re: Is there a consensus #2 football program in the SEC, historically?

The problem with just “Big 6” games all time is it rewards programs that played Florida in the 1940s while discounting teams who played Ole Miss.. who was a powerhouse in that day.

It doesn’t count tough conference games played against Georgia Tech back when they were strong, etc.

This is a much better way of showing all time conference SOS: Games played against Final AP ranked SEC opponents (1936-2022)

Auburn- 207
Alabama- 192
Florida- 192
LSU- 190
Tennessee- 179
Georgia- 167

This is why just looking at conference titles and conference win% can be very deceiving. Obviously one of these has played historically a much more difficult conference schedule. And another team has played a much easier one.