This is a war between Fox Sports and ESPN to see who makes more money, that's all this is

#Mattbegreat I am a life-long Michigan fan (55 years old next month) and finally attended my first Michigan game last season. I went through Arctic Survival Training in 1988 while serving in the Marine Corps and that Illinois game froze my cahones off. The wind chill was at or below 0⁰ the entire game. I wore two pair of socks, two pairs of sweat pants, a tee-shirt, a thermal long sleeve shirt, a thick hoodie and a water resistant winter jacket with thick gloves and a ski cap and by time kickoff arrived I was freezing my A$$ off. Thank God the snow held off until I was half way home. I spent 45 minutes in the car with the heat blowing at MAX to stop shivering so bad that driving would be impossible. The game was great. I was first row, right behind the Michigan bench. So, besides the icy wind the experience was once in a lifetime. I lived in Huntsville, AL for 21½ years and Alabama is my #3 team behind Michigan and Air Force (personal reasons). I have never begrudged the SEC their dominance. It is one simple fact that will keep the SEC stronger, fear of cold weather keeping "most" of these young men below the Mason Dixon Line. I would have loved to have attended a game at Bryant-Denny, but the opprotunity never arose. Keep up the Great work brother and Roll Blue!!! 😂😂😂

He said Nick Saban has 8-12 years in the tank😂

To me I feel like it helps the teams going through rebuilding seasons. It also helps players get a better chance at going dream schools.

I am a 65 year fan of the Washington Huskies in my seventies and have a very positive feeling about our moving into the Big Ten. I feel that it will elevate the Big Ten, by them gaining further experiences with different offensive and defensive theories, enhancing their results against the other conferences in big time football. I think that the Big Ten can become one of the truly dominant conferences, also with the enhanced playoff schedule, with more and more successful championship appearances, augmented by the four incoming Pac 12 teams, too. But, then again, I am noted for my very positive expectations.

Big ten said we may not win national champions but will get that bag bag! 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

5:34: Nebraska should be a cautionary tale for the teams that think joining a better conference is a can't miss guarantee for winning. Nebraska was regularly finishing in the top 5 before they left the Big 12/8(Yes, it was the Big 8) for the B1G.

Gotta think Auburn and Florida both get back to top 25 within a few years

Love these videos keep them coming

Big 10 becomes Jet Lag 20.

I think we just need a March madness type tournament like top 100 schools in the nation fight for that one national title...😂😂😂

Not much of a rivalry when the big10 can't win championships at a regular clip

18 teams in the B1G If they have conference semi finals will they play 11 (8 conference) games to decide the four teams.Then the semi finals would be the 12th game with the rest of the conference playing the team closest to their record they haven't played. So each team will play 9 conferences.

I am a Big 10 fan and however much I want their teams to win I so agree the SEC is stronger. There is not really any argument there as it has been proven repeatedly over time. One thing for the conferences bringing in new teams with realignment. The new teams are going to win some conference games and they will be at the expense of the other programs, not just the weaker ones. There will very likely be some surprises that upset the established conference hierarchy and that will be a good thing to come out of all this chaos.

Husky Stadium @ Alaska Airlines field is "The Greatest Setting in college football", right on Lake Washington, its truly a beautiful place to be

This is amazing. Cannot wait for the future of what is already the greatest sport!

3:37 You do know that Oklahoma was in the Big12 not Big10 *Right?*

The big 12 almost met this fate, and the ACC needs to do something, or they're next.

Hot take Utah will be the best program in the new big 12 I know it isn’t a vid about the big 12

I have to give the edge to the SEC because they have Alabama and Georgia that at the moment are playing really great football but who knows in the future. Ohio always a contender. But all the other teams are a little sus. Maybe Michigan will keep playing great??

The Big Ten should allow Oregon State and Washington State in.

Missouri's records vs SEC West: 10 wins & 4 losses to AR, 7 wins & 1 loss to Ole Miss; 2 wins & 1 loss to LSU; 3 wins & 3 losses to Miss St.; 2 wins & 5 losses to Bama; 1 win & 3 losses to Auburn; 7 wins & 10 losses to Texas A&M. That's 32 wins and 27 losses vs SEC West teams...Missouri is a little above mediocre.

The best part of these four PAC-12 teams joining the Big Ten is that the conference schedule is going to be harder. Ohio State will have to be a better team. If Maryland and Rutgers don’t step up, they will be left in the dust. These additions are not just going to make the Big Ten more financially successful, they will make the Big Ten more competitively successful.

Very interesting. I myself being a very long time U of W Huskies fan , not sure what to think about all of the changes. With the addition of more teams to the CFP - I was caught off guard regarding the PAC-12 losing teams now that PAC-12 champion would make the CFP. Guess even though the CFP was expanded and the PAC-12 had been wanting that for a long time ; now that's here , the PAC-12 isn't gonna benefit from the expansion as much as what they might of been able to.

Lol you have Arkansas, the Mississippi teams, SC as perennial top 25 teams? These teams routinely go undefeated for 6 games, get ranked, and then go through a meatgrinder only to end unranked lol.

The new playoff should put every conference champion in, then the rest at large teams

Matt keep up the good work definitely keeping me updated.

Stop the Wisconsin slander. You think Auburn and Arkansas are so good but Wisconsin has been better than them over the past 30 years. Also Kentucky, vandy ole miss and Mississippi st suck

The best players live in SEC territory. Big 10 depends on elite athletes from SEC territory.

OU historically is a top 10 team, just saying. Just because they had a rough first year Coach, he's doing something different instilling a new culture. I think they'll be back to top 10 possible in 2023 season.

Cold rain and wind sucks, to play in and as a fan. But a snowy football game is the best. Like 2 years ago, Ohio St at Michigan, the snow was really coming down as the Wolverines finished off the Buckeyes... *beautiful!* ❄

I think we are overlooking the Saban effect he was getting recruits all over the country and I think with that loss for Alabama it affects other teams in the south.

This Minnesota slander is wholeheartedly unnecessary 😂

We’re going from rooting for guys who sat next to us in algebra freshmen yr as they play our fiercest rival up the road -to- rooting for guys who transferred in playing a team of other guys who transferred in at a school across the country… And if your team beats that other school’s team, you can’t even brag bc you’re 6 hours away. And opposing fans will just say they made more revenue last yr or have a nicer stadium upgrade planned. It’s… an interesting time. feels like college football is losing what made it unique along many dimensions

Texas is the overrated team in college football!!!

If the SEC wanted to do a mega expansion they should target 6 teams: 1. FSU, 2. Kansas, 3. Oklahoma State, 4. Clemson, 5. Tulane, and 6. North Carolina. Personally, I don’t like Kansas as an SEC team, they aren’t southern and they’re sure as hell not south eastern, but they’re the best sports school to join rather than adding a more reasonable school like Georgia tech. If we realign the divisions we could have 11 teams in each and it’d better balance each division: Western Division: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, A&M, Kansas, Missouri, LSU, Tulane, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Mississippi State. Eastern Division: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, FSU, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Clemson, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Auburn. Both divisions are pretty stacked. Texas, Tulane, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, and Missouri are all top 25 contenders in the West, and Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, FSU, and Clemson (if they get it together next season) can also be top 25 contenders. You could literally have a 12 team playoff just with SEC teams and it’d work in this expansion. Kansas and North Carolina each have phenomenal basketball teams and also have solid football programs to boot. It would effectively make the SEC a super conference.

Matt can we please talk about how Saban was extremely happy and Milroe looks like the 4* he was shown to be. This Bama team will be special I think.

We will see who makes playoffs

Currently 6 out of the top 10 teams are confirmed to be big ten teams next year. (New ones being Oregon, USC, and Washington) So atm I feel even tho UGA is number one the Big Ten has a better range of contending teams

Rumors flying Clemson and Florida State, maybe Miami and North Carolina will join the SEC. If that happens, the SEC is home to every single national champion except 4 since 1996! Without them, the number is still like 20 out of the last 27 national champions. What have you done lately Big 10?

Good video 👍... I got some issues though. 1) Saban will be over 80 in 12 years. Not happening! In fact there are rumors of him planning retirement now. He's already bought a couple houses in Florida. I think he's done after his next chip, or 5 years. 2) Both big 10 divisions are trash! Big10 east is propped up by 1-2 teams every single year I've been alive. 45 Ohio st. or Michigan would lose some games in the SEC east, and west. You're right it's not really close. The NFL says that every April.

I think more top recruits will stay on the west coast now. I’ve heard a few commits decided to commit to west coast programs after the merge, the players were only leaving because of national exposure. Should be more balance between the 2 power conferences.

Even with the Big10 getting these teams I still don’t believe they’ll all of a sudden start beating the best in the SEC and until the can beat the best the Big10 won’t be the best!! Go Dawgs

The beef goes deeper than football. Great video!

Funny how it played out, mich is outta real contention but the huskies and ducks are in

I say this as a Hawkeye from the faraway land of the 80's, the SEC is way more exciting than the BIG10. I would like to see a video comparing the BIG10 and BIG12, I halfway wish they would merge to make the BIGBIG Conference.

Have your thoughts changed at all now that Saban isn't staying the 8-12 more years you thought he'd be at Alabama?

The Wisconsin disrespect is insane! Wisco would whoop 80% of the SEC’s ass if not more….. only maybe 4 teams are better

Iowa>Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas a&m, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Missouri.

Did you really say saban has 8-12 more years in the tank?😂😂😂

As a South Dakota state fan I can confirm cold snowy games suck ass.

Someone needs to make a edit of every day he says Les get into it

The SEC is and always will be the best conference!!!!

It was a bad move by Big10. They diluted their payout to get teams whose market doesnt care about college football. USC avgs 60k a game oregon state is on par with Vandy .

That map is looking awful familiar lmfao

I wish the big 10 would of gotten Texas and Oklahoma instead of the other teams we got

The Big 10 has more DUDS which means good teams will do better in conference play.

And the big 12 is going to be the third wheel but a sleeping giant.

In 2019 Minnesota went 11-2,and in 2021 and 2022 they went 9-4 top 25 team

Quick update. The Gap has closed.

there is no rivalry. i can’t stand people who root for conferences more than their actual team.

Not really. Auburn has won as many national titles as USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon have combined in the past twenty years. Yes, Auburn, a semi-marginal SEC program. This is only a rivalry in the minds of Big Ten fans not reality. The Big Ten just destroyed a historic conference in a futile attempt to compete with the SEC is all.

Dude if the big ten gets north carolina and miami or fsu . It's a wrap.

When the Gators are an afterthought, that’s a shame. Time to fire AD Scott Stricklin. Small Louisiana coaches can’t hack it. We need Legit coaching.

We need a Matt be great and Rico knows podcast!!!!

The SEC is the Best conference. BigTen other than Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State does have a lot above average bowl teams (7-8 win) teams aren’t trash.

I live in Michigan... Michigan State and Michigan fan here but not a fanatatic who loathes Ohio State... i think both conferences have been traditionally top heavy but the SEC's top teams are better when they are rolling... in this century Alabama with occassional runs by LSU, Georgia, and Auburn. These conferences are closer than peeceptions created by them being top heavy.

stay tuned...

First, there is no denying the SEC has been dominant the past 10 plus years. However, I have one beef with your analysis. I know Iowa's offense is usually bad - especially lately. However, they are a consistent top 25/occasionally top 10 Team and have been for decades. They spanked Kentucky last year in their bowl game in a down year. Just because they play old style ugly football, they are dang good at it and deserve much more credit than you making fun of them. Thank you for your consideration.

8:23 Texas a guaranteed top 25? Oh boy you haven't learned the yearly "Texas is back" ritual.

Florida was bad last year but they still beat the pac 12 champs utah.. In my opinion Florida will be a top 25 team this year they are gonna be better than people think..

We don’t got to give the SEC any respect

CFB Needs a Big Ten vs SEC Conference Duel

Texas not in the SEC they have no SEC opponents on schedule except for Alabama

I really hate this conference crashes and plundering. I remember OU-Nebraska being the Big Big 8. Now both are in their third conference. Hopefully the Big Ten and SEC and whatever left with merge and we can go back to natural rivalries. Until then, give me a campus and an internet and keep up with who’s where and when and what. Because we know WHY. $$$$$$& $$$$$&. Maryland sold it’s sold for Big Ten money. Bad.

Since expansion in 2012 the SEC East has only had 3 teams make it to the SEC championship. Georgia, Florida and Mizzou. All multiple times. The SEC West since 2012 have also had only 3 make the title game. Bama, Auburn, LSU. The real question is when will someone outside those East & West power teams make a championship game appearance?

You should look at Minnesota, spent a percentage in the last three years

The SEC cannot compare themselves to big 10 until they start playing 9 conference games.

4 of those sec teams won't be that highly rated...

Maryland is not that bad. They won 8 games in 2022 and they would be ranked if they were in almost any other conference because they play Penn st, Ohio st, and Michigan. Other than that I agree.

I feel like sec will start having major upsets with the new playoff format. I’m here for that. All I’m asking for is just one more naty….I WANT THREE.

Bro said nick saban got 8-12 years💀😂 and Oklahoma is in big 12 at the moment not big 10 dawg

Illinois and md are like on par

So MSU has one down year and they are trash, but auburn had the same record is on the rebuild? Despite both having similar recruiting classes? Bro come on

Saban has 2-4 years left tops. 8-10 years? You must be high.

How the hell you ain't going to circle Auburn

But when Notre Dame…. not holding my breath on that one. I think they will bling the Big Ten but not until they absolutely have to.

Nick Saban has how many years in the tank and the SEC rocks best conference period

Can't wait to see little brother Tamu again Hook Em🤘

Compare each team in their current state between each other. I will even cut off Indiana and Nowrthwestern, the 2 worst Big 10 teams. 1. Georgia > Michigan 2. Alabama > (lil bro) Ohio State 3. LSU > Penn State 4. Texas < USC 5. Tennessee > Washington 6. Oklahoma < Oregon 7. South Carolina < Wisconsin 8. Ole Miss > UCLA 9. Texas A&M > Maryland 10. Auburn > Illinois 11. Mississippi State > Iowa 12. Kentucky > Purdue 13. Arkansas > Minnesota 14. Florida > Nebraska 15. Missouri > Michigan State 16. Vanderbilt > Rutgers SEC wins 13-3, and if Florida State and Clemson joined the conference, it would be 15-3.

I remember that Ohio State and USC Notre Dame was Michigan biggest rivals I guess now it's Georgia Alabama LSU

I believe Ga would have beaten Mich this year. Bama laid an egg. Maybe that's why Nick retired. He's getting old and has lost his get up and go. It took Bama some coach searching last time to get a real winner.

The “selection” committee will have less influence….SEC “dominance” of selection is over.

Overall I agree. I think SEC's is the best conference simply because the SEC's best 5 teams are still better than the B1G's top 5 teams. The gap definitely shrunk with the additions of USC and Oregon though. I don't think you can leave Iowa out as a perennial top-25 team. They usually have a top-10 defense in the country every year but the offense stagnates. And they're ranked #26 going into 2024 now to my knowledge. I know they have to prove it, but Nebraska was probably the most competitive losing team in the country the last couple of years. Matt Rhule will start hitting Texas and Oklahoma for recruits to help them win some more of those one score games. The stat I like the most (which isn't definitive) is the conference bowl record. Teams are matched against teams of similar quality in a neutral site game. Top 25 rankings are all subjective but winning and losing, like the playoffs and title game, is handled on the field. There doesn't seem to be an updated list online, but most years, there's not this major gap between the B1G and SEC.

as a penn state fan, i despise michigan and ohio state. but anytime they play against alabama or georgia. im cheering for big 10 all the way

Football is great when weather is is inclement

Watch out the sec is on top but the big10 currently is closing that gap. Even before the acquisition of the pac 12 schools.

Nah your tripping Oregon or Washington is not in the top 10

That's why the SEC should add Florida State & Clemson.

Big 10 champion can’t even beat the big 12 runner up😂😂😂😂