it’s certainly going to be harder to see success in the SEC, programs don’t just suddenly fall out of the sky and become dumpster fires.
After Nebraska’s glory years of the 90’s, they had a nearly a decade of relative mediocrity (compared to 90s success) before even making the move from Big 12 to Big 10.
OU, while not as elite the past 2 years, nowhere near experienced that falloff. I bet they will still be a preseason CFP contender (especially with the new expanded format) in more years than not.