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Maybe...but I wouldn't have any SEC team in the pre-season top 5. I think Auburn's D improves next year, but there'll be a another scheme change and I think it'll take Muschamp some time to get it fully installed. Bama loses a lot of starters, particularly on offense, and we still remain vulnerable to the spread...

Just based on how the teams finished the season, and what they have returning, I'd probably have UGA as the highest ranked SEC team...think we'll know a lot more after the first couple of games of the season, at least for Bama, Auburn, aTm, and SCe as they all have tough opening games...and for Tennessee as they host OU during week 2...

OU should tell us a lot about the team Tennessee has fielded - a close loss or win shows progress. Since Dobbs has taken over and shown what he's capable of (not that every QB always does what they're capable of but damn his potential is unreal) that game has gone from a likely loss to a very winnable game in my eyes.

I was about to say that some things would be settled early but I just saw where our game against UF is back in it's usual spot and UGA isn't until Oct. 10 -- Arky is wedged in between those two which is a bit odd but it seems the schedule makers keep changing things around with expansion effecting things.

Actually now that I look at it, nothing about our schedule other than Bama and Vandy is in its normal place (playing Kentucky after Bama is flat out weird).

Also, never underestimate Tennessee's ability to lose to Florida even in games we should win - it won't tell us much about Florida if they should beat us early but it will tell us about UT if we should lose that game.