Ron Zook thinks SEC football is better than the Big Ten
"At this time, it probably is..."
As the Big Ten continues to fight pervasive perception and rebuilds its brand as the nation's preeminent athletics conference, Ron Zook went on the radio and... reinforced the status quo.
Based on his depth of knowledge and experience with the SEC from his times at Florida, Zook was asked by the Paul Finebaum radio show if the SEC is a "better conference" than the Big Ten:
"At this time, it probably is but I think there's teams in the Big Ten Conference just as well as there's teams in the Southeastern Conference that can play against anybody.
The biggest thing that I've noticed is that maybe in the Southeastern Conference there's a few more big guys that can run, but trust me there's some awfully, awfully good players in the Big Ten Conference as well."
It's tough to tell whether he said "big guys that can run" or "big guys that can won." Since the latter is nonsensical, an Elmer Fudd moment is assumed, and it was transcribed as the former.
One of Ron Zook's best attributes is his candor... unless you happen to be a member of the Big Ten.
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