Skubalon said:

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The SEC has choked itself out. Enjoy the lot you've cast for yourself.

Texas will start next season ranked higher than Tech, and finish ranked lower. Same as this year.

The SEC made this mess. Now wallow in it.

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Tech proved a team's "ranking" doesn't mean *****

Yeah it does. Early season ranking bias is a thing. And rankings late in the season affects CFP seeding.

The bye hurt every team in the last two seasons except Indiana, but it's still always better to be ranked higher.

Ask Texas and Notre Dame about it.

Skubalon said:

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Yeah it does. Early season ranking bias is a thing. And rankings late in the season affects CFP seeding.

The bye hurt every team in the last two seasons except Indiana, but it's still always better to be ranked higher.

Ask Texas and Notre Dame about it.

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And how'd that "ranking" work out for ya?

It got us into the CFP for the first time with a first round bye. How did it work out for you?

It just proved how wrong the committee can be.

5 SEC teams in the playoffs and one from the Big 12. Tech was immediately trounced in a game that was never competitive. On the SEC side that can only be said of Bama against Indiana and the Hoosiers are killing everyone this season. The two teams that eliminated the SEC are in the National Championship, but Oregon isn't. It kinda of looks like the SEC had a better year than any schools not named Indiana or Miami.

It's surprising that the 1st round of the NFL mock draft has very few SEC players, maybe only 4-5. That used to be the number of SEC players picked in the first 5-6 picks.

I do think Saban made the SEC the best conference in the nation. Trying to beat him made everybody better. I think Kirby Smart isn't far behind but doesn't command the same level of excellence.

South Platte said:

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It's surprising that the 1st round of the NFL mock draft has very few SEC players, maybe only 4-5. That used to be the number of SEC players picked in the first 5-6 picks.

I do think Saban made the SEC the best conference in the nation. Trying to beat him made everybody better. I think Kirby Smart isn't far behind but doesn't command the same level of excellence.

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Can't really asses based on mock drafts.

As for Saban, he was about as dominant a head coach as we're likely to see. With him gone, the SEC has taken a step back to the pack.

The best season in Tech history and yet here they are begging for approval from Mom (tu) and Dad (A&M).

FFS, tardz.

There is too much DEI in the sport (preferential treatment for non-SEC teams and conferences) to say that this is the end of "SEC dominance".

They could kill the golden goose with enough poison, but they haven't managed it yet.

Saban was a hell of a coach. One of the best ever. But let's not skip past the fact that he bailed just as NIL got started. If he hadn't, it definitely would have tarnished his winning legacy.

Skubalon said:

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It got us into the CFP for the first time with a first round bye. How did it work out for you?

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We should have been there, you shouldn't have. Miami would have beaten tech by 100 and we would have decimated Oregon.