Brett McMurphy reminds the mighty SEC that it got punched in the mouth by Miami

Thank you, Brett McMurphy. It's nice to have someone that can bring facts into an argument.

In case you missed it, the SEC held their media kickoff debut thing earlier this week in Tampa, Florida. It was the usual assortment of self-flexing, whining and posturing about how tough the conference is. Basically, Kentucky would finish with 10 wins in the Big Ten and Vanderbilt would probably win the NFC South, but they are bottom feeders here in the mighty SEC, y'know.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian continued the narrative and talked about the Longhorns "real" schedule because it's so tough and, you know, every week in the SEC is basically the Super Bowl. Well, McMurphy reminded him that the Miami Hurricanes didn't have problems with that "tough" schedule.

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Never forget that Miami stuffed the SEC in a locker last season

I am not surprised Sarkisian thought Florida was tough since one of the Gators' four wins against the Longhorns. When the Gators went down to Hard Rock to play Miami, they scored seven points. The Hurricanes went to Kyle Field in the playoffs and held the Texas A&M Aggies to three points in front of their 100,000 fans and that dog. 

And then there was Ole Miss, who provided quite a challenge and already beat Georgia. The Rebels were tough and fair play to them for leaving it all out on the field. But it wasn't enough. Much of the SEC myth, which was basically Nick Saban, Kirby Smart and a bunch of dwarfs, was debunked when the playoffs expanded to 12 games. Since the expansion, the SEC is 3-6 against non-SEC competition, with Texas owning two wins in 2024 and Ole Miss knocking off Tulane in 2025.

But if you ask them, it's because the middle of the conference is just so tough. My God, imagine if Miami had to play Missouri and Mississippi State and South Carolina in back-to-back-to-back weeks. How would the Hurricanes handle such a challenge?

The SEC is sad, and they needed a few days to pump themselves up while the rest of college football just continues to move on. These things are cyclical, and the SEC had a nice run when Saban and Smart were carrying the water for the rest of the basemen dwellers. Mario Cristobal is shutting them out with Miami recruits, and then he's flipping 5-stars like Donte Wright and Jaiden Bryant from their former SEC commitments. 

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Like most bullies, the SEC was real tough until they started getting punched in the mouth. Now they want to talk about leaving the NCAA because college football isn't fair to them anymore. Maybe they should just quit talking about how much better they are and start proving it on the field. Because if any team in that conference wants to make noise in the playoffs, they might have to go through the Miami Hurricanes. 

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