Nick Saban Claps Back At The Narrative That The Big Ten Is Deeper Than The SEC

There has been a lot of chatter early on in the College Football season that the Big Ten has finally challenged the SEC to be the top conference this year.

On Friday, during the Pat McAfee show, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban joined the debate over the Big Ten vs. SEC rivalry and called out the Big Ten for not being as deep a league as people are trying to portray. Per On3:

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“I don’t think the Big Ten is really that deep,” said Saban. “It’s not like the SEC where you got eight or nine teams that can beat you. There might be three or four teams in the Big Ten that can beat you.”

“Deeper by what? By who?” Saban said in response to questioning of his take by AJ Hawk. “I mean, Penn State? I mean, tell me the good teams. Maybe Michigan. Well, we’ll see tomorrow (about USC). They’re alright, but alright is not really what I’m talking about. I mean, you think USC is going to beat Ohio State? You think that would be a game if they played, really?”

“You have Oregon, Indiana – legit, so far. And we’ll see how legit Indiana is probably tomorrow,” continued Saban. “I mean, Illinois got beat like a redheaded stepchild, you know, down at Indiana, so are they legit? I mean, c’mon. Ohio State is great.”

“A&M is pretty good, Georgia is pretty good, Ole Miss is pretty good. Alabama has got a chance. Missouri has got a chance,” Saban said. “I mean, there’s a lot of good teams. Tennessee is pretty good.”

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