My man @TomFornelli said the SEC was just the Big 12 with better PR, so I’m just gonna leave this here.
Here are the Strength of Schedule Rankings of the current top 10 non-SEC CFP contenders
No SEC team ranks below 38th nationally
WE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE WHOLE STATE OF ALABAMA
WHOLE STATE OF ALABAMA
DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE WHOLE STATE OF ALABAMA
WE’RE FROM TENNESSEEEEEEEEE
Points scored against Iowa’s defense this season:
Tennessee 35
Penn State 31
Michigan 26
Michigan State 16
Utah State 14
Purdue 14
Iowa State 13
Illinois 13
Minnesota 12
Western Michigan 10
Nebraska 10
Northwestern 7
Wisconsin 6
Rutgers 0
I graduated college with a 2.3 GPA, had two semesters with a sub-2.0 GPA, and two more under 2.1
Still ended up with a Masters Degree
The lesson?
There's always a way
You just need to be willing to find it