If you like a good rant about the SEC I've got you covered today.

If you also don't mind pressing a like button after you read that would be appreciated getting traction with the algorithm.

Enjoy!

https://open.substack.com/pub/marshduck/p/the-secs-bluster-ignores-their-privilege?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8foswi

Ok Marsh....get outa my head! I Swear that, almost to the letter, I have been arguing against SEC perceived "dominance" due exactly to all the facts that you have pointed out.

It's not a rant! Just pulling the vail of appearance off of a very structured, intentional PR campaign (FawnBaum check'n in), since the turn of the century from where it "all just means more".

Good, factual, analysis.

GO DUCKS!

BEAT BOISE!

We all are tired of the SEC telling everyone how great they once were(before NIL leveled the playing field). They really offer very little in solving the problems that face college sports today.

Less than $1 billion was spent on NIL budgets in the inaugural 2021/2022 season. The total NIL budget estimate for the 2026/2027 season is approximately $4.5 billion.

Without well defined NCAA rules for transfer and eligibility, coupled with consistent enforcement of the rules, chaos becomes the norm. Currently, coaches are pointing fingers at each other for tampering.

Add in the ‘runaway train” of NIL budgets, and you have a ticking time bomb.

The question is whether any of the problems will be solved before the bomb explodes.

Great stuff!

That’d be hilarious if they “went it alone”. Rise before the fall as they say. If a college league gets that small, people eventually stop watching when the NFL would be a superior option. I mean, I guess they could have their southern version of the junior USFL and some people might watch.

46 minutes ago, Drake said:

Without well defined NCAA rules for transfer and eligibility, coupled with consistent enforcement of the rules, chaos becomes the norm. Currently, coaches are pointing fingers at each other for tampering.

The reality is that college football needs a centralized governing body. However, none of the conferences want that to be the NCAA or anyone else. They may say they want a strong centralized governing body but they really really really don't want to lose their autonomy as that is what built their massive power base and wealth.

1 hour ago, Drake said:

(The SEC was) really offer very little in solving the problems that face college sports today.

By throwing tantrums and keeping us in a 12 team playoff this year, and maybe longer...they are creating problems. Everyone wants a 24 team Playoff, but them.

Great article David! Reminding us of the uneven penalties was a good reminder.