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re: Root cause of SEC’s Decline
Posted on 1/1/25 at 9:43 pm to tBrand
Posted on 1/1/25 at 9:43 pm to tBrand
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the root cause is that Nick Saban got old and retired. He raised the standard above all others. Either he was going to win the championship or you beat him and you win the championship.
Kirby's probably the best now but he's not Saban
Has Saban ever won crap when he didn't have an advantage like boosters buying the best players bag money could buy? He was crapola in the NFL as a head coach, and he was starting to show cracks in the armor when NIL kicked in for college and made it like NFL lite...No more bag money to stack the bench for him at BAMA when other teams could pay more, legally...No more under the table shady recruiting practices for him to benefit from.
He knew NIL was going to take him down with schools like Texas and Ohio State and unfortunately A&M having way more booster money...That's why he wanted out fast...The writing was on the wall.
This post was edited on 1/1/25 at 9:47 pm
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Posted on 1/1/25 at 10:44 pm to Prettyboy Floyd
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It was the portal and NIL. You can’t just stockpile talent sitting on your bench anymore. Kids want to play and aren’t willing to sit 2/3 years to play anymore so nobody has the depth they used to have and hell - even your starters will take a check from another team.
This is the only possible answer.
However, it hasn’t seemed to hurt osu or Oregon.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 11:44 pm to theCAW
The natural advantage afforded the southeastern part of the country is now nullified by the financial advantages of other parts of the country.
Get used to it.
Get used to it.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 11:45 pm to ForeverGator
quote:I'm absolutely shocked you are defending Disney.
Idiot. How does ESPN have anything to do with the “decline” of the SEC?
Shocked...
Posted on 1/2/25 at 12:26 am to AZHorn
quote:You might have a point if he was still in his 50's or even 60's...but the dude accomplished everything possible in CFB and now gets to enjoy retirement. Working for ESPN is at least 75% less stressful than being HC of a P4 program, and also comes with a real off season.
Has Saban ever won crap when he didn't have an advantage like boosters buying the best players bag money could buy? He was crapola in the NFL as a head coach, and he was starting to show cracks in the armor when NIL kicked in for college and made it like NFL lite...No more bag money to stack the bench for him at BAMA when other teams could pay more, legally...No more under the table shady recruiting practices for him to benefit from.
He knew NIL was going to take him down with schools like Texas and Ohio State and unfortunately A&M having way more booster money...That's why he wanted out fast...The writing was on the wall.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 1:20 am to Blue and True
There are very few southern kids… and I mean very few… who want to go to Ann Arbor. The only way to get them there is to pay them. They will come back home after 1 winter and a season amongst the ugly Michigan women.
Truth
Truth
Posted on 1/2/25 at 5:39 am to theCAW
tPedoMouse is real
Posted on 1/2/25 at 6:00 am to Blue and True
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academic schools like Michigan
Academics haven't applied to any major college program in decades.
If you play football good then you'll get in.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 6:14 am to SneezyBeltranIsHere
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Wait until this guy finds out who the only team is that's been in the playoffs the last two years.
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You do realize the playoffs haven’t existed for 2 years right?
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Wait until this guy finds out who the only team is that's been in the playoffs the last two years.
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You do realize the playoffs haven’t existed for 2 years right?
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 6:19 am
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:34 am to theCAW
"Decline"?? The SEC put 3 teams in the playoffs and Texas has made it to the semis and UGA is about too. We could actually have an SEC vs SEC natty game. What decline are you referring too?
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:38 am to theCAW
The coaching level drained by Saban
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:43 am to theCAW
No lies detected
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:44 am to Tarpon08
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DisneyGator Strickland is probably on their Board of Directors. That mother fricker.
And ForeverGroomer gives the board members handjobs underneath the conference table during board meetings. What a bunch of circus clowns!!!
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:49 am to theCAW
Two SEC teams are still in the NC hunt.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:30 am to theCAW
quote:You might be dumb...no you are dumb.
Root cause of SEC’s Decline
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:35 am to theCAW
Greed!
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:51 am to ForeverGator
Definitely an idiot but he's your idiot.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 12:52 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
quote:notice how quick he was to defend Disney ?
And ForeverGroomer gives the board members handjobs underneath the conference table during board meetings. What a bunch of circus clowns!!!
As soon as I made this thread he jumped into it
He must have some sort of notification setting on all his devices to alert him every time theCaw posts
Posted on 1/2/25 at 12:57 pm to ForeverGator
Grandpa, you need to get with it.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 12:57 pm to ForeverGator
The real answer is Mike Slive was our Robert E Lee, and now we are stuck with Greg "Braxton Braggs" Sankey getting us ZERO extra dollars for adding Texas and Oklahomo while the Big 10 rakes in cash.
How are we supposed to compete with Ohio State can buy NFL tier rosters with that Big 10 cash?
How are we supposed to compete with Ohio State can buy NFL tier rosters with that Big 10 cash?
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