re: So what was the deal with the SEC this year?

For Alabama, I know that Ohio State was just playing really great football at the end of the season. Sometimes you have to tip your cap. Alabama didn't play all that poorly in that game.

Even the good college teams are flawed and when you run into a talented team firing on all cylinders, you sometimes get beat.

Ole Miss also ran into a team that was playing incredible ball (TCU) although what happend to them was pretty inexusable.

LSU and Auburn were kind of up and down all year. Flashes of great play and bad pay at times. Not that surprising what happened in their bowl games.

MSU peaked early and I think they overachieved based on their talent level. Caught up with them last 1/4 of the season.

Arkansas had talent deficiencies but they started executing their scheme really well the second half of the season and were on an upward trend. Still not a great team by any means.

Texas A&M kind of went off the rails at times. Not sure what happened there. I don't think their coaching staff did a good job last year.