The Bottom 6 in 5 years

Mississippi is big 6

:inb4arkyisbig6:

09. Missouri
10. Tennessee
11. Vandy
12. Ole Miss
13. MSU
14. Kentucky

8) OM
9) Arky
10) MSU
11) Auburn
12) Mizzy
13) Vandy
14) UK

The amount of threads I've bookmarked is gonna be so much fun to bump down the line.

I doubt there's a distinct, stratified "bottom six" like there is a big six. Hell, it's not even a big six anymore.

So, I'm going to do a big four, bottom four, middle six.

Big four: Alabama, LSU, Florida obviously are here. I'm having trouble breaking the tie between Georgia and South Carolina. I'm going with Georgia because they've won the East twice in a row and seem to have more long-term potential.

Middle six: South Carolina and Arkansas are obvious choices. Texas A&M is unproven, but their performance this year merits their inclusion. Vanderbilt is definitely in here, though if Franklin leaves they'll exit in record time. Mississippi State earned a spot here as well after the past three years. The last spot is, frankly, charity, as the bottom five in the SEC have performed approximately the same, but of the bottom five, Auburn at least has a national title in the past five years.

Bottom four: Missouri and Kentucky are 1-2. Tennessee has performed as well as Missouri did this year... for four of the past five seasons (and their one outlier was a 7-5 run). So they're here. Ole Miss fans, I hate to say it, but you're here as well. If it's any consolation, you're not far behind Auburn, and a good year this year coupled with Auburn not righting the ship probably puts you in their company.


So if I had to pick a bottom six, I'd say Ole Miss, Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri, and Mississippi State. I expect the Mississippi schools to perform the best out of the bunch though.

9)Auburn - Gus Bus arrives to the plains on flats carrying a sun belt staff, 6-6 seasons and playing bowl games in state isn't enough to squash the Saban envy before he is relieved of his duties to be replaced by Tracy Rocker

10) Ms. State - Mullen has another year to believe in getting State to an unprecedented Liberty Bowl, no better job offers come along, he stays, Independence bowls to follow.

11) Kentucky - Stoops gets them to 6-6 by playing the who's who of the MAC and Sunbelt, good enough to Kentucky.

12) LSU - After departing for the Eagles, Chip Kelly goes before the NCAA to testify in the Willie Lyles scandal blowing to top right off it, bowl ban, vacated games, and sanctions follow several programs who paid for his "services" and players.

13) Tennessee - Impatience with Jones and hearing Gruden on MNF leads Tennessee fans to think the still have a chance, Jones if fired after a dismal two seasons on Rocky Top.

14) Missouri - Pinkel "retires" after next season, they go "all in" in basketball thinking they can rival Kentucky, learn in 5 years that occasional sweet 16s don't cut it.

GTFO

You forget ole miss

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09) Tennessee - I think UT will improve but they have regressed too far to catch up quickly. 10) Mississippi State - Because frick Mississippi State 11) Auburn - Terrible administration will finally catch up with this proud program. 12) Vandy - Franklin will be gone soon and while the program will be a smidge better for the wear, it will be a quick return to mediocrity. 13) Missouri - Program will make its mark in basketball but will struggle to compete in football due to poor recruiting and general wussitude. 14) Kentucky - Basketball school that will always struggle to compete in football.

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Every team on your list with the exception of Kentucky has more SEC wins that OM has had since 2009. I think that clearly puts Ole Miss as #7, clearly in the bottom of the seller in the west.



Ole Miss: The Big 6-6!

Man, one bowl eligible season and Ole Miss is suddenly not a bottom feeder anymore? lulz