re: The 7th/8th best SEC team is a touchdown underdog vs. the 4th/5th best ACC team

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Saban has been poaching top players from Louisiana the last few years, and I think that has contributed to LSU's decline. He's pretty much killed Auburn in-state, and can take just about anyone he wants from any other surrounding states. That naturally hurts the schools from those states.

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I think this a bit overblown. Bama can only recruit 25-30 players every year, there's still a substantial amount of talent available for everyone else (especially in the south). The coaching is just mediocre in the SEC right now.

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It's way overblown. Every team in the SEC has a cap on signing day. Now I don't think the SEC should have ever lowered that cap to 25/yr, but it's not like Saban can just load up as many as he wants.