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We at Good Bull Hunting are big fans of Google's autocomplete feature. "Ask Google" is a regular section in our TAILGATE game previews. This week's "Why is [state] so..." map and Mashable's "What your state wants" feature inspired me to dig into some autocompletes for universities in major athletic conferences.
The Google autocompletes presented are "Why is [university] so...", "[university] wants...", and "[university] needs..." To make this work for schools who share a name with their state, I added "university" to some searches. I also used common abbreviations like "LSU", "TCU", and "NC State" where appropriate. Blank spaces indicate that there was no autocomplete for the search phrase and no one cares about your school.
| SEC | Why is [university] so...? | [university] wants... | [university] needs... |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST DIVISION | |||
| Florida | soft | … | a new coach |
| Georgia | easy to preserve | … | ... |
| Kentucky | bad at football | … | a new football coach |
| Missouri | … | to join big 10 | … |
| South Carolina | … | … | … |
| Tennessee | … | … | a new coach |
| Vanderbilt | expensive | additional bowl tickets | ... |
| WEST DIVISION | |||
| Alabama | good | football back | a kicker |
| Arkansas | … | les miles | a new coach |
| Auburn | bad | bama | a new coach |
| LSU | good | bama | a new offensive coordinator |
| Mississippi State | … | … | … |
| Ole Miss | bad | … | a quarterback |
| Texas A&M | weird | the sec to like them | a new kicker |
| Big 12 | Why is [university] so...? | [university] wants... | [university] needs... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | good | … | … |
| Iowa State | … | … | … |
| Kansas | good at basketball | bama | … |
| Kansas State | ranked so high | to drop k-state | ... |
| Oklahoma | conservative | out of big 12 | … |
| Oklahoma State | old (quarterback) | LSU | … |
| TCU | expensive | … | … |
| Texas | popular | Nick Saban | oklahoma to win |
| Texas Tech | ranked so low | … | to fire tuberville |
| West Virginia | easy to get into | to know | a new coach |
| BIG TEN | Why is [university] so...? | [university] wants... | [university] needs... |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGENDS DIVISION | |||
| Iowa | … | ... | … |
| Michigan | expensive | … | to toughen up |
| Michigan State | expensive | Tosh.0 | … |
| Minnesota | cheap | … | … |
| Nebraska | boring | … | a new coach |
| Northwestern | expensive | … | blind |
| LEADERS DIVISION | |||
| Illinois | expensive | … | … |
| Indiana | ranked so low | … | ... |
| Ohio State | hated | no part of fsu | new defensive coordinator |
| Penn State | great | dan mullen | death penalty |
| Purdue | bad | elections cancelled | new football coach |
| Wisconsin | jung park | … | … |
| PAC-12 | Why is [university] so...? | [university] wants... | [university] needs... |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH DIVISION | |||
| California | bad at football | you gone | ... |
| Oregon | good | bama | new kicker |
| Oregon State | … | … | … |
| Stanford | special | all SAT scores | blind |
| Washington | ra | … | … |
| Washington State | … | … | … |
| SOUTH DIVISION | |||
| Arizona | awesome | … | ... |
| Arizona State | big | … | ... |
| Colorado | football so bad | … | ... |
| Southern California | great | sumlin | to fire lane kiffin |
| UCLA | expensive | gottfried | new uniforms |
| Utah | … | … | … |
| ACC | Why is [university] so...? | [university] wants... | [university] needs... |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVISION | |||
| Boston College | hard to get into | ... | blind admission |
| Clemson | much better than south carolina | a chance of noise record | to leave acc |
| Florida State | good | bama | to leave acc |
| Maryland | ranked so low | to leave acc | a point guard |
| North Carolina State | ranked so low | … | ballers |
| Syracuse | expensive | … | … |
| Wake Forest | … | … | a new basketball coach |
| COASTAL DIVISION | |||
| Duke | good | bama | a big man |
| Georgia Tech | hard | … | … |
| Miami (Fla.) | expensive | … | duke to lose |
| North Carolina | hard to get into | SEC wants UNC | … |
| Pittsburgh | … | mid year grades | their own stadium |
| Virginia | admired (architecture) | … | blind |
| Virginia Tech | violent | … | new offensive coordinator |
| Independents | Why is [university] so...? | [university] wants... | [university] needs... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | bad at football | iron man suit | … |
| Brigham Young | cheap | … | … |
| Notre Dame | hated | … | black athlete |