NAACP calls for Black student-athletes to boycott Southern schools amid redistricting backlash

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42. They are overwhelmingly in the South because the SEC cheated for decades before the Alston and House cases

The SEC schools were handing out bags of cash, which gave them a huge advantage in the old world pre-Alston (NIL). Look at the last year. The SEC got a whole bunch of teams into the CFP, and then lost to every major conference opponent it played in the CFP. How did the SEC do in the NCAA basketball Tournament? It lost just about every game it played against a major conference opponent unless the other team was missing one of their three top players (BYU, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Texas Tech). Look at what has happened to Auburn (football and basketball), Alabama, LSU, and Tennessee in this new era. They were special when they were the only ones handing out cash, now they are just another program. Mississippi State is not competitive anymore.

Other than Kentucky and Tennessee, the SEC fans don't care about basketball. I think you will continue to see a decline of the SEC at the cost of programs in the Big 10, Big 12, ACC (had best season this year it has had in years) and Big East (down year because of several key injuries at better teams, but will be back next season).

The SEC is not that special now that every team can pay its players. Going forward, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Miami, and USC will pay as much or more than any other program in the country. Florida, Texas, Texas A&M, Georgia and maybe Alabama can hang. Maybe Alabama. Oklahoma will have good years and bad years. I know this for a fact because I am friends with several boosters at D1 schools.

Furthermore, the Big 10 actually has a significant revenue advantage over the SEC in the post Alston world, so even the average Big 10 programs can out-pay the average SEC programs. See Indiana this year.

There are plenty of places for these kids to get paid.