This year, the Fourth of July has me thinking of history.
Specifically, this bit of history that former colleague and friend to the end Ross Dellenger pointed out back in May: this is the first time since 2006 that there will be no new coaches in the SEC. You know, unless something crazy happens between now and the start of the season.
The Fourth also has me thinking about independence. Specifically, the independence from having to cover coaching searches and all the accompanying nonsense that this relative period of coach tranquility means.
Now let’s go back to history for a second.