re: IMO This is how the SEC East will shake out most years

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Looking forward through the rest of the decade-

1: Georgia
2: Florida
3: Tennessee
4: Missouri
5: South Carolina
6: Vanderbilt
7: Kentucky

UGA vs FL will basically be head to head for the #1 spot, plus difficulty of the two West matchups, might as well be a tie.

The rest of the list is pretty solid.

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meh, it could be like that, unless we use facts and logic for the prediction.

Spurrier will be in Columbia until at least 2016. So far this decade he's:
3-0 aginst UGA
2-1 against UF
3-0 against UTe
1-0 against Mizzou
3-0 against Vandy
2-1 against UKe
14-2 overall against the SECe, this decade. That's a better record and in division winning percentage than any SECe coach.

Looking forward, Spurrier will continue to OWN UGA as he's done since Pres Bush Sr. was in office. All of the gamecock coaches, including assistants and trainers are MUCH better than UGA's. That's why we keep beating them every year, but they get "better" recruits. They're simply being out-coached. I'm 99% positive we'll beat them again this year, making it 4 in a row and I don't see us losing to them the year after as well.

UF (until the bowl game) was a program on the rise again. Tons of talent on that team, but several key players are leaving early for the draft. Muschamp has been there two season, and this one was better than the last. They still have a lot of offensive problems, but they might get it worked out It's an easy program to recruit for.

UTe has started in the dumpter this decade. There is only speculation that they are going to get better, and next season won't be a drastic improvement. They are losing their best offensive playmakers and their defense was one of the worst in the country.

Mizzou, they could be great if they learn to spin the SEC thing with recruiting in the midwest. We'll see if it happens. Not impressed so far with any of their coaches/players.

Vandy is on the rise. Great coaches, recruiting better, has people believing. Should be fun to watch, but the won't break into the Top 3 of the SECe for more than 2 seasons this decade. They have an uphill battle, I'm not saying it can't be done, but odds are against it.

UKe is awful. Like Tenn, first part of this decade sucked. Maybe Stoops can get it turned around. However, it's more likely that they fight to stay somewhere in the middle of the pack. If Charlie Strong stays at Louisville for some time, it could be even harder on them with recruiting.

So, for 2010-2019, I see this shaking out:

1. Gamecocks
2. UF
3. UGA .
4. Vandy
5. Tenn
6. Mizzou
7. Kent

* The Gamecocks will continue to post winning records against the SECe teams and will probably have the most SECe wins through 2016.

* UGA will drop to 4 or 5 if Richt leaves before 2016.

* UF is really the wild card here. How many years will Muschamp be there if he doesn't win the SECe? They have traditionally the toughest SECw opponent.