Former Alabama head coach and legend of the game Nick Saban is enjoying his post-retirement media opportunities (and we're all better off with him still staying with the game). 

Making an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show live from Dublin, Ireland, Saban remarked on Texas and Oklahoma's joining of the SEC and how each team will be able to handle it. 

He first addressed the Texas Longhorns, led by former Saban assistant Steve Sarkisian. 

"Sark built Texas like an SEC team. They have big people up front. They’re physical.”

After losing to the Longhorns last season, Saban is familiar with how Sarkisian has built that team up in his three years as the head coach of Texas. 

Texas's offensive line, on average, weighs 313.75 pounds, so it's not like he is far off the mark. 

Saban believed Texas would be able to handle the SEC. Oklahoma? Not so much. 

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"You know, watching Oklahoma this offseason, they are one of the most athletic teams in the country but they are not as big and as physical up front,” Saban said. “I think – this may be a problem for Oregon too. Oregon is going to be extremely skillful but can they match up up front, even in the Big Ten?”

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It feels like Saban is slightly memory-holing how Oklahoma beat Texas last season and held a physical edge all game, sacking Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers five times, forcing three turnovers, and their infamous goal-line stand to stifle Texas. 

Oklahoma's offensive line averages 311.95 pounds. This is on the heels of losing all five starting offensive linemen from last season. 

Saban's comments feel like a simple brush over of Oklahoma's team as "just another Oklahoma team". While this was true of Oklahoma under Lincoln Riley, it's hard to look at last year's team and deny their physicality is miles better than it was some five years ago. 

Now admittedly, it has taken the Sooners some time to recover from the damage left behind by Lincoln Riley's poor recruiting, development, and little to no strength and conditioning. They had a successful 10-3 season last year but they still feel different than the teams of the Bob Stoops era, who were physical across the board and made up their talent deficiencies through sheer violence. 

Oklahoma's adjustment period to the SEC could be a struggle. However, don't discount the Sooners being able to fit in with the big dogs of the conference…sooner rather than later.