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re: The traditional SEC powers were never the richest
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:35 pm to Krampus
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:35 pm to Krampus
Meh, the major SEC programs still spend the money to be elite and the best players are in the South.
Someone’s gotta do something about Hartline though he’s been pillaging for years
Someone’s gotta do something about Hartline though he’s been pillaging for years
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Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:48 pm to theballguy
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A&M should get out of athletics all together.
Under the proper circumstances, I would be open to that.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:03 pm to Krampus
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Regionalism will be the death of the SEC
Couldn’t disagree more. If you haven’t noticed the population is migrating to the south.
What’s comical is that if the SEC had gone 4-2 in these crappy bowls then these same chicken littles would be puffing their chests out rather than crying the sky is falling.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:07 pm to BigSneezy
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estby BigSneezy
We don’t have a coach.
Sneezy. SNEEZY you know no coach worth his salt is going to hang his hat in College Station.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:09 pm to GusAU
=>=> Charlie Pell has entered the chat
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:14 pm to HTX Horn
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Couldn’t disagree more. If you haven’t noticed the population is migrating to the south.
I would disagree with that. Probably not a converaation for this troll-board
but while that jas been true for the past 30 years, that migration pattern is slowing significantly, and in some cases actively reversing.
Cheap living costs, low taxes, and access to modern connectivity infrastructure incentivized the migration to the sun belt. But the sun belt isn't as affordable as it used to be. Housing costs and taxes in the south are considerably higher than they were 10+ years ago. And migration numbers are changing as a result.
The factors that incentivized sun belt migration for the last 30 years are now more pronounced in a growing number of Midwestern states. I would expect the migration patterns to reflect that reality in the coming decades.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:20 pm to Krampus
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They were just the best at cheating and paying talent under the table.
Now that everyone can pay for play out in the open, the SEC is getting passed up.
End of an era for sure.
Great post! The writing is on the wall, too.
1. We have witnessed the abrupt death of SEC dominance due to legal NIL.
2. SEC “dominance” was rooted in paying players... and giving them cars, improper benefits, and under the table money to keep them from going north.
3. SEC schools are going to be the ones crying for regulation because they’re actually poor...really poor.
I'm not sure people in the SEC understand how much money graduates from Michigan have, especially at the top. We got old money, new money, and money-money in Ann Arbor...you don't live in our town unless you made good decisions in life, that's for damn sure!
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:21 pm to Go Go Gata
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Florida was the only SEC team that dominated (1990-2010) without cheating.
lol
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:27 pm to Blue and True
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Blue and True
Shut the frick up
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:38 pm to Blue and True
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3. SEC schools are going to be the ones crying for regulation because they’re actually poor...really poor.
I’ve been to Ann Arbor three times … nice place, lots of tradition and folklore.
But honestly, it doesn’t hold a candle to Baton Rouge or Tuscaloosa on a Saturday night. Pound for pound, I’ll take Auburn or Georgia for noise level over Michigan. Truth ….
West Virginia - Auburn 2009 … 30 sec … AU students section during a rainstorm game delay … check it out:
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:44 pm to Krampus
What a loser you are…how embarrassing for you.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:49 pm to PurpleSingularity
Proper circumstances being a renewed focus on quality academics and student enrichment.
I feel A&M has lost its way in recent years with a laser focus on athletics over academics. If I could be guaranteed that A&M would resume its previously held goals of being a nationally premier public university, I would be willing to talk about shuttering the athletic programs to make that happen.
I feel A&M has lost its way in recent years with a laser focus on athletics over academics. If I could be guaranteed that A&M would resume its previously held goals of being a nationally premier public university, I would be willing to talk about shuttering the athletic programs to make that happen.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:40 pm to Blue and True
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1. We have witnessed the abrupt death of SEC dominance due to legal NIL.
SEC dominance was built on recruiting, retaining and developing the best players.
The SEC has the 1,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,16,17,18,19,22 ranked recruiting classes. That's 13 schools among the top 22.
It's much more likely the SEC had a down year than an abrupt death as you claim.
This post was edited on 1/3/25 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:41 pm to Krampus
When you grow old, you will learn that that is how all of life works.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:48 pm to Krampus
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I would disagree with that. Probably not a converaation for this troll-board
but while that jas been true for the past 30 years, that migration pattern is slowing significantly, and in some cases actively reversing.
Cheap living costs, low taxes, and access to modern connectivity infrastructure incentivized the migration to the sun belt. But the sun belt isn't as affordable as it used to be. Housing costs and taxes in the south are considerably higher than they were 10+ years ago. And migration numbers are changing as a result.
The factors that incentivized sun belt migration for the last 30 years are now more pronounced in a growing number of Midwestern states. I would expect the migration patterns to reflect that reality in the coming decades.
All this is true, plus with the increased heat YoY with climate change meaning it's unbearable in a lot of southern states (and catastrophic climate events like hurricanes, torandos, etc.), the growth will be in the midwest soon.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:42 pm to Krampus
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They were just the best at cheating and paying talent under the table.
What everyone tells themselves to feel better about losing.
Reminds me of CoD lobbies where any player who was even slightly better would be accused of cheating.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:53 pm to Krampus
No lies detected.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:54 pm to Krampus
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They were just the best at cheating and paying talent under the table.
Now that everyone can pay for play out in the open, the SEC is getting passed up.
End of an era for sure.
So everyone else was just stupid?
Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:54 pm to BigSneezy
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We don’t have a coach.
You are correct, sir. And I guess that remains for at least 2 more years.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 2:01 pm to BFANLC
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So everyone else was just stupid?
You just defined the issue - in the SEC, honest = stupid
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