Maybe I wasn't specific enough. What do you think goes on in the SEC that's different from any other conference or isn't happening in those conferences too? I'm well aware that coaches all over cheat, do shady stuff, and all sorts of not so pretty things go on in the world of big time college football. Your insinuation was that it's worse in the SEC or the admins let a lot more go on. I would disagree with that idea and think there are plenty of examples of shady, look the other way as long as we're winning behavior from all across the college football landscape. Urban retained a wife beater on his staff while he was in the Big 10. Carrol was in the PAC 12 when USC and Reggie got busted. You think Lane or Ed are the only coaches in the country to have young girlfriends? That whole PSU/Sandusky thing was at a Big 10 school. Crazy, immoral, unethical crap is widespread in college football, not just in one conference.
I insinuated absolutely nothing. You've assumed an incredible amount from my original post, in which nowhere did I say anyone was worse than anyone else. I will therefore clarify.
The SEC doesn't mess around with this stuff. I do think the fines should be more expensive, though.
This is in regards to fining Tennessee fans for throwing shit onto the field. They have also levied fines on teams whose fans rushed the field earlier this season. I don't know of any other conferences who are doing this. So the SEC doesn't mess around with this stuff.
Kiffin is more likable than he once was. That can change within hours. I don't put much faith into any of these guys anymore. They're essentially allowed to get away with just about anything.
"these guys" meaning college football coaches. Did I single out the SEC specifically here? I did not. We're in an SEC thread, sure, but nowhere am I accusing SEC coaches or programs of anything. The sport, overall, in general, gives head football coaches a hell of a lot of runway to make big mistakes. Especially if they're winning.
We hear a lot from SEC fans about how it means more to them. Supposing that's true, maybe there are more shenanigans down there with those programs, but I'm not saying that here and I'm not sure it's really the truth. In reality I think the P5 conferences aren't truly that much different from each other. Some emphasize football more than others, some turn a blind eye further than others, but overall the sport itself has really become gross from sea to shining sea. At least for me.
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than the sport in general.
Hopefully this clarifies my original post from yesterday:
Tennessee got fined for the Squid Game of debris.
The SEC doesn't mess around with this stuff. I do think the fines should be more expensive, though.
Kiffin is more likable than he once was. That can change within hours. I don't put much faith into any of these guys anymore. They're essentially allowed to get away with just about anything.
I haven't tried the Nerds clusters yet, but I thought "Damn, those look good."
