SEC QB Trashes The Big Ten With Stupid Comments, Needs A Blunt Reality Check

Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia might want to relax with the trash talk.

The Commodores and Pavia are coming off a 7-6 season, which is gold by Vandy standards. Most big-time programs would be sick to their stomach with a six-loss season.

However, for a perennial basement-dweller, it's a solid season in Nashville. The highlight, of course, was a massive upset win over Alabama at home.

That win might have given Pavia a bit too much confidence.

Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia and the Commodores went 7-6 last season. The highlight was an upset win over Alabama. (Photo by Chris Putman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Diego Pavia trashes the Big Ten.

Pavia will return for his sixth year of eligibility this season, and before playing a snap, he's already calling out entire conferences.

Specifically, the Big Ten.

"You want to play with the best – you don’t want to play with the Big Ten. … You ignore those calls. You know that," Pavia said during an appearance on "Bussin’ with the Boys" when talking about entertaining transfer offers from the Big Ten, according to On3.

Diego Pavia blasted the Big Ten. (Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Let's analyze his comments just a little bit to see if the facts back them up:

• Big Ten went 6-4 against the SEC in 2024.
• The Big Ten had four College Football Playoff teams. The SEC had three.
• The Big Ten had two teams in the final four and won the national championship. The SEC had one team in the final four and didn't appear in the title game.
• The Big Ten had four teams in the top eight for strength of record, including Ohio State and Oregon in the top two spots. The SEC had two teams, with Georgia the highest at four.

Furthermore, Vandy lost last season to Georgia State - a team with the 115th strength of record in America.

Are SEC teams so weak that a team like Georgia State can compete with them? Makes you wonder if the logic cuts both ways.

Of course, we all know just asking that question might get me put on an anti-SEC watchlist.

The Big Ten had an impressive 2024, and Ohio State won the national title. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

The good news for Vandy is they loaded up the non-conference slate with cupcakes this season. Games against Charleston Southern, Georgia State (revenge game!) and Utah State should help Pavia pad his stats. In the meantime, let's drop the Big Ten hate. Let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.