ESPN (link): The SEC should stop its fight with satellite camps

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Hey, SEC: Stop fighting satellite camps

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Despite the SEC's recent stranglehold on the college football world, it can't seem to wrap its head around satellite camps despite its groaning on the subject falling on deaf ears. Aschoff: SEC needs Plan B

mGrowOld

May 27th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^

If you're referrng to the impending break-up of Edward Aschoff (author of article) and his employment by ESPN then yes, probably so.

My guess is his copy editor is being written up by ESPN HR for gross violations of written company policy as we speak.

EastCoast Esq.

May 27th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^

It makes me very happy that nobody is buying into the SEC's bull about "competitive disadvantage."

I also like the bit at the bottom about cost-of-living. I'm sure Saban would be singing a VERY different tune if he coached in LA, where COL is almost twice as high as in Tuscaloosa.

 

kevin holt

May 27th, 2015 at 10:56 AM ^

Not scathing enough. I liked the line about competitive disadvantage and their 7 straight championships, but this author needed to dig deeper. What about the competitive disadvantage of having 30 medical hardships to every other school's single-digit number? etc. etc.

Prince Lover

May 27th, 2015 at 11:00 AM ^

I mean, Harbaugh hasn't even coached a game yet and he's created this much of a stir. If UM starts winning.... We could be in for one hell of a ride!! Go Blue!!

CRISPed in the DIAG

May 27th, 2015 at 11:33 AM ^

When Harbaugh starts winning, he will need to be sure that our program stays clear of any perception of impropriety.  Rival coaches will leak anything remotely illegal to the press/league/ncaa out of pure retribution.  I think JH is just that caustic among many of his peers.

See also Indy Colts/Baltimore Ravens and Deflategate.

LSAClassOf2000

May 27th, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^

But the time is coming when the SEC, which showed a total competitive disadvantage with its seven straight national championships, needs to back off and either join the fun or leave the fight.

At the end of the day, there is this. 

In an environment in the southeastern US where you seem to have an entire conference of schools that are suspicious - and rightfully so typically - of each others' motives on just about every decision, and yet those schools can stil perform at a rather high level, then I really don't get the basis for their argument. Saban said, "We have a lot of crazy rules"....well, this is your rule, you likely wouldn't be able to get the votes to stop it, and the problem is cultural in the SEC, at least at its center. Examine yourself first, I would say...and I would say it and be laughed off the stage down there, of course.