Kirk Herbstreit Thinks Big Ten Teams ‘More Invested’ Than SEC Teams In NIL Era

By Larry LeoAug 11, 20269:41 amDiscuss the story12
In an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show this week, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit argued that Big Ten teams are “more invested” and appear to have a stronger competitive spirit than the SEC...

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Big EZ Tiger6 hours
If by stronger competitive spirit he means full-blown cheating scandals like stealing the other teams' plays and having the head coach suspended for numerous games like Michigan did in 23, he is right.

Michigan's NC should be thrown out. Ohio State and Indiana were legit though. They just ended up having the best teams. They have improved and they have a winning record over the SEC over the past 3 years, so they get bragging rights. The SEC winning the NC every year was getting boring, so it's best for college football have some competition with the SEC.
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TheFlyingTiger7 hours
they just have more money, and they're buying kids out of the south that otherwise would have been at an SEC school. that's the game. spread parity and set up betting sites. Gin up interest in places that never really cared before, profit.
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rob07107 hours
So whoever is richest usually wins.
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faraway6 hours
capitalism at work
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HSHoopscoach2 hours
he's absolutely right about the bowl games outside of the playoffs. But neglected to mention that players getting paid has made them venture out of the south
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HSHoopscoach2 hours
he's absolutely right about the bowl games outside of the playoffs. But neglected to mention that players getting paid has made them venture out of the south
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lsusteve14 hours
Keep talking…..
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JohnnyU5 hours
A radical interpretation of the facts Herbie
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HarryHoudini7 hours
You’re telling me that schools like Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Mich State, Minn, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, Washington, Wisc are more invested than most SEC schools? GTFO Kirk. The only ones really investing up there are Ohio St and Indiana.
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MetArl155 hours
Did you actually watch the video for what he meant by invested?
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grizzlylongcut7 hours
Well, he’s wrong.
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he's not wrong, it's just not the best wording. Those B1G schools have to be more invested to get players to come out of the south away from LSU, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, etc. Granted, some would go anyway just for a change of scenery but the majority are gonna stay close to home without some major incentive.
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