Mike Griffith found what SEC teams each Big Ten fan should cheer for this season

Georgia football writer and Heisman voter, Mike Griffith, commented on an article about where each Big Ten fanbase should cheer for in the SEC this season, and used his research of resources and personalities of these conferences to find the most similar equivalent of each team.

Georgia football writer and Heisman voter, Mike Griffith, commented on an article about where each Big Ten fanbase should cheer for in the SEC this season, and used his research of resources and personalities of these conferences to find the most similar equivalent of each team.

Griffith found that Wisconsin was most like the Arkansas Razorbacks in the SEC West. I guess that could make sense if it is in terms of the personalities of our coaching staffs and the resources in the football programs, but in terms of results, the difference could not be more drastic.

Wisconsin finished last season 10-4 with two of those losses coming in the Big Ten Championship Game and the Rose Bowl. They were a very good football team that beat Minnesota and Michigan in the regular season, whereas Arkansas went 0-8 in conference play and 2-10 overall in the season. Their only two wins came against Tulsa and Portland State.

Many Wisconsin fans would also not have fond memories of the Razorbacks after Bret Bielema left Wisconsin to become the head coach for Arkansas, even though the Badgers got the better end of that with hiring Paul Chryst. Bielema was fired after a few poor seasons with the Razorbacks that they still haven’t recovered from.

The article by Saturday Down South that Griffith commented on had a more favorable equivalent for Wisconsin, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Connor O’Gara stated that the teams have both been very successful, but Wisconsin has never been able to get over the hump to the College Football Playoff or a National Championship. Cheering for Alabama this year will give us Wisconsin fans the experience of being in the College Football Playoff or a National Championship game.

I personally like O’Gara’s perspective and am seriously considering becoming an Alabama fan for this season, but I know I will not be cheering for the 2-10 Razorbacks.