Dave Bartoo explains how Nick Saban coached Alabama out of title contention last season & why staying at 8 SEC games is the absolute best decision for the league

SEC Mike Bratton (@MichaelWBratton) and his Cousin Shane (@BigOrangeVolz) are joined by Dave Bartoo (@CFBMatrix)Cousin Lyle from Alaska offers to teach Cousin Shane some fat guy yoga (2:30), what’s the best position group per SEC team (3:30), Dave Bartoo aka the CFB Matrix joins the show (16:30), why the smart move for the SEC is to stay at 8 conference games (17:30), why staying at 8 games won’t hit the SEC with the Playoff committee — it will actually help the league (28:15), why college coaches chasing two points is stupid — Nick Saban did it and it cost Alabama a shot at a national title (36:30), why Mississippi State fans need to temper their expectations in Zach Arnett’s debut season (41:00), Bartoo doesn’t believe Arkansas upgraded its coaching staff this offseason (44:45), thoughts on Florida in Billy Napier’s second season (48:00), will Texas A&M bounce back after a nightmare season? (50:30), can LSU realistically win the national championship? (53:00)Advertising inquiries: [email protected] In Line: (615) 965-5152All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0UgDonate to cousin Shane’s beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcastWe have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.