UCLA student sportswriter after visiting Texas A&M: SEC is superior to Pac-12
By Andrew Olson
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A member of the Pac-12 media has seen the light.
TuAnh Dam, sports editor for UCLA student newspaper The Daily Bruin, came to the conclusion that the SEC does things better than the Pac-12 after taking in the game experience at Kyle Field for Texas A&M’s 31-24 overtime win over the Bruins:
Even prior to kickoff, Dam was impressed by the passion of the Texas A&M faithful:
From firing their cannon, known as The Spirit of ’02, after each football score to swaying in unison to the Aggie War Hymn, Saturday’s home-opener put Texas A&M’s traditions on display.
The Midnight Yell brings together students to rehearse cheers and chants the night before a home game. Last year’s home-opener Yell brought in 5,000 more people than Texas Christian University and Baylor University did for their home games.
Unlike Westwood, the pride and spirit from the Aggie faithful seeps into College Station and the local businesses.
That passion combined with the final scores of the conferences’ two Week 1 meetings led Dam to the obvious conclusion:
Both the Pac-12 and the SEC declare themselves the toughest conference in America.
But the fierceness and passion of the conference spearheaded by defending national champion Alabama, who manhandled USC 52-6 Saturday night, are beyond what the top tier Pac-12 schools can offer.
Dam’s full Daily Bruin article can be viewed here.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
