re: Why can’t the SEC attract top coaches anymore?

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Two words: Nick Saban. Coaches know they will be second fiddle at best until he retires

Hogwash.
There isn't a competitive coach alive who believes that.
Each one is convinced he has what it takes to win.

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Competitive, elite coaches like Meyer and Fisher may think they can win, but why make it harder? Making the playoff and winning the conference title is an almost guaranteed raise and extension. It's easier to do that when you're not in the same conference as Saban.

I would think the Pac 12 would be the top destination right now; Oregon is down and USC isn't back. That conference is wide open.

SEC might be a destination for a builder, Saban is getting old and nobody else is here. If you have a legit 5 yr plan, it might come to fruition about the same time he steps down