Welcome back to the Fan Misery Ladder, where sometimes you’re the Hoosier and sometimes you’re the Hoosiee.
The SEC is the greatest conference in college football, excelling at all things including, but not limited to, CFP championships, AP rankings, ABV, bagman networks, and abject despair. Like getting pulled over for doing angel dust on a riding lawnmower on I-95, the SEC captures the dizzying highs and spiraling lows of the fan experience in one fell swoop. Now there’s one more accomplishment to hang in the hallowed halls of Birmingham: the SEC is the first conference this year to put two teams in the Ninth Tier.