About this episode

Cole Cubelic joins the show to discuss the current state of the SEC and various coaching and program dynamics.

In this episode, we're joined by Cole Cubelic (SEC Network, McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, The Cube Show) for an SEC vibe check. It's not a preview, just the temperature of the conference in late April. Cole pulls no punches on the reality facing SEC fan bases: Nick Saban's standards aren't coming back, sub-goals like winning the conference have been devalued, and we've collectively forgotten what a genuinely successful season looks like. Plus, we dive in the strange Kalen DeBoer hot seat chatter, Shane Beamer's underrated portal wizardry at South Carolina, why the Alex Golesh hire at Auburn matters more than who left in the portal, Texas's need for hard-hat glue guys to pair with its sports cars, and whether Lane Kiffin's LSU rebuild can actually cohere in year one. We also discuss the loss of program continuity in the transfer portal era, the new nine-game SEC schedule as a gauntlet-within-a-gauntlet, and a big wave of defensive coordinator turnover that could make September interesting. Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Cole Cubelic

Topics covered

• SEC football
• conference dynamics
• transfer portal
• coaching changes
• program continuity
• season expectations

Keywords

• SEC
• Cole Cubelic
• Nick Saban
• transfer portal
• coaching changes
• Shane Beamer
• Auburn
• Texas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SEC Network, South Carolina, Auburn, Texas

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