Again, we're not on the same page.
You don’t understand. The reason Florida, UT, Auburn and A&M had so many losses was because the play in the SEC, not because of garbage coaching.
Example: LSU - elite recruiting, bad coaching, 2 NCs.
I'd strongly argue LSU's 2019 national championship was squarely on coaching, namely Joe Brady. Coach O was ass, but Brady transformed a listless 2018 LSU offense (70th in total offense in the nation) with the same players (Burrow, Chase, JJ, CEH) into a powerhouse in 2019. Without him, they don't even sniff a title in 2019.
Show me where I said they were elite teams today? They have been elite in the past. I mean UF has more NCs than tOSU has in the last 20 years. UF in particular has fallen on very hard times which is wonderful, IMO.
Here's what is interesting about the highlighted sentence. First, you could be totally correct, and UT and OU come in and are the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the conference. But to come to that conclusion you have to look at the following two contrasting ideas:
, USCjr, @OleMiss, @Mizzou, Alabama, @LSU. You really think they are going to go undefeated against that schedule? C'mon.
Texas was way down during the dark years under Strong and Herman for sure, but they seem to be on the rise and they're actually developing talent and the results are following. They've gone from 5 wins in 2021 to 8 wins in 2022 and then 12 wins last year, so the trajectory seems to be pointing up. Granted their schedule will get a lot harder now, but I'd say right now their program is in way better shape than the 4 SEC schools we've been talking about.Here's what is interesting about the highlighted sentence. First, you could be totally correct, and UT and OU come in and are the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the conference. But to come to that conclusion you have to look at the following two contrasting ideas:
1. For Texas, until I looked, I had no idea how bad Texas has been in the B12 in the last 14 years. These are the number of losses per year:
7, 5, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 6, 4, 5, 3, 7, 5, 2 - I mean, that's horrible, MSU/USCjr level losing. Sure, they now have a new coach who appears to be good, and they have NIL, and we are in the NIL/transfer era. But the idea that a team that lost that many games in the B12 will suddenly come in and beat everyone except UGA, as you put it, seems a little optimistic. But, maybe their new environment will result in them being a powerhouse they haven't been in decades. Again, that seems to be very optimistic and being willing to ignore 15 years of really bad football.
2. Then you look at OU that had a great run, even if they couldn't get to the top. Using the same time period, their losses per year were:
5, 2, 3, 3, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 7, 3 - that's actually quite good, but are we sure they are on the upward slope with their new coach (who I personally like)? Based on what they were doing under Stoops and Riley, I could see OU being optimistic, but they are with a new, unproven coach who now has to compete in a much more difficult league. You say the only team you see them getting beat by is UGA, yet OU has to play UTjr, @Auburn, UT
Look, I am not going to react in either direction based on this coming year. We saw Mizzou look great in their first two years in the SEC, only to then suffer 10 years of mediocrity, at best. Maybe UT and OU come in and dominate. I really don't see that happening, especially OU with their tougher schedule.
Florida and Auburn are in complete tailspins, and have been for some time. It's possible Freeze could turn things around at Auburn but it's going to take time. Florida just needs a drastic overhaul.
Expected
The Red Elephant Club controls all of College Football and has for years. Just ask an Auburn fan, they will tell you.
But the Bama elephant is grey, not red!
He wears a red shirt
