ranked right now, Michigan State, and I look at it and we're going to play eight straight opponents that are ranked.
"It just goes to show that Jeff Long (Arkansas' athletic director who's also the chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee) and his committee have a huge task in front of them.
"It's truly unprecedented what every team in this league (the SEC) can bring. If anybody tries to argue that, they're completely nonsense. It's a whole other level when it comes to competitive nature and balance."
