McElroy & Colin Cowherd discuss power struggle between the SEC & Big Ten | Always College Football

[@EricCraw4d]

This would make a fantastic regular show. Greg crushed the Miami analysis… and I’m saying that as a Notre Dame man

[@GoatedAtNFS]

Colin double dipping only because he wants more intel on college football to go up against Joel Klatt LMAO

[@bryanrhodes4955]

Call it a soft opening. ESPN wants him back

[@tdawg2833]

Colin is back on ESPN content. Never thought I’d see the day 👍🏻

[@GoatedAtNFS]

he still hates their guts lmao

[@voiceofreason2674]

Cowherd is one of the dudes ESPN fumbled on , Sports Nation was an incredible show. And the stuff that Cowherd said that got the HR Nannies sicked on him were such make something out of nothing fusses

[@AnthonyMBerry]

@@voiceofreason2674sports nation was a really good show with Michelle Beasley….. real throwback lol

[@joshfreeman4644]

He also came on ACF last season for a preview. He's great and it's awesome seeing 2 of my favorite commentators

[@holyisthelamb2012]

Great show and analysis. I am still nursing a grudge because you played for TD in high school, and TD is a Longhorn legend, but you spurned us for Tech and then Bama. To add insult to injury, you beat us in the natty after Colt got hurt. On that one, you lucked out because Colt would have won if he had played the entire game. Keep up the great work. I am a fan.

[@noahvanscoyk6643]

Collin x Greg collab needs to be a regular feature on this podcast. 🤘🤘

[@nerdboyjoe]

This Canadian boy is super excited about the college football conference realignment and 12 team playoff!

[@ThomasTellAVision]

One thing Colin is going to do is make excuses for Lincoln. Goodness gracious. Trying to make excuses for Riley doesn’t require throwing random shade at OU.

[@drewby_doobie_doo]

Texas fan here and I don't trust Sark yet either. The good thing is that I don't worry about showing up for the big games (except the RRS last year when we apparently took OU too lightly bc of the previous year). But it seems we do have to worry about focus against the under the radar teams. However, Texas' struggle to pull away from MSU had nothing to do with their SEC talent or physicality. I strongly disagree that the SEC is that dramatic of a step up from the Big 12 outside of the top tier of the conference, and we only play one top tier SEC team this year. Who are these super scary 2nd tier and lower SEC teams currently? Kentucky looks like a tough, scrappy team, but the Big 12 has its own Kentucky that it calls Iowa State. A&M and Mizzou are winning at pretty much the exact same rates they were in the Big 12, and both Okie State and KSU have been on par or better programs most years. Save this talking point for when Texas' schedule has multiple top tier SEC teams on it.

[@philmorris8862]

So far Sark is looking great. He is recruiting like a big dog and next year's team already looks better than this year's team (which is #1). So Stark is one of the few coaches in the USA that is earning his big salary. Why do you think the Manning family sent Arch Manning to Texas rather than to Ole Miss? Sark!!!!

[@JWCFB]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought "I wonder how long it will take Cowherd to start talking about the PAC 12?" The answer.... immediately. Biggest northwest homer I've ever seen in my life.

[@cordercorder8785]

Well he is from Washington. West coast guys don’t realize nobody cares about the west coast. Not even people out west care about the west coast teams.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

well SOMEONE has to care about the Pac-12. it’s gone now bro. he says on his show he’s all for change i’m sure bro does not like the dissolving of the Pac-12

[@cordercorder8785]

@@GoatedAtNFS the pac 12 did that to themselves. They ruined that league from the inside.

[@RadicallyOptimistic]

Remember when Cowherd was advocating for 3-4 loss SEC teams over undefeated BYU? No, you don’t. Cowherd has anything but a west coast bias. You guys lean so far south you think everything is west coast bias

[@5a.m]

@@cordercorder8785 your saying people don’t care about Oregon and USC? Tell me your living in your own world without saying it

[@the80sguy80]

Great show Greg!

[@Vayne207]

The Big 10 had the best defenses last year by a landslide. Michigan, Penn State, Iowa and Ohio State were 4 of the top 5 defenses in the country. But the SEC is clearly the better top to bottom conference. They have 7 or 8 teams that could honestly make the college football playoffs and the Big 10 has 4. They would have 5 but Riley has to prove it at USC.

[@SWest00072]

Great - tell us the 7 or 8 teams in the SEC and the 4 or 5 teams in the B1G.

[@Vayne207]

@@SWest00072 Okay. The SEC has Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Missouri. Texas A&M would be the 8th but they need to prove it. The BIG10 has Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon. USC would be the 5th but they have to prove it.

[@shpankey]

Colin is such a USC homer and definitely sees it with rose colored glasses. USC will be 6-8 wins at most.

[@erikwill2891]

Lincoln Riley is an OC not an HC Oregon is not beating OSU.

[@michaelziemba2153]

Lincoln is going to have to show me he can put an elite defense out out on the field. Until then, he is overrated.

[@SWest00072]

@@michaelziemba2153 ?? The guy took Oklahoma to like 4 straight CFP appearances. He was a few plays from taking USC to the CFP in the 2022 year. He coached 3 QB's who won the Heisman Trophy. The guy can flat out coach!!!

[@GoatedAtNFS]

@@michaelziemba21534-4. you sir are correct

[@c.j.4620]

USC didn't have only 2 NFL players. Bear Alexander for one was heading to FRP status while at Georgia. Lincoln's Defenses are where players go to see their futures fall through their hands.

[@tb4326]

In their conversation of the Little10, they failed to mention that Missouri also beat Ohio in the bowl game.

[@erikwill2891]

Ohio state had a 3rd string freshman QB and the line was a complete makeover. Missouri can enjoy their non important bowl win against OSU’s JV

[@OSU2010]

Yea playing OSUs 4th string starters winning by 3 points yup y’all really did it😂😂😂 what a clown 🤡

[@mattalwayslearning2184]

I wish Colin would just jump into college football. I love when he has Klatt on his show.

[@nerdboyjoe]

Great analysis on this video, by the way!

[@correyretzloff6421]

Excellent discussion.

[@chewbaka1496]

I don't understand the argument about USC having 10 wins during Riley's first year with only 2 NFL players. By that standard, all the other PAC teams had 0 NFL players. And these guys claiming that USC had 0 NFL players on that team last year is about as far from the truth as you can get. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Caleb Williams on that SC team last year? USC also went out and got a lot of future NFL talents via the portal last year. The truth is....Riley cannot win against any team with equal or just a little bit less talent. He's proven that throughout his entire career. That's why he made a beeline for the PAC as soon as he found out that Oklahoma would be joining the SEC. Get mad all you want SC fans, but that's the truth.

[@TheLAGopher]

Oregon and Utah were the class of the PAC when Riley joined USC. Its not like he wouldn't have any competition. Why isn't it possible tht Riley came to USC because it's a blue blood program,in Los Angeles,that has a well heeled booster network?

[@chewbaka1496]

@TheLAGopher Blue blood roughly two decades ago has zero impact on the present. Especially when Oklahoma had been way more relevant than USC during those span of time. Once he found out that Oklahoma would be joining the SEC, Riley high-tailed to a less competitive conference, that's all.

[@thedrizzle619]

neeeeeeeeeeevvvvvveeeeeerrrrrr thought id see colin back on anything espn

[@jm12green31]

He's been coming on here for at least a year or two

[@CXBrock]

Yet what Colin is missing is that Lincoln Rileys team is getting worse b/c his recruiting hasn't been in the top 10 at USC.

[@ronfrederick9983]

Your wrong. Cheating is cheating, but they were doing advance scouting. That is Cheatigan for ya

[@michaelziemba2153]

I don't understand the talking heads defending MiCHEATagin. You have a rule to level the playing field. Might be a stupid rule, but it is a rule. You break a rule to get a competitive advantage, and that can't just be swept under the rug, particularly for a repeat offender. We watch these games for the beauty of competition, and if the fan has to wonder if what they see have become pro wrestling, it is devastating to the game.

[@DoubleDDeacon]

​@@michaelziemba2153 Wasn't pro wrestling for OSU, BIG10 championship game, Bama, or Washington. Title was real. Fn eat it.

[@CoffeeNo0b0514]

​@@DoubleDDeaconFacts

[@CoffeeNo0b0514]

​@@michaelziemba2153Klatt said it best. "The less you know about football the bigger of a deal you think it is. The more you know about football the less you care about what happened"

[@tbone3291]

@@CoffeeNo0b0514 Was Klatt drunk when he said that? No one else of any magnitude agrees with him.

[@derrickmarsh50]

When the guest interviews the host 😂

[@ThePlaton20]

Colin said that OU recruiting was going downhill because Oklahoma doesnt have any 5 star high school athletes. Well well Colin in 2023, 2024, and 2025 OU got better recruits than USC did, and none of the blue chip players was from Oklahoma. LOL

[@PassportBroHacks]

yeah I was just thinking thats its feasible that OU has the best Defense & Wide Receivers of any SEC team they play in their 1st year in the SEC. Maybe Ole Miss or Bama but its still close...

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

Strength of schedule seems like it should be a bigger factor moving forward.

[@easyenetwork2023]

It already basically is.

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

Not really, it seems win loss is the big factor right now. I think we will have a better gauge after this week. I’m interested to see if Indiana losses, how far do they drop. Penn State sitting where they are because they only have 1 loss, but their schedule is a lot weaker than a couple of 2 loss SEC teams, and I don’t see Penn State falling or a Georgia or Alabama moving ahead of them

[@A_Fool]

Colin Cowlick: All those years Notre Dame was winning they weren't really good Also Cowlick: USC is really close to almost being like Notre Dame soon 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@SWest00072]

Notre Dame's last national championship was in 1988. USC dominated the 2000's in college football and won 2 national championships. They would have won 4-5 more with the CFP format.

[@SWest00072]

Greg - The Washington DL's name is Tuli Letuligasenoa. The correct pronunciation is "Ley-tu-lee-gas-a-noa. You're welcome! 😉

[@dennisgannon]

Great review!! Wow!

[@ronfrederick9983]

Been a lifelong Buckeye and I'm excited for new teams in the B1G. We welcome the better competition.

[@jeffreybonner6895]

People have to understand that the southeast didn’t have much in terms of pro sports until 25 years ago. That led to us taking our football in particular way more serious than the mid west, east and west coasts. We just care more about it and will put the programs on a pedestal.

[@SWest00072]

Also, because there are not nearly as many other entertainment distractions that other areas of the nation have. Take for instance, the West Coast. There are so many other competing entertainment options in WA, ORE, CA, AZ, etc that if your college team is mediocre, you have 7-8 other entertainment options to keep you busy and where you can spend your money. Its led to "West Coast apathy" which is a very real thing.

[@chillxxx241]

Alumni associations for Texas and Texas A&M are some of the largest in the country and they are in the SEC.

[@ChickenBoneNews]

Go Georgia Bulldogs from Augusta Georgia 🏈🏈🏈

[@TruthTeller3000]

Sounds good saying USC has a schedule break, but when they get to the playoffs they’ll get blowed out once they play a quality team.

[@SWest00072]

?? USC played 5-6 quality teams in the Pac-12 the last 2 years. The Pac-12 was arguably the strongest CFB conference over the 2022-2023 seasons. Its not really debatable.

[@clintkaster6269]

As a Duck from the 1980's it's mind-blowing to hear Oregon in the same breath as Ohio State and Georgia and 'bama. Of course, I never thought I'd walk into a damned DOPE STORE for a $10 eighth, either.....

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

I’m an Auburn fan so I have a weird relationship with Oregon. I’m just glad yall elevated Bo Nix the way yall did, and Dan Lanning is the man

[@SWest00072]

Well, that's what happens when Uncle Phil throws $1 billion at a program over the last 25+ years!

[@SWest00072]

Based on that amount of $$$$, Oregon should probably have 2-3 national championships by now, but they don't. Why not?!?!

[@scalpemNoles]

I figured you might know what you're talking about about when it came to college football but it seems you're about as good as that as your pro career was!

[@Jonboy1280]

Colin doesn't research...😂 Notre Dame beat the 2 top Pac 12 teams in 2012, along with the Big 12 Champ and Big 10 runner up. That Notre Dame team wasn't in despair... they had a poor showing against a really good Alabama team

[@ian.cognito.ian.cognito]

A+ Content: both very articulate!!!

[@dnfarrelly16]

As a Texas fan, they were spot on. Drives me crazy.

[@curtisoeser5133]

Excellent

[@DinglebeanMcFlanergan]

There is no power struggle between the SEC and Big 10. The SEC is much better than the Big 10.

[@michaelziemba2153]

pfff. The SEC has zero championships. Same for BiG Ten. Conferences don't win championships, teams do. This beating your chest for conferences as if Bama winning it all is a title for Vanderbilt cracks me up.

[@DinglebeanMcFlanergan]

@@michaelziemba2153 LSU, Florida, Bama, Auburn and UGA have won 13 of the last 18 National championships. Are you dense or something? What other conference has come close to that?

[@PhelixTaylor]

@@michaelziemba2153 Ur just obviously in denial of the fact that The SEC is probably better than the whole of CFB.

[@jygproductions3230]

Seattle? In Oregon?

[@austinesry7486]

Did BamaBoy say that Cam Ward doesn’t turnover the ball, after referencing the last Miami QB FUMBLING THE BALL in a big moment??? Isn’t the fumbles like THE weakness for Cam Ward?

[@cfb1743]

USC MIGHT win 8 games this year...might

[@tyronpouncey5985]

That’s if everything goes right. They winning 6-7 games max

[@cindymikolajczyk9936]

Sorry guys you can't have it both ways. It is either against the rules or not.

[@TheEndPermian]

​@@tyronpouncey5985 Update?

[@Caesar-v3b]

Washington had 30 year olds on there team last year . Ryan day on 3rd base . Dan Lanning from Kansas cosplaying as a southern dude . Kirby Snart is HIM

[@joshs2138]

😂Lincoln Reilly has a friend in Collin

[@calebstinson1087]

I’m surprised you put Colin casual cowherd on your show. I cant watch a show with him on here. Doesn’t he cover basketball 😂

[@Hurricane1395]

Colin + Greg = must watch 🙌🏼🔥

[@Angelgt02]

Feel free to bring me on your show after week 4

[@birdac2002]

I remember when Missouri and Texas A&M went to the SEC. I think Missouri won the SEC east in the second year. Texas and Oklahoma will be fine.

[@josephpotter7776]

Colin with the DCFC tee on is SICK!

[@josephcamilletti6955]

Love seeing Colin dropping back in on some of ESPN very few good sports shows. Welcome back Herd

[@LPow58]

Greg said that sign stealing is a way of life, and the recording devices were a bridge too far. I mean, yeah, isn't that kind of the whole point? Michigan is getting in trouble not bc of stealing signs but the way they stole it, which was with recording devices. Am i missing something?

[@JackHammond-tq6cl]

Tf is Colin talking an about they “protected Caleb Willam’s last year”? You know how you protect your qb? You RUN THE BALL with your backs. Williams had 388 passing attempts last year and 97 carries. Marshawn Loyd had 116 carries and Austin jones had 87. The absolutely did not protect Williams last year with the play calling

[@larryparmer9886]

Also heard that Michigan hacked Ohio St practices for that game.

[@chillxxx241]

USC is definitely a disaster. Schools like A&M have fired their coaches for similar performance and they have less cache as USC.

[@nick21614]

Michigan didn't steal signs on gameday though, they illegally pre scouted schools and recorded their signals from the sideline. Super illegal ingame cheating. College coaches also have a time limit on coaching per week so having to spend time changing signals is also an advantage.

[@williampomplun6750]

SEC plays TOTAL FOOTBALL SMASHMOUTH, IN BETWEEN THE TACKLES

[@chillxxx241]

Brian Kelly is like 6-20 against ranked teams.

[@AnthonyJ504]

That's not even close to accurate. Across his 4 FBS head coaching jobs he's 34-33 vs top 25 teams.

[@joshfreeman4644]

Even on ACF Colin still has to take the lead. Even so, hes so intelligent that he has to get his ideas out. Great work guys

[@colbycorsaut2333]

USC had early success because they stole the NFL talent from OU when Riley left (including Caleb Williams). That was conveniently left out.

[@daricklapaglia4337]

Usc had more than 2 nfl guys

[@JoKeer80]

Sounds like the same people that are telling me USC’s roster was terrible, are also telling me Utah is awesome for beating them.

[@sunson1491]

When Colin mentions USC as usual and you laugh out loud because he mentioned an irrelevant team

[@franklutes7125]

I love you and ur show. Very disappointed you had this hack on your show. He's a clickbait headline, zero credibility troll.

[@tyronfedderman8012]

Colin, the difference between Harbs, Kelly, and Riley is the first two had a track record of BUILDING programs. Riley got the keys to a Bentley at OU. Bad comp

[@jeffclarke5497]

I second Colin's compliments to Greg. I wish Greg could do color on every football game. Seriously working brain connected to the vocal system. Cheers. Roll Tide!

[@shepardkings]

It's funny how they say SEC is king cause it's the proximity let's be honest it's the black American players in which there's abundance

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

This is why racism still exists because of people like you

[@jkellum147]

It's funny, I live in the South and I dont see color, but I sure do hear a lot about it...

[@Warmmmmm]

Because Illinois, California and New York don't have any black people.

[@TheMaurader33]

It’s the culture of the south it’s all football, and yes of course black players are good.

[@bnjmnwst]

Roll Tide!

[@Rand8688]

Was it cheating yes do i care not really Michigan had a great team and got their natty congrats they cant take it away and anyone that really deserves it is gone and absent from accountability any dang way so why stress over it.

[@woodymarks4163]

If you were watching this Oklahoma game you would see that he got out coached!

[@mitchellbaumgartner9668]

Guys they got a TD on a clear offensive interference called wrong and they still get under 10 with just 1 minute left

[@gabeswitala2292]

The disrespect from clowning coward is laughable

[@johnrobertson3866]

Make it 16 teams play it out

[@zanep67]

Agree with Colin that LSU is underrated

[@zachstolpa6521]

Colin back on espn?!

[@GymRat4Life01]

Just like I'm sick of talkin season at this point and I'm ready for Put up or Shut up season the same is true with the B1G and the SEC back and forth. When you only have one team in the playoff from each you really don't answer much year to year. However, once you start putting possibly 4 teams in each conf in the playoff the talking is over and we start seeing on a regular basis who is beating who. Also, to McElroy's comments, I know there is a lot of passion for in the SEC markets. However, there is a reason the B1G gets such a huge TV deal is that 20% of Ohio is worth more than 100% of Alabama. Even people who are in business on a national basis in Alabama are likely to acknowledge that.

[@claypennington602]

McCelroy defending stallions by saying it’s the other teams fault for letting him scout them is like someone hiding a camera on a girls bathroom and telling her she should have avoided it by not walking around naked. Pretty dumb argument

[@ItsHorizonz]

Colin hates ND, he forget about last year’s beating already? 🤣

[@scottellis800]

Bama!

[@timothycunningham3983]

Ohio State under MEYER AND TRUSSEL WAS MORE POWER FOOTBALL. THEY LOST THAT AFTER THE 2019 SEASON. DAY’S IS MORE TUNED TO OFFENSIVE SKILL PLAYERS. CAUSE THAT IS WHAT HE KNOWS. I THINK NOW THAT HE HAS THE CORRECT STAFF WITH SKILLED PLAYERS TO BE MORE BALANCED IN BOTH POWER AND FINESSE.

[@HenryLemons-be8gy]

LSU lost qb 2wrs and worst defense in college. How are they better?

[@Angelgt02]

Oh nooooo. . . Lol the Pac10 is gonna get a rude awakening. Indiana is gonna beat most the Pac10 teams

[@chewbaka1496]

I'm not an Oregon fan, but Colin chirping about Oregon buying players is ridiculous. He's such a phony. I haven't seen the guy much, but it seems every time I did see him, he's been wrong 90% of the time. And the other 10% is something that even someone who doesn't keep up with football would get right. This guy is such a huge Big 10 and OSU Homer. What about OSU spending $21 mil on players? I'm willing to bet Oregon didn't spend as much as Ohio State did. How come Colin isn't chirping about OSU buying players?

[@tonyturntable8025]

Ohio State has tradition. The difference is that Oregon doesn't, and is ONLY relevant because they have a billionaire buying players and paying for state-of the-art facilities. Who TF would go be an athlete in Eugene, Oregon if that wasn't the case?? The answer is: nobody.

[@chewbaka1496]

@tonyturntable8025 Tradition doesn't justify the fact of the matter in this case. The point is....Ohio State spent more money buying athletes than Oregon did, yet this guy is chirping about Oregon buying athletes. Either chirp about all the schools that spent a huge sum of money buying players or don't chirp about any at all. I'm not an Oregon fan by any means, but fair is fair. Unless you're a media entity for a certain team, then you shouldn't be biased towards or against any team.

[@TheLAGopher]

Colin is chirping about Oregon because he is a USC homer and Oregon has been getting 5 star California talent that used to look to USC as a first option. There is a reason USC was the first to ditch the PAC-12.and there is a reason they didn't want Oregon to follow them into the B1G. USC wanted to use the status of being in the B1G to restore them as the premire west coast program while leaving Oregon and Washington in a diminished PAC-12.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

dude you can’t deny Phil Knight didn’t buy players to go NORTHWEST to OREGON. USC does the same thing. they put it in their facilities and for the clicks, then back it up with wins!

[@chewbaka1496]

@GoatedAtNFS Never said he didn't. All I'm saying is....Why is Colin only chirping about Oregon doing this when plenty of other teams are doing it, and Ohio State probably spent the most at $21 mil?

[@DeshCanter]

Colin is entertaining but often under-informed.

[@samuelcohoon6199]

These guys contradict themselves nonstop

[@danielmaxwell5633]

Cam never lost

[@JamesDavis-dn3wo]

There are different levels of cheating. If you manage to pick up someone's signals on your own is fair game but there are other ways of stealing signs that is not ok.

[@EliasReedX16]

Big Crossover!!!

[@manifestyourlife6]

lol is ESPN finally over their Wokeness? Colin Cowherd ladies and gentlemen 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@JamesBond-zd5jx]

I’m not a fan of CC’s opinions but he knows how to make an entertaining show. ESPN radio had a good thing with Mike and Mike followed by CC. When that ended, it went downhill so fast that it became unlistenable. They have nothing worth listening to now.

[@5a.m]

Bro the narrative that Oregon just buys their talent 100% isn’t true. Look it up when nil deals come out to the public and compare it to other teams. There isn’t gonna be a difference. Just cuz Kirby smart and a nobody reporter from Tennessee claims that they spend all this money and that’s it, all of a sudden you blindly listen to them cuz they’re related to sec? It’s a casual take, and if you don’t keep up on Oregon your opinion about their nil is invalid. You use Nike and their uniforms (which doesn’t make sense) as “evidence” of that statement being true. If it was true, Oregon would be buying out ANY recruit/transfer that they want. No question. But guess what? They haven’t. Probly cuz it’s not all about nil. You absolute clowns

[@jejbsh2191]

Not a struggle big 10 has 3 decent programs lol

[@oldmcdonald3376]

michigan cheated

[@tyronfedderman8012]

It's a new year. Get over it

[@frederickgleaton1410]

greg - did you have promise not mention Georgia in order to get cow pie to give you the interview?

[@erikwill2891]

Oregon couldn’t beat Washington. Washington got obliterated by Michigan. Oregon is not as close as the talking head think.

[@claypennington602]

IMMEDIATELY starts trying to PR for Riley. Sorry mate, but flat out he sucked last year. … and they definitely had more than 2 NFL guys on their team year one or year two what a load of BS.

[@jkellum147]

Question: How many losses can Deboer have before Y'all pull a U-haul in his front yard?

[@AnthonyJ504]

When they lose 3 games this season Bama fans will lose their minds.

[@quinton9514]

Colin ur bias is showing,

[@TexasRibeye817]

Colin is such a jackass, Greg keep up the good work!

[@petermarshall7352]

Man, McElboy needs to go!

[@LuisPena-gs2el]

Colin saying that Michigan won’t be a top 20 team is laughable 😂😂😂 …

[@erikwill2891]

8-4 at best this year. They are not able to cheat their way to wins and momentum