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If whining were a scholarship sport, the SEC would have signed the whole conference by now \u2014 with full benefits, of course. <\/p>\n

The anthem we hear from these Southern teams includes: We recruit harder; we coach smarter; we pay under the table \u2014 er, we \u201cfacilitate opportunities\u201d \u2014 and the rest of you show up on Saturdays to take notes. <\/p>\n

That empire, however, has discovered that when the marketplace opens and players can shop around, the house advantage looks a lot like a house of cards.<\/p>\n

When Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek publicly pointed his finger at ESPN for scheduling the Hogs to fly to Salt Lake City for a late game and then host Georgia less than a week later in another late contest, pointing out that it could threaten the health of his athletes, the SEC basically replied that its schedule is sacred, unless it inconvenience to the conference.<\/p>\n

You can almost hear the chorus: \u201cWe didn\u2019t sign up to play by the rules!\u201d <\/p>\n

But that was the deal when NIL and the transfer portal turned college football into a semi-functional free market. Talent that once clumped like Kudzu in the South now shows up in odd, inconvenient places: Provo, Utah; Bloomington, Indiana; Lubbock, Texas; and Tempe, Arizona. <\/p>\n

The SEC\u2019s advantage wasn\u2019t magic or mysticism \u2014 it was money, perception and a corner on top recruits. Level the wages and free the players to move, and the monopoly evaporates.<\/p>\n

And oh, the outrage when the College Football Playoff committee refused to be a rubber stamp for SEC entitlement. Last year, the SEC somehow pranced five teams into a 12-team playoff and expected a ticker-tape parade.<\/p>\n

Not according to the scoreboard. None of those squads beat a Power Four opponent outside of their own conference, and yet the conference\u2019s homers argued as if postseason competence is optional if you wear a certain shade of crimson. <\/p>\n

They wanted seven teams in the CFP, they got five, then demanded sympathy like a quarterback who fumbled twice and still wants the MVP trophy.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s coach-speak. Texas\u2019 Steve Sarkisian jabs at in-state rivals and other conferences, griping about schedules and twos and threes as if someone somewhere installed a rigged clock.<\/p>\n

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They were upset because 11-2 BYU wasn\u2019t punished EVEN MORE \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

10-3 Alabama putting up -3 rushing yards and losing by 21 to Georgia (and also by 14 to 5-7 Florida State and also at home to Oklahoma. Plus, looking awful against 4-8 South Carolina and 5-7 Auburn): GOOD CFP\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/pVMmQ2FxpE pic.twitter.com\/HVhzQ2RmHO<\/p>\n

\u2014 CFB Kings (@CFBKings) May 28, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

SEC coaches complained about BYU getting credit for an extra game \u2014 conveniently forgetting Alabama once played an extra postseason contest. <\/p>\n

The Crimson Tide were thrashed in the SEC title game without being banished from the rankings forever. Consistency, like humility, is not an SEC strong suit right now.<\/p>\n

BYU\u2019s rise \u2014 and Notre Dame\u2019s looming trip to Provo \u2014 will be judged by wins, not by the SEC. If the Cougars win the Big 12, the playoff gate swings open; whining won\u2019t change that. <\/p>\n

The same goes for other non-SEC programs that have been building better coaching staffs and smarter recruiting strategies than the old Southeast money machine ever could.<\/p>\n

The SEC built a dynasty on an uneven field.<\/p>\n

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The SEC’s got \u201cmetrics.\u201d The Big Ten has trophies. If Greg Sankey can\u2019t see why that’s a problem for the SEC, then he\u2019s living in blissful denial. https:\/\/t.co\/FEBGie9Pui<\/p>\n

\u2014 USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) May 28, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Preseason hype inflated rankings, recruiting stars were paraded like show ponies and any loss was defensible while any win was recognized as standard. <\/p>\n

Now that NIL and the portal have redistributed the goods \u2014 and yes, given other conferences some coaching acumen to match \u2014 the SEC\u2019s narrative cracks. You can patch a cracked house with PR, but you can\u2019t plaster over a season of underperformance.<\/p>\n

So they complain. <\/p>\n

They lobby. <\/p>\n

They tweet righteous indignation. <\/p>\n

They call for rule changes and fairness.<\/p>\n

What they can\u2019t do is reinvent history: college football has changed, players are earning agency and the old advantages are, finally, negotiable. If the SEC wants its old glory back, it will have to earn it \u2014 on the field, not on social media or in public letters.<\/p>\n

And if that takes a few seasons of humility and hard work? Well, the rest of us will bring popcorn.<\/p>\n

The whining will fade. <\/p>\n

The game will go on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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