EDIT: Clay Travis has been added to the Troll List.

Submitted by Cold War on

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Clay Travis is just a professional SEC troll who got there by doing some good investigative work in the past. He long ago used up any credibility from that. Since I'm friends with someone who is friends with his wife and this will create an awkward social situation for me in the future I wanted one of the mods to step in. But if I must I must. Clay Travis has been added to the Drew Sharp Memorial list of people whose existence has a non-negligible negative effect on human discourse, and therefore should be ignored always except in circumstances in which you have an opportunity to punch him in the nads, wherein you should deign to interact with him only insomuch as required in order to punch him in the nads.

Those posting Clay Travis opinions will be treated as you would treat a guy you barely know who invited Drew Sharp to your Superbowl Party, i.e. harshly, i.e. in such a way as to be made an entertaining example of.

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“Why would it be easier to win at Ohio State?” Travis wrote. “Because Meyer’s building a good SEC program in the Big Ten. And a good SEC program will dominate the Big Ten in a way a good SEC program could never dominate the SEC. “Why? Because the players are much worse in the Big Ten. A good SEC team runs through the Big Ten like a hot knife runs through butter.”

It’s all about the recruiting, said Travis, who thinks SEC coaches are much better and competitive at it. And he said that’s one reason James Franklin left Vanderbilt for the Penn State job. “But at Penn State?” wrote Travis, who got his law degree at Vandy. “All Franklin has to do is out-recruit Meyer, and he’ll have the best players in the entire conference.”

http://www.freep.com/article/20140119/SPORTS08/301190055/ticker-sec-tra…

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bronxblue

January 19th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^

Clay Travis is now a respected writer if sports? Color me shocked.

I thought the focus was creating a good SEC program in the Big Ten by skirting the rules and bring entitled assholes. That would fit both Meyer and Franklin.

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1464

January 19th, 2014 at 1:11 PM ^

...and fracking is actually GOOD for nature because I saw it on TV somewhere.  Before you parrot this, take an objective look at the conferences and how they fared when they played against each other.  The SEC was an average conference this year.  Even at their best over the past few years, it was only because their elite teams were better than the other conferences' elites.  It's not top to bottom, case closed, door shut, end of story like ESPN would like you to believe.  Also, the B1G was not at all a bad conference this year.  Heresy, I know.

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WindyCityBlue

January 19th, 2014 at 3:01 PM ^

And maybe you can make a case that from top to bottom the SEC=B10...this year. Regardless, I don't care how bottom dwellers of each conference fare against each other, I care about how the top teams perform against each other. In that regard, we simply cannot hang with the SEC and probably a couple other conferences.

Lately, winning the B10 is like congratulating your kid for getting straight C's at school.

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Zoltanrules

January 19th, 2014 at 11:42 AM ^

Who knows? Who cares what these writers say - most are wrong. Heck ALL of them were wrong about B1G hoops two weeks ago ( Wisky= best team ever, UM = struggles to make tourney, OSU = Thad Motta, the second coming of John Wooden).

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phork

January 20th, 2014 at 8:52 AM ^

You could probably add Miles to that list as well.  However I think it solidifies the point.  Saban had started to build a decent program out of MSU but left knowing he could never get the kids that UM got, or maybe the marginal kids that he recruits now.

So all these coaches realize what we all now know to be true.

  1. Head South.
  2. Oversign
  3. Get JUCOs to fill the voids
  4. ..........
  5. $$$$$$$$$$$$

 

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810steveo

January 19th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^

Franklin lose to Northwestern while at SEC power Vandy and in recruiting lets be honest on a yearly basis the teams he will dominate would be Maryland, Rutgers, and Pitt. This is why we dont reference or read the FREEP they are just hack lazy writers that look for clicks if need look at a example Drew Sharp is the best one.

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readyourguard

January 19th, 2014 at 12:13 PM ^

That's the most ignorant quote I've read on the topic. Michigan State beat their ass. An ACC team whooped them in a bowl game. And a ragtag offensive line + no established RB + a QB with a broken foot were a 2pt play from beating them.

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turtleboy

January 19th, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^

Does he mean the same way B1G coaching transplants Nick Saban and Les Miles dominate the SEC, or the way A&M and mediocre Mizzou came in and took over the almighty conference from day 1?

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MaizeBlueCA

January 19th, 2014 at 12:57 PM ^

Why do they continue horrible journalism at the free press? How about differences between SEC and B1G that leads to the unbalanced playing field we have today that even ESPN fails to even discuss. Examples: SEC teams can cut players, B1G honors scholarships (leads to B1G teams keeping flopped players or ones that didn't pan out on roster) cutting 18-20yr old players and pulling schollies is messed up. Example 2: every SEC team can grab JUCO transfers for immediate positive impact. Not only does it help the teams on the field but off as well ie:Michigans young o-line catastrophe of 2013. Forced to play true frosh who obviously weren't ready. Many advantages! I'll leave it at two examples.. I don't want bore my fellow UofM fans. But obviously, real journalism which contains actual facts and issues that need straightening would be a great read. Let's not click the free press link too many times now..

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Swazi

January 19th, 2014 at 4:21 PM ^

Urban is going into year three with out a bowl win or a B1G title.

 

And James Franklin in my eyes until further notice is complete hype. His best showing is 4th in the SEC East division, squeaked by Auburn when they were in complete freefall in 2012, got blown out of almost every big game he played at Vandy. His only win against a ranked opponent came against injury ravaged Georgia, and he barely won that.

 

His SEC wins:

2012:

Tennessee

Auburn

Missouri

Kentucky

Ole Miss

Combined record: 22-39 (6-34 SEC record)

2013:

Georgia

Florida

Kentucky

Tennessee

Combined record: 19-30 (10-22 SEC play)

Color me unimpressed even if it was at Vandy. He's supposed to be the next hottest thing since sliced bread, but all he did was beat up on bad/injury plaqued teams, and normally got blown out by the good ones.

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