Nick Saban crushes Big Ten depth behind Ohio State while propping up SEC

The Ohio State football program is the class of the Big Ten once again this season. After winning the national championship last season, they are once again the best team in the country. They have been at the top of the polls for the last few weeks and look utterly dominant again.

While the Ohio State Buckeyes continue to shine in the conference, some other Big Ten teams admittedly have questions. Penn State has fallen apart, USC has some questions, and Illinois got blasted by IU. Still, it's a pretty deep conference through and through.

Despite that, former Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't sold on the Big Ten. The SEC homer continues to prop up the SEC while pushing down the depth of the Big Ten behind the Buckeyes. He did so while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday afternoon.

Former Alabama coach disses Big Ten depth behind Ohio State

Saban took shots at the rest of the Big Ten while claiming the SEC has better depth, despite some shaky evidence.

"I don't think the Big Ten is really that deep, but it's not like the SEC, where eight or nine teams can beat you; it's more like three or four teams in the Big Ten that can beat you...Tell me the good teams? Maybe Michigan. They're alright (USC), but alright isn't really what I'm talking about."

Saban would then go on to blast the rest of the Big Ten while still praising Ohio State.

"You think USC's going to beat Ohio State? You think that would be a game if they played? You have Indiana, Oregon, legit so far, and we'll see how legit Indiana is tomorrow. I mean, Illinois got beaten like a red-headed stepchild down in Indiana, so are they legit? Ohio State's great."

Saban couldn't be more wrong about the Big Ten, especially compared to the SEC. Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, Michigan, and Illinois are all CFP contenders. USC is pretty solid, as are Nebraska and Penn State. The SEC will have a bunch of teams in the middle with four conference losses.

It's not surprising to see Saban propping up the SEC in favor of the Big Ten. That's the conference that he coached for over two decades. He should still be a little more unbiased when it comes to his opinions.

Then again, what else should we expect from ESPN, aka, the SEC Sports Network?