ESPN’s SEC analyst Paul Finebaum, otherwise known as the Modern Mouth of the South, reckons a reckoning is underway. In fact, he reckons the Southeastern Conference, or SEC, might never again reach the heights it has achieved throughout most of the 21st century. Finebaum’s revelation comes as the conference fails to reach the College Football Playoff finals for a third consecutive season after Ole Miss was beat by Miami in the CFP semifinals this postseason.
“There’s a reckoning going on,” Finebaum said on the Matt Barrie Show podcast earlier this week, per On3. “On Saturday afternoon, I was walking around in my neighborhood (in Birmingham) and an Alabama fan — a nice lady, very prominent in the Alabama circles — said, ‘I’m starting to think it wasn’t so bad we only lost to Indiana by 35 points if Oregon lost by 34.’ And I said: ‘You can’t measure your program that way, please.’ But that’s how weird things have gotten.”
Advertisement
Weird, indeed, Paul.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
247Sports: Texas basketball’s recent success can be tied to Sean Miller starting to learn Tramon Mark
Inside Texas: Steady vs. streaky will define Sean Miller’s first Lone Star Showdown
Inside Texas: How did Texas’ 1,000 yard receivers perform the year prior?
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
No. 4 Texas falls to No. 2 South Carolina, 68-65
Texas announces return of Blake Gideon
CB Warren Roberson withdrawing from NCAA transfer portal, returning to Texas
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
Dallas Morning News: Transfer Portal Superlatives: Biggest winners, losers of college football’s wildest ride
Advertisement
247Sports: Texas Football Transfer Portal Tracker: All the Texas scoop, rumors, comings & goings as Longhorns fill roster
247Sports: Where Texas football’s transfer portal commitments played in high school
247Sports: The Opening Miami Regional kicks off premier offseason football camp’s return with loaded group of prospects
Inside Texas: Recruiting Humidor: Texas set to host number of prospects for Junior Day
Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns hit the road, extend number of offers to 2027, 2028 prospects
Inside Texas: Inside the Program: Texas Longhorns transfer portal grades as the window closes
Inside Texas: Why did Texas succeed in the portal?
Advertisement
Inside Texas: Texas Coaches On the Road: 2027 Recruiting check-ins
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: ‘You win with guard play’: Smallest players made big impact in Texas vs South Carolina
Austin American-Statesman: Does Matas Vokietaitis give Texas basketball an edge in showdown vs Texas A&M?
Austin American-Statesman: Texas A&M vs Texas Basketball: 3 things to know about Longhorns, plus a prediction
Rock M Nation: Recruiting Reset: Michigan CB Elijah Dotson highlights Mizzou’s secondary
Rocky Top Talk: Arion Carter withdraws from NFL Draft, enters transfer portal
A Sea Of Blue: Kentucky lands LSU transfer Nic Anderson
Advertisement
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: Dallas Wings facility delays could have irreversible effects on roster
SB Nation: X-Factors for every team in the divisional round
SB Nation: Illinois basketball’s evolution shows how to build a contender in the modern era
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
Nature is healing.
