We all know the money paid to SSEC head coaches is enough to lure someone to take the job. Win or lose, you will become very wealthy. But, if you do the math, it makes no sense when the odds are so stacked against you.
Let's assume that most teams will schedule 3 OOC cupcakes so they have 3 victories to add to their conference wins. Most teams schedule a competitive game for their 4th OOC and let's say they split those games.
There are only 56 SEC Conference wins available. If the top two teams are dominant, like GA and AL are this season, they probably go 15-1 and leave 41 games left for the other 12 teams. If those teams split all those games among themselves, they only average 3.4 wins for each. That is not going to satisfy the Floridas, LSUs, Tennessees, Auburns of the world.
If teams 3 and 4 in the pecking order won 6 games each, then there are only 29 games left for the remaining 10 teams. That is less than 3 conference victories each if they evenly divide them.
If you just look at the math, the majority of teams are playing for 7-8 win seasons in total, with conf and OOC games. That works for a couple years at some programs, but aside from VD, SC, OM and KY, no one else will accept that for very long.
I also contend that very few SEC coaches get fired for losing to the AL's or GA's of the conference, whichever teams are in those top couple slots. They get fired because they lose to the South Carolinas, Kentuckys and Vanderbilts.
Let's assume that most teams will schedule 3 OOC cupcakes so they have 3 victories to add to their conference wins. Most teams schedule a competitive game for their 4th OOC and let's say they split those games.
There are only 56 SEC Conference wins available. If the top two teams are dominant, like GA and AL are this season, they probably go 15-1 and leave 41 games left for the other 12 teams. If those teams split all those games among themselves, they only average 3.4 wins for each. That is not going to satisfy the Floridas, LSUs, Tennessees, Auburns of the world.
If teams 3 and 4 in the pecking order won 6 games each, then there are only 29 games left for the remaining 10 teams. That is less than 3 conference victories each if they evenly divide them.
If you just look at the math, the majority of teams are playing for 7-8 win seasons in total, with conf and OOC games. That works for a couple years at some programs, but aside from VD, SC, OM and KY, no one else will accept that for very long.
I also contend that very few SEC coaches get fired for losing to the AL's or GA's of the conference, whichever teams are in those top couple slots. They get fired because they lose to the South Carolinas, Kentuckys and Vanderbilts.
