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title: "10 SEC Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 SEC quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best SEC sayings and thoughts."
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> [When we launched the SEC Network, I think I cried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-taylor/when-we-launched-the-sec-network-i-think-i-cried/)

[Maria Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f3/maria-taylor-20420_cried_when-we-launched-the-sec-network-i-think_273459.jpg)

> [Despite its heightened duty, at times the SEC has been inattentive to economic analysis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-scalia/despite-its-heightened-duty-at-times-the-sec-has-been-inattentive-to/)

[Eugene Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-scalia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/eugene-scalia-15889_analysis_despite-its-heightened-duty-at-times-the_1748974.jpg)

> [I follow Texas A&M very closely, having worked with the SEC Network.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/booger-mcfarland/i-follow-texas-a-m-very-closely-having-worked-with-the-sec-network/)

[Booger McFarland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/booger-mcfarland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/booger-mcfarland-14247_closely_i-follow-texas-a-m-very-closely-having-w_3134180.jpg)

> [I always had great respect for the SEC with all the great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-howland/i-always-had-great-respect-for-the-sec-with-all-the-great-players/)

[Ben Howland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-howland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/ben-howland-8555_always_i-always-had-great-respect-for-the-sec-w_1482616.jpg)

> [I've got great respect for all the teams in the SEC as well as the Big 12, the Big Ten, on and on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-stoops/i-ve-got-great-respect-for-all-the-teams-in-the-sec-as-well-as-the/)

[Bob Stoops](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-stoops/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/bob-stoops-8326_big_i-ve-got-great-respect-for-all-the-teams_1812141.jpg)

> [In the Big Ten, we disliked the SEC because of the success they had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-bielema/in-the-big-ten-we-disliked-the-sec-because-of-the-success-they-had/)

[Bret Bielema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-bielema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/bret-bielema-10956_because_in-the-big-ten-we-disliked-the-sec-becau_2978483.png)

> [“Nothing is illegal so long as you correct it before the SEC catches it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-sheikh/nothing-is-illegal-so-long-as-you-correct-it-before-the-sec-catches-it/)

[Ali Sheikh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-sheikh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba2/ali-sheikh-46770_business_nothing-is-illegal-so-long-as-you-correc_1340986.jpg)

> [I'd still rather be in the SEC with no tailgates than in the PAC-12 of Big 10 with no football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tate-reeves/i-d-still-rather-be-in-the-sec-with-no-tailgates-than-in-the-pac-12/)

[Tate Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tate-reeves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/tate-reeves-5339_big_i-d-still-rather-be-in-the-sec-with-no-t_2672543.png)

> [It's one thing to be a cynic or an opponent of Jim Harbaugh if you're a fan of Ohio State or Michigan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/it-s-one-thing-to-be-a-cynic-or-an-opponent-of-jim-harbaugh-if-you-re/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/kirk-herbstreit-18325_michigan-state_it-s-one-thing-to-be-a-cynic-or-an-oppon_2224209.jpg)

> [Every week in the SEC, you're going to face a draftable guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-kamara/every-week-in-the-sec-you-re-going-to-face-a-draftable-guy/)

[Alvin Kamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-kamara/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/alvin-kamara-6568_face_every-week-in-the-sec-you-re-going-to-fa_1128346.jpg)

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