‘The SEC Is Useless’: Dave Portnoy Declares Huge Ten School Soccer’s New King

Dave Portnoy didn’t maintain again throughout Saturday’s version of “Huge Midday Kickoff,” utilizing his “Dave’s Rant” phase to name out what he sees as an outdated notion in faculty soccer — that the SEC nonetheless reigns supreme.

“It’s time for notion and actuality to collide,” Portnoy opened. “There’s this view that the SEC remains to be king of faculty soccer. It’s simply so false.”

Portnoy pointed to Alabama’s early-season loss to Florida State as a turning level, arguing that the Crimson Tide — lengthy thought of the king of the SEC — are not dominant. 

“They acquired their butts kicked by Florida State,” he stated. “This isn’t the identical Alabama. This isn’t previous Georgia. This isn’t Joe Burrow’s LSU.”

As an alternative, Portnoy argued, the ability has clearly shifted to the Huge Ten, which is house to the top-two groups within the AP Prime 25 Ballot — Ohio State, Oregon — in addition to 4 different ranked groups.

“Fairly clearly, the three prime groups — Ohio State, Oregon and even Penn State — are to date above everyone within the SEC,” Portnoy stated. “And in the midst of the Huge Ten, you’ve acquired Indiana, Michigan, Illinois — they might be one of the best crew within the SEC proper now.”

With the 12-team School Soccer Playoff coming into its second season, Portnoy urged the choice committee to cease seeking to the previous and as a substitute give attention to what’s occurring on the sphere now.

“I’m sick of this notion from 10 years in the past with the SEC,” Portnoy stated. “It’s lifeless. It’s time for individuals to get up.”

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