SDS Mailbag: Predicting SEC order of finish, top SEC color schemes and best SEC states

Oct 17, 2023

Another SEC Media Days has come and gone. Next year, the event will be held in Dallas, with Texas and Oklahoma making their debuts in front of the microphones.

The MLB All-Star Game is apparently also happening in Dallas that week, so it should be quite the spectacle to behold. What could possibly go wrong?

Anyway, let’s dive into your questions for this week’s Mailbag:

Now that we know how media members voted at SEC Media Days, what’s your predicted order of finish for the SEC West and SEC East this year?

I’ve given this a lot of thought, and my picks will be pretty chalky. The top teams in the SEC simply have too much talent.

But I do have a couple of surprises. Here’s a look at how I think the SEC West and SEC East will shake out this fall:

SEC East

SEC West

SEC Championship Game: Georgia over LSU

Boring, I know. I wish I could pick something different, too. I’ll say that I think LSU keeps it much closer than last year’s 50-30 defeat. The Tigers are a solid team.

Who has the best color scheme in the SEC?

I’ll say right off the bat that I’m just not a fan of maroon or any random shade of red that isn’t a true red. So my apologies to Mississippi State, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Alabama, but I won’t be picking you for this question.

Arkansas is also borderline for me. I’ll just eliminate Arkansas and Georgia to avoid any red whatsoever in my answer.

I’m obviously partial to black and gold as a Mizzou grad, but I’ll eliminate the Tigers for the sake of not being a homer. That also eliminates Vanderbilt, unfortunately.

My favorite uniforms are ones that pair a bold color with a crisp white. Thus, Kentucky and Tennessee stand out to me. Once Texas joins the league, I love the burnt orange/white combo. I think the Texas all-white uniforms are the best in college football.

But for now, I’ll go with Tennessee. When the Vols are in their all-white uniforms, they look really sharp. The smokey gray look isn’t my vibe, though.

Honorable mention to Ole Miss’s powder blue look. I’m a big powder blue uniform fan, too.

Which state with multiple SEC football teams (Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee) will combine for the most wins this fall?

While I do think Tennessee could be in for a big year in 2023, and while I’m a big fan of what Lane Kiffin continues to do in Oxford, I am going with Alabama here. The Crimson Tide had what many considered a “down” year in 2022 and still won 11 games. Auburn went 5-7, but under Hugh Freeze, I expect the Tigers to improve steadily in Year 1.

Meanwhile, I have some questions about Zach Arnett at Mississippi State. I worry that a defensive coach following an offensive genius will lead to a mediocre season. Just look at Oklahoma last year and how much the Sooners dropped after losing Lincoln Riley to USC and replacing him with longtime Clemson DC Brent Venables.

Vanderbilt is a tough team under Clark Lea, but even winning 2 SEC games in a single season seems like a monumental task for the Commodores.

I think Alabama will win 11-12 games again this year. Combine that with 6 or 7 from Auburn and it should be enough to give the Yellowhammer State the edge over Mississippi and Tennessee.

If you could trade places with any SEC coach for a day, who would it be?

Can I pick Coach O? That would be intense and interesting, for sure. But I guess since he’s not an active SEC head coach, I’ll have to pick someone else.

I’ll go with the easy answer here and say Nick Saban. I don’t want to deal with all the drama at Georgia right now, so Kirby Smart is out. It would be fun to be the GOAT of college football coaches for a day.

I’d wear all 7 national championship rings everywhere I went that day, driving in a fancy car (since Saban owns a dealership). I’d take his boat out on the lake and do all that sort of fun stuff.

Then I’d get to practice and everyone would look at me and wonder why Saban had lost his mind. That would be stressful. But the day overall would be worth it.

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The only pick that everyone is in agreement on is that UGA will win the East. I think pretty much everyone has picked them to win the conference also. All other predictions are all over the map. This should be a very fun season.

UGa will have all the talent in the world. Does Beck or one of the other QB’s come in a fill Bennett’s shoes? Honestly hard to say as none of them have really any game experience. Also I think the jury is out on Mike “Honey” Bobo child as OC. He had some really sorry showings as a coach/coordinator in the last 8 plus years. Maybe he can turn it around. I agree this season should be very exciting.

Narratives at this time of year ate great. Last year it was “no way Georgia can do it again with a walk on at QB”, now it’s “who can replace Bennett and be as good as he was”.

It’s great that talking season will be over soon.

Yes but last year you were deeper with experienced talent, on both sides of the ball. D especially. And you had SB, and Monken. Those are gone now and it’s probably more warranted this year. Your best QB in a number of years had 34 INT’s in his total football college career and 20 over the Monken era of 3 years. 7 the last two years. And that is with the depth around him and running ability. This is SB of course. There are always growing pains when you take over QB1. Even if you’ve only had 2nd half snaps. It will take some time for Beck to get used to the speed of playing QB1 and of course his passing rhythm. This won’t be done within the first 6 games but should improve. The depth is recovering from many teams from rona and more experienced. If your a new starting QB, just don’t turn it over. Hit 65% or more in passing, avoid injuries. If they can do that, UGA can win the east but it and it will largely depend on that November game at TN or if either catches an L in the conference sometime before. All bets are off if TN beats Bama in Tuscaloosa. The disparity this year between Bama and UGA isn’t much and advantage to Bama via record vs UGA. All three have fairly new starting QB’s but scheme advantage goes to TN on offense. And LSU is somewhere in there. By recored, TN finished SEC#2 on the season. Sorry Bama, head to head actually means something in a division ranking. I would not be shocked if somewhere along the way, UGA lost to an AU and TN beats Bama. It could be UGA and TN in late November for a reverse situation this season to determine who goes to Atlanta. Or both have one conference loss when they meet in November. AU beating UGA this season is very real. But ask me again after the first few games of AU’s season or UGA’s.

Gwhite, you are a trip. For two years you were pounding your fist, yelling about Monken never being good because he doesn’t throw it more and Georgia will never have a great offense because of Monken and SB being a horrible QB that was very limited. Now there are huge questions because they are gone.

Using your thought process, I would think UGA will be much better this year BECAUSE Monken and Bennett are gone.

You keep doing you though, my friend. We all get a kick out of it.

uga grad if I recall correctly I think the narrative last season was more about the loss of all the defensive players because the narrative in 21 was all about not being able to win with SB, which he disproved. I dont know that there is any narrative this season by most people other than the 3peat looks very acheivable with the schedule ga has.

Please don’t encourage this moron. I never read GWHITE’S rubbish anymore….but dang it takes up the whole comment section. Sooner his mom takes his keyboard away the better.

Braves. Put Bobo into the Will Muschamp category. Great coordinator, not so great head coach. Bobo will pick up where he left off when he was the UGA OC. I have no worries…

gwhite. Beck has been practicing against the best defense in CFB for 3-years. It won’t take him very long to get used to the speed of the game. Beck has taken meaningful snaps in the SEC CG, play-off and NC games.

Auburn 1st year of a coaching transition has no chance against Georgia. Dawgs by 24.

It’s fascinating that in the span of two years, our rivals have gone from doubting we’d ever win a championship with Stetson Bennett to doubting we’ll be able to win one without him.

You can’t make this stuff up.

Bobo has had more than just the SC debacle. I remember a more recent one at Auburn also. To suggest their are zero question marks for Uga is interesting from Uga fans regardless of the recent success…

We had good reason to. SB has had the most turnovers of any UGA QB in living memory. Secondly. Most probably didn’t doubt with it being during rona and just after. Plus the schedules. But it’s much easier to think UGA will win a title and say it out loud to humble UGA fans. Not so much the mouths. Plenty of them on here..lol. But, it’s a new season and talk season is just that. We can wipe the slate clean and honestly evaluate what each team has, proven and unproven. Yes, you won’t two titles during a WW demic lol. Many teams coudl do this, but you lacked the stats in major areas where most natty champions had them. This is the crux of my issues with UGA. There is who you were before the demic and you’ll be them again in short order after teams are back from the demic. Especially starting in 24. The cakewalks will be gone and with a 12 team playoff, your bound to produce much harder competition in natty games year in and out. You don’t have to make anything up if you what your looking at.

gwhite….pure and utter nonsense.

i really am torn. if your intent in these comment sections is solely to incite a response and attn to yourself, well done. if you truly believe all that you spiel, you’re delusional of reality.

Gwhite, your fixation on Georgia only winning because of the pandemic is just odd.

How did Georgia have any sort of an advantage over everyone else because of the pandemic?

There are question marks every year with the turnover there is in college. One of the aspects that makes it great. In Georgia’s case,however, there are fewer questions than most and the multiple top 3 recruiting classes on top of one another help with that.

Also, I would argue the talent level is greater at Georgia than what Bobo had to work with at both Auburn and SC. Even the most heated rival would have to agree there.

Like I said, helmets hit the field soon so all this is conjecture.

So why does that argument work for Bobo but not for Rees? Rees will have way more talent, now, than what he had at ND.

I don’t think people are talking enough about UGA’s new OC. Monken was an ELITE play caller and Bobo is just not him.

Fewer questions? No. We can’t say that. You have a new OC and that puts anything you do on offense a question mark. New QB whose never been a starter. That’s not even Joe Milon level experience yet. You lost a lot of experienced guys on D. Those two things combined gives us more questions than any other team in the east outside of UF. Most teams that ever repeated didn’t have these turnovers or situations. Even for a repeat, let alone a 3 peat. I know, it’s worrisome to have all these new questions, but that is part of the game. Good recruiting always helps but those guys are freshman and won’t be a big factor this year. Your questions remain with year two guys that only did limited rotations last season. Can they improve? You saw what it can look like against Mizzou and UK with some younger guys in.

Bobo is Bobo and will have some more talent to work with. He also had it the last 8 years with some….issues withstanding. One thing we can agree on for better or worse, the UGA offense will look different. Your offensive identity has been formed around SB and what he can and can’t do. No one knows what it will be schemed like around Beck. That depends on his passing ability adn run ability. But you will finally throw it more. Beck just needs to establish that he can run out of trouble and than hit receivers. We’ve known this is how SB scored much of the time. If Beck can’t do this effectively enough, there will be issues. Bobo won’t abandon the pass though and with any luck, he might even keep throwing the ball in the second half in it’s out of reach for the foe. This develops the entire passing scoring offense. Lack to do that has resulted in 36th ranking over three years Monken was there. Your going to need that passing against the better teams this year moreso than last year as more teams will score on your D if you should start going three and outs more in games with your offense. By game 3 or 4 if all his still humming well and your passing at least two passing TD’s a game, maybe three than it’s going very well. This is a chance for the passing scoring offense to actually be something it hasn’t been with the right offensive mind and scheme. Don’t play all season with the identity of run heavy team. Get 24 plus passing TD’s in the regular season and you can whether high scoring offenses. Something you haven’t done since 17. Do this and your WR draft problems go away. Less wear on your lines as well.

I find it funny. Two years ago, many were questioning Todd Monken. If he was any good, he would still be in the NFL. Those same people are now questioning Mike Bobo.

Bobo has a proven knack for grooming successful quarterbacks like Matthew Stafford, Aaron Murray, and David Greene – 3 of the best to ever play for Georgia.In 2012, Bobo was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation’s top college football assistant coach.

Bobo’s last offense at UGA – 2014 1st SEC in scoring offense at 41.3 PPG. He will have far superior talent in 2023, especially on the offensive line.

Those looking for a drop-off in offensive production based on Bobo’s abilities are about to be disappointed.

I agree with Standard here. way too many people are glossing over the loss of monken with the addition of bobo.

just my opinion, but monken had a great pulse on the flow of the game and when to call i-formation running plays up the middle or quick slants or outs in setting up something else. i’ve never thought that about bobo’s play calling.

kiffin is another play caller that’s been a master at setting his team up for big plays

Tim the 3 QBs you mentioned haven’t played since 2015, that is an eternity ago in college football…

Send in the Clowns.

Agree. I think Bama will be a lot better than some are giving them credit for, though. Seems like they’re poised for a return to smash-mouth defense and a strong running game. We’ll see how that fares in the new age with rule changes favoring high-flying offenses.

Even with that said, though, the AJC article may have bolstered the UGA locker room in a way that few teams have had the opportunity to do going after a 3-peat. You’d be a fool to bet money on anyone other than UGA to win the SEC.

Good to see MSU last in the West on pretty much everybody’s card. Most years when that happens it means good things for Bulldog football as they generally exceed those expectations. See 2014 for just one example.

long beach i dont even know who your OC is but I find it odd to think the new OC and the new HC would try to make a 180 degree change in a teams game plan in year 1, especially when the change is to the Leach system. It would seem logical to incorporate some of the leach plan and system, while folding in some of the new plan and system. If the plan is 3 yards and a cloud of dust and rely on the D then they will get destroyed but wouldnt just about every coach know that and not do it. MSU could very well finish last but I think they could also finish anywhere from 4th to last and it will be more about parity in everyone below bama and lsu, than the change in HC and OC… I cant say I absolutely dispute the prediction but a better finish is certainly doable.

Let me try and explain. It’s not a 180 degree change. Will won’t be under center every snap. The plan is not 3 yards and a cloud of dust or triple option or whatever other nonsense you have heard from uninformed writers.

They literally are using air raid passing concepts and mixing in more pro style and running plays. In case you didn’t notice we were far more successful once Leach started running more. I don’t understand why everyone outside of State parrots these talking points and I don’t know where they came from.

i think you misunderstood me bully. I said it would be odd to do a 180 degree turn. I agreed with you on that. I also said they will likely have a mix of the leach system and the new OC’s system (assuming its different from leachs. I think I was agreeing with what you just wrote…I think. maybe im just misunderstanding you…

Went back and looked at that 2014 Miss St schedule. I remember the 3 straight weeks where they beat 3 top 10 opponents in a row in LSU, Barn, and AM. Even played Bama in a competitive game that year. Probably one of Dan Mullen’s best years.

And not just 2014. Four 9 win seasons in the last decade. Yes, that’s par for the course for some, AND IT’S BECOMING THE SAME FOR STATE, LIKE IT OR NOT.

Past ten years against SEC west opponents:

Arkansas 7-3A&M 6-4Auburn 5-5Ole Miss 5-5LSU 3-7Alabama 0-10

Why people think we have no shot against ark, au, om and a&m is beyond me.

We also have four seasons in the past ten where we won 9 or more games

It’s not 2004 anymore but everyone wants to believe Croom is still coaching I guess.

That’s good info. I did not realize that State had done that well against the West.

Maybe Croom is still haunting these writers when it comes to predict MSU season annually now a days.

You can’t honestly think it’s a good sign to be picked last…

recent history suggests that for state it is. Im not being a smart alec, of the five most disrespected (based on preseason predictions vs actual finish, there’s a reason why state has maintained the top position.

The classic LSU white uniform is the best in the SEC. Tenn white jerseys, Ole Miss powder blue script helmets white jerseys, UGA all red, Kentucky dark blue, Mizzou all black with block M helmets are good as well.

I think SC could very well be 3rd over in the east. If the Wildcats don’t get the O-line issue resolved we might find out how fast and durable Leary actually is.

Kentucky has the best uniforms IMO. Lots of good ones.

I don’t see it. It’s standard blue, they don’t have anything that’s considered “classic” by any means, and their reflective metallic helmets seem odd and out of place.

I wouldn’t even put them in the top-10 of the SEC.

First it’s Royal Blue. Second not a fan of the chrome helmets.I do like the Black and Blue combo that they wear they need to pair that uniform with a matte black helmet with a single K.

Yeah I think UGA over LSU for the SEC championship and it will be much closer than the 20 points from last season. LSU will just miss out on a playoff spot unless they are ranked #2 when they lose.

As far as best uniforms in the SEC, Kentucky has some pretty nifty combinations. The all white is really clean looking with the blue.I wish LSU would bring back the all white with purple. That was a really nice look.However, if LSU wins, LSU and UGA will be playoff bound.

Yes….and no gokitty. I definitely think it will be lsu and ga in the sec champ. And that it will be much closer. By less than 6.

I disagree with ur next statement. I think lsu will make the playoffs at 11-2. One blemish during the season but not to Alabama.

I got $1000 DOLLARS I’LL PUT IN AN ONLINE POT WITH ANYONE THAT ACTUALLY THINKS STATE WILL FINISH LAST. I’M TIRED OF THIS GARBAGE!! I DON’T KNOW IF ANYTHING LIKE THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS, BUT IF IT DOES, LET’S DO IT. IT’S ONLY $1000.

I’ve been partial to Vandy’s uniforms over the years. Nice color scheme with the black and gold, and I love the anchor chain helmets.

Vandy’s anchor helmets are awesome.

We won’t know a whole lot about Georgia until the second half of the season. It’ll be an exciting one for sure.

Pretty logical stuff. I can see the lean toward LSU in the west given Bama’s turnover. UGA in the east, that is at least until November when they are beaten..lol if not before. No disrespect but UGA has some turnover at staff and QB as well. Who determines who wins that game in Neyland late in the season will depend on UGA injuries and if Beck can get through his first season at QB1 with no injuries as well as UGA as a whole. For TN it will be how well Milton has come along and if Nico and Moore have had enough 2nd half snaps to come in and score points. So far they look the part. We didn’t see anything concerning in the Orange and White game. But both teams will have to be more physical on defense this year, especially the TN secondary due to some questions for Milton and Beck. We know TN’s offense will be the same as far as scheme, we don’t really know that about UGA yet. Do we know who definitely is QB2 at UGA should Beck have issues? Stockton or Vandergriff?

I think TN would have a much better chance to best UGA early in the season for the reasons ypu mentioned. Georgia has much more depth due to the stacked recruiting classes and can absorb injuries better than anyone.

ugagrad I agree. our depth is not there yet. we are working on it and its getting close but not there yet. Also I prefer to get beck earlier than later. But its in neyland so I really like our chances. As much as I would love a vol win that is comfortable, another game like the bama game last year seems quite possible and would be a load of fun.

Yes, it is just a matter of recruiting. Heupel has only had a couple of years and it takes some time.

I definitely hope TN doesn’t fall the way of Auburn and Florida, where Malzahn and Mullen had great second yesrs and then fell off a bit. I would much rather TN be good than Florida, that is for sure. Gator hater.

The way I look at it is that LSU will be very good and they have an easier schedule draw than Bama. BUT, LSU has to come to BDS in a revenge game that Saban rarely rarely loses. For that reason, among others, I just don’t see LSU beating Bama. That means LSU won’t control their own destiny and will have to rely on Bama losing two other games to win the West.

LSU has continuity on its side, while Bama is in LSU’s place of 2022. Someone could certainly grasp Rees’ offense by the beginning of November and play lights out. I think media and coaches will be pretty evenly split on the West winner between LSU and Bama with Bama garnering slightly more votes…only because the game is in Tuscaloosa.

What LSU has going for them is just about all of the offense returning, Maason Smith returning on defense, and the best defensive player in college football Harold Perkins.

LSU last beat Alabama in back to back season in 2010 and 2011. It’s a very real possibility it could happen again. It’s also a real possibility that Bama knocks off LSU. But, looking at their schedule, I could see Bama dropping one of the Texas schools and LSU while beating the other Texas school and Tennessee.

The toughest LSU game outside of Bama is Florida State then A&M. So…who knows. Footballs bounce all sorts of funny ways.

“Bama is in LSU’s place of 2022”

LOL! That is one egregious and overly exaggerated statement. I didn’t read anything after that abomination of an opinion.

Because you are unreasonable. Would expect nothing from a trailer park resident.

LSU in 2022 brought in a brand new coach with an entirely new coaching staff and had a roster that was about 2/3 full and had to be patched together with transfers. They had just come off a losing season and the program was in turmoil after what coach O left.How in the he!! does that equate to what Bama has in 2023? Come on man, you know that is just an absolutely egregious statement to make and a truly baffling comparison.

New HC, ok. But if you didn’t get the correlation between lost and returning production and new coordinators, you’re more blind than a pet coon.

I said that same statement to a couple friends of mine, one bama fan and the other LSU, and they knew what I meant. So either you purposely missed the point, or…

I still fail to see how coming off a losing season with 2/3 of a roster and a bunch of transfers equates to the same returning production that Bama has in 2023.

I also fail to see how an entirely new coaching staff equals two new coordinators?

Make it make sense.

I am far from sold LSU is going to be in Atlanta. Losing to A&M and that whole game just made me think LSU is still a year or two away from that kind of production in scheme. Let’s be real, the LSU win over Bama was a true upset. A Bama team humiliated after the TN loss and a flip coin decision to go for the win or tie. If that 2 point didn’t work, I’m not sure we are talking about LSU the way many are now. 40-13 at LSU by TN was a blueprint for how to deal with LSU. Uptempo tires the D out something fierce and this is very new for Kelly. It’s one thing to be fast it’s’ another to be conditioned enough on Defense to whether the non-subtitutions TN forces you into. Daniels isn’t anywhere near what BY was nor even Hooker. I feel better about Nuss than Daniels. Just from a more physical standpoint and I don’t see Daniels having any passing advantage over Nuss. Daniels wasn’t just hurt in the A&M game. He looked lost before being hurt. Kelly is a great coach but learning to play great in the SEC is a different than at ND. The difference why Heupel won coach of the year in the SEC and why Kelly didn’t.

LSU had no answer for Weigman or Achane. Achane was a man possessed, and Weigman picked a fine time to play his best game. Fault Matt House for that.If Nussmeier was the QB rather than Daniels, LSU may have ended up with another loss, maybe two. This season, and a second year in the system, I would take either QB. Daniels offers more with his running ability.Whatever light flicked on after the Tennessee loss worked. More accountability. You are right. Had the 2 point conversion failed, LSU is a nothingburger. But, it is what good coaches do…trust the players, and trust the playcaller to make the right call in any given scenario, and that is what happened.Even Kelly said we’re not where we need to be to consistently beat UGA, but I do believe they are where they need to be to begin beating Bama much more often than in seasons past.Picking now, yeah, I’d take LSU to go to Atlanta. Depending on how both teams look come first weekend in November, the river may or may not change course.Still too many questions for Bama. Just as it was a season ago for LSU…no one thought LSU would do anything at all..well, I did.

“You are right. Had the 2 point conversion failed, LSU is a nothingburger.”

LOL, there it is. You are basing your entire perception of LSU and the success you think they’ll have in 2023 because of one single play. Proof right there that beating Bama on a last second play distracted everyone, even their own fanbase, from the mediocre season LSU actually had in 2022. Beating Bama carries more weight than 4 losses, three blowouts, and two near losses to really bad teams. Flattering.

It’s pretty cool that LSU can win the West while having a mediocre season. I like it. I’m not sure what that says about Alabama. It surely isn’t a good sign for y’all this year as mediocre LSU should be better this season while Alabama lost a ton of talent from a team that couldn’t beat LSU when they were down. This year could just be ugly. I like your confidence in the play of the jerseys though. It doesn’t matter who suits up. You guys are the best because of the name on the front of the jersey. Got it.

Again, you fail to look at the whole picture. LSU was a mediocre team in 2022 and the ball bounced the right way in the game that ultimately mattered the most. Bama simply just didn’t come to play that day, nothing more.

By all advanced metrics Bama was a much better team than LSU in 2022 and most experts would agree considered all the arguments around if they should have made the CFP.

Agree. One of the games I think about from last year..LSU barely pulled out a win against Arkansas who didn’t have a qb that day. If the hogs had KJ that game, LSU loses, and possibly loses big. Maybe it’s just because I’m a hog fan, but when everyone is rehashing the things from last season that should make you think LSU isn’t there yet, that game is one to look at.

The analysis isn’t the same with bobo and Reese cup. Bobo ran prolific offenses with UGA his first time through. He’s a veteran of the sec. Resse cup is a green new-to-the-sec 31 year old that hasn’t cut his teeth in the conference.

Did Bobo coach UGA to an SEC or national title?

Also, Bobo was on the Georgia staff last year and really knows the players. Kirby saw this coming with Mobken and put his successor in place before Monken left for continuity.

Reese may be great with more talent, but odds are greater Bobo will have more success in year one.

i don’t want to give too much credit, as they followed others in introducing ‘black’ to their recent collection of uniforms and black isn’t one of their traditional colors, but the orange and black unis at tn around halloween time is tough to beat

Orange is a terrible color for jerseys. I think Tennessee has the worst uniform in the SEC, and soon Texas will be a close second.

Funny as I find purple to be a terrible color choice for jerseys. I think LSU has the worst uniforms in the SEC. I guess opinions are like a holes, everybody has one…

I don’t like purple much, either, but it’s better than orange. Besides, LSU almost always wears white jerseys.

As does UT with white…and orange is better than purple

Tennessee has one of the cooler color schemes in football.

Aw, c’mon Adam! You passed on a golden opportunity to make the gaga prediction in the East. It’s even justifiable.

Vandy beat Florida last year and return most of the team that pulled it off. You could’ve picked the Gators to finish dead last in the East!

After all, “everybody” KNOWS that if fourth pick AR-15 could only win 3 SEC games LY and lost to Vandy, the Mertzinator will lose all eight!

Can I hear an amen from the gaga? C’mon buddy, where are you when I need you?

Hayes told Adam to not copy him, thus his #6 prediction vs last ;)

gwhite, you and your stats man. I don’t get it. UGA “lacked the stats in major areas where most natty champions had them.”

Only stat that matters at the end is did you get the green W or the red L.

You sound like Dan Mullen after losing to Kentucky…”but we had more yards then them.” Hahaha.

15-0 is the only stat that matters.

Missouri was definitely a homer pick. IMO They will be fighting Fla for 6th place.

Other than Georgia’s unis which I put #1, I would go with LSU as the best. Fla combo of white jersey, blue pants and orange helmet would be a close second.

Best uniforms in CFB

ClemsonFloridaGeorgiaMiamiUNCTexasLSUOklahomaWashingtonTCU

No good has ever come from orange

I wouldn’t say nothing unclenutzz. Loading oranges onto sailing ships eliminated scurvy.

I thought Mertz-mania was sweeping the nation

Aggies will improve more than some are wanting to acknowledge. After losing 5 one-score games last year with lots of talented freshmen contributing in big moments on both O and D having the nation’s 7th-best returning production score of 80%, they’re not your typical team who you’d consider havin a big improvement with 2-3 extra wins. Even in the SEC, 2-3 more wins would be expected even if Jimbo had left things status quo by the natural progression of talent from freshman to sophomore year. Bringing in Petrino’s let Jimbo put in much more time with the team and should add a few more wins on top of the natural progression of young talent.

Lol yeah, that’s what I expected from y’all. One of the most experienced teams in the country bringing back over 80% of production on offense and with a ton of depth on defense being expected to finish last.

Hey, it makes coming back here later to laugh at you more fun. Hail State!

It’s awfully hard, if not impossible, to beat any color combination with black. Whether it be black and gold, black and orange or black and red. Mizzou’s black/gold/white is the best color scheme in the SEC and Georgia a close second with black/red/gray. Regardless of color scheme, I put Auburn’s uniforms at the top of the SEC primarily because not very many schools have figured out how to make blue and orange look good together. Syracuse, Illinois, Florida etc. have all failed miserably but Auburn has figured the formula out, more blue and less orange and a white helmet.

Alabama has the most beautiful shade of red in sports