AND the coach of Ohio State is a former SEC coach..........................
In fact both coaches in last night’s Sugar Bowl have coaching roots in the Big 10. Saban was a Michigan State coach before LSU.
...an SEC coach from the “undefeated” University of Utah.
An incredible number of the best coaches in the country are from a 100 mile radius of Canton, Ohio - including Saban and Meyer - as are a number of the best quarterbacks in the history of the nfl. At one point during this season, 9 different teams from the SEC were in the top 10. There has always been a bias toward the SEC under the BCS and even under the current system. Why was Alabama number 1? If the BCS were in effect, #1 Florida State would be playing #2 Alabama next week. It should be a 16 team playoff with the first two rounds hosted by the highest seed. Bring these southern teams north for a change and see how they perform in less than ideal conditions. One week between games except for the national championship game. Every other college football division does it so it’s not a matter of academics. A 4-6 week layoff to prepare for games is ridiculous. Teams lose their sharpness. I am from Ohio (within 100 miles of Canton) and I coach football so you can take every thing I say with just a little grain of salt. But this is not sour grapes since Ohio State got in and won. It’s a shame that more teams didn’t get to compete. Lower seeds win all the time in our high school playoff system and it is tremendously exciting. Match ups are key and the only way to determine the BEST team is to see them match up against a variety of other teams in a variety of conditions.
AND the coach of Ohio State is a former SEC coach..........................
Who is a former Ohio State coach...
...and the Dominant SEC Coach he beat was also, briefly, and longer a Michigan State coach.