re: Gus Malzahn in the SEC: Predictions from tRant

I make fun of Les Miles quite a bit and so on, but the fact is, he is the ONLY coach in the SEC that has withstood the tremendous pressure from Bama/Saban. Every other team in the league has had at least one new HC sans Georgia, since Saban arrived at Bama. Many have had 2 or 3 new coaches.

For that, he gets his due respect from me. He hasn't beaten Saban now since 2011 but that isn't entirely his fault either. He's stood toe to toe with the best and never backed down like a coward. Can't say the same for many other big shot coaches that have come and gone. The SEC will be a lesser conference when Miles and Saban are gone.

Edit: Mark Richt doesn't get a mention really because he doesn't face Saban very often and hasn't beaten him since 2007. He may change that this year but not at the moment. He also has won nothing at Georgia since Saban's arrival at Bama.