Anybody that understands football understands where the SEC rates. Both talent wise and in their capability of winning games.
That doesn’t mean I’m going to be deep throating them on this site.
Just think through why the SEC is where they are.
They’ve basically been allowed to run a criminal enterprise for the last 20 years because the NCAA has been running interference for them, while we are getting destroyed for giving out used washers and dryers, they are paying six-figure salaries to players, an open secret that everybody knows, but we couldn’t participate in that. Because others were too scared to because that would’ve shut it down.
Who are the top coaches in the SEC? Other than Saban who has gone on to greatness? Even racist Kirby is having a hard time breaking through.
That should tell you that what they have is this: a bought talent advantage - not a coaching advantage. If they were truly legitimately strong, they would have all-time coaches other than Saban.
Good on them for having a champion in Mark Emmert, and for gaming the system in a way that they couldn’t get caught, because of protection and because of their supremely secret booster system, but that’s really what we’re talking about here.