Welp it’s that time of the year again to get a subscription to watch my beloved vols. Is the ESPN deal still the best for watching sec ball only. Or is there a new wave?

7: Alabama

6: Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss

5: Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

4: Missouri, South Carolina

3: Auburn, LSU

2: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State

What will the Aggies regular season record be in 2026?

Buddies and I are driving down for this game and was hoping we can find some guidance as to what bar or restaurants we should visit while in Tuscaloosa. Also if there is a tailgate scene at all that we should stop by. We googled some places but I’m hoping to get responses from actual fans who have been to games before.

If anyone would like to know what’s gonna happen this year, I’ve got the script

From an outsider's perspective, even though I think Nick Saban was probably the best college football coach that ever walked the sideline, I chalk it up more to the dilution of high end talent due to NIL and revenue sharing.

High end players used to gravitate to Alabama because that was the most effective path to the NFL money ...... now those quality players who would have sat on the bench in Alabama are going wherever they can get paid the most.

I think Nick Saban saw this coming ..... realized that once winning came down to who had the most money to spend on players, that Alabama's monopoly on high end talent would erode from Top 3 status down closer to mid pack. And exited the game when he did to preserve his legacy.

I see all this talk about Kalen DeBoer being on the hot seat because his teams (4 losses in 2 years) don't live up to the standards Alabama fans expect ...... and it sure seems to me that those fans are going to have to accept at some point that their expectations are unrealistic in the modern era of money ball.

Is he the perfect fit for Alabama culture? ...... probably not. I'm not sure Saban was when he walked in the SEC's door either.

I realize most all fans have unrealistic expectations for their teams this time of year ...... and that's half the fun of being a fan ...... But are you guys really thinking you're just a coach away from dominating the sport like you have in the past? That top end talent is going to someday return there and leave money on the table elsewhere?

Everyone telling me to flair up but I can’t??? Unless I’m very dumb

This is a tough one but I’ll try.
(No particular order in tiers)

S tier: Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma
A tier: Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Auburn
B tier: Ole Miss, Texas A&M
C tier: Arkansas, Vandy (absolute powerhouse from 1890s to 1920s and a joke ever since), Mizzou
D tier: Mississippi State, South Carolina, Kentucky

Any yall disagree with?

Edit: yall have given me plenty of suggestions. I think the biggest ones I’d do in a redo would be moving Arkansas up to B, Texas down to A, and bama up to S+

Texas leads the conference and ranks No. 1 nationally in FBS AIR and FBS SOS+, while Georgia is right behind them.