re: Is the SEC East really that far behind the West?

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If the divisional champ got shanked by the 5th ranked team in the west,

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Reversing east and west?

IOW, the east is bad. We all know that, but that argument isn't a good indicator due to the 5th team in the west getting beat the worst team in the east.

There are other arguments you could use.