Ranking the SEC West: The reality behind week 1

Reality is that the teams you saw play week 1 are not even close to the teams you will see play over the next few weeks. People are overreacting way too much to the games that were played this week. This is not a ranking based off of week 1 alone.

1)Auburn - Exactly what I expected from Auburn. As far as I see it you are equally as good as last year, except now you have the best WR in the SEC in Williams.

2)Alabama - Yes they struggled against an average WVU team, but they are Alabama and they will still win all but 1 or 2 games this year.

3)LSU - We struggled alot in the first half, but in the end our talent showed and the rest of the SEC will get to watch the young guys grow in front of them.

4)A&M - Just by the first week alone you moved up 2 spots from where I believed you would be, but lets not confuse talent with a system that thrives on inexperience. Kenny Hill is a more talented passer than JFF, and in the long run I think he will improve your offense. However, the USC team you beat does not have anywhere near the talent and depth on defense as many SEC west teams.

5)MSU - Admittedly I did not watch the MSU game but I am a believer that Dak is a very solid QB, and that Chris Jones is the best DT in the league. Unfortunately for MSU the talent and depth just isn't their yet.

6)Ole Miss - If I had any faith in Bo Wallace to not turn the ball over, then I might have Ole Miss higher. Probably the best set of safeties in the SEC.

7)Arkansas - Yes you lost to Auburn, but I think you had the hardest challenge in all of college football this week. The offense was much more capable than I was expecting to see but I just don't see a team in the west that you would finish higher than.

DISCLAIMER: The SEC west this year might be the best collection of teams I have ever seen in one division together. I think those top 6 would all be in the top 25 for alot of the year if we didn't have to beat up on each other. As an LSU fan, there is not a single SEC west game this year that I can say with confidence that we will win. However, I could also see us beating every single team. The west will be a bloodbath this year, and to the team that wins it: I salute you.