re: Has the SEC been down for the last 2 years? (with stats)

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I think the only difference is good programs are struggling. UT, AU, And LSU are good programs. UK and Ole Miss aren't anything and will never reach the success those teams have had.

UGA looks on the downslide too. We will see how they bounce back next year.

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I think it's unfair to say Ole Miss isn't anything when they've averaged more wins the last 2 years than AU and UT did for the decade. UGA had 10 wins last year so it's hard to tell if they're down based on a year. LSU had a bad year last year but had a shot for 10 wins this year with a win against Penn State. LSU had a great 3 year period this decade but it isn't like 9 wins has been horrible for them relative to the rest of the decade.

The biggest difference to me is the bottom of the conference is better. Much of the decade you had 5 or 6 teams with losing records while you only had 2 this year. Teams like Ole Miss, UK, Miss State (this year), Vandy (last year) are no longer free wins on your schedule.