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February 10, 2025
Charlotte, North Carolina – With the Southeastern Conference held out of the national championship game for the second consecutive season, many are struggling to adapt to the new world order of college football, one wherein the SEC plays second fiddle to the back-to-back national champion Big Ten Conference. Apparently, no one is taking it harder than SEC hype man Paul Finebaum, who recently checked into Whole Journey Grief Counseling in Charlotte, North Carolina to deal with the loss of SEC dominance.
“We don’t know how long Paul will be here…we just know that—right now at least—this is exactly where he should be,” said Mary Davies, Clinical Supervisor at Whole Journey via Google Hangouts on Monday morning.
“It’s not just that the SEC is clearly no longer the dominant league in college football…it’s Saban’s retirement, which is something we’ve been digging into with Paul recently. It seems like he never fully processed that when it initially happened,” Davies said.
“And if you follow that thread, there’s some unprocessed disappointment in Saban’s heirs apparent, namely Steve Sarkisian and Lane Kiffin. Paul thought those guys would step up and keep the SEC at the top of the mountain, and it just hasn’t happened,” Davies continued.
So what does healing look like for the long-time SEC prognosticator? Only time will tell, Davies said.
“The road to peace looks different for everyone. Paul is on his own journey, one we’re just honored to be a part of,” Davies concluded.
