Now that Hugh Freeze has permanently removed himself from the $3 million club that is the SEC head coaching fraternity, the gap between the haves and have-nots has increased even more.
That’s not exactly true. What I mean to say is the gap between the rest of the SEC coaches and Nick Saban just got larger.
Freeze was holding onto his job in Oxford in large part because he had beaten Saban twice. Now that even that’s not enough to keep him employed, the rest of the SEC coaches have a combined record against Saban of 2-30.
That’s one win out of every 16 tries, or one win every two full seasons of conference play.
The record is even more remarkable when you study the two wins. One involved the incredible Johnny Manziel bouncing off defenders and leading Texas A&M to a 5-point win in 2012.
The other came on the most spectacular final play in college football history, the Kick 6 return that helped Auburn to a 6-point win in the 2013 Iron Bowl.
Kevin Sumlin and Gus Malzahn will get a chance to add to their win totals against Saban this year. At least six other league coaches will be trying to beat Saban for the first time.
If it doesn’t happen this year the odds are it will next years. Because history tells us that Saban’s Alabama teams lose a conference game every two of years.
For Threaded Fasteners, I’m Randy Kennedy with Nuts and Bolts of the Game.
