re: How different does the SEC look if Cam doesn't steal that laptop?

This is a pretty thought-provoking "what if". Amazing how one college kid's indiscretions - or criminal behavior (depends on whose ox is being gored) - can affect such a vast network around him. No guarantee Cam is the AU version of Cam if he had stayed at UF, but you know he would have been damned good.

One result the OP didn't mention: One or two years of Cam as LSU's permanent cross-division rival would have sparked at least another 4,397 schedule threads.