Based solely on week 1 and not expectations.

1. LSU: Their run game was really the only weak point, but Joe Burrow was outstanding and put up one of the best performances I can remember from an LSU QB. The defense was also elite. It was Georgia Southern, but still impressive.

2. Alabama: Skill positions were the strong spot for Alabama. Jerry Jeudy was almost unstoppable. Tua had good numbers, but didn’t have to do too much. The defense was fine, although Duke was replacing a ton. Alabama struggled badly on the OL, which was surprising.

3. Auburn: Played sloppy, but is the only team nationally who can claim to have beaten a quality opponent. Game plan was poor, but after adjustments the defense looked elite. Biggest personnel question marks get solid grades, but the OL struggled and I did not like the offensive coaching for most of the game.

4. Georgia: Looked a little sluggish, but took care of business against a mediocre Vandy team. Played well early, but never really dominated. They were very conservative offensively.

5. Texas A&M: Looked decent against a Texas State team who was really bad last year. Not too much to learn from this game. Mond made some really nice plays, but still had a couple mistakes. Defense was solid.

6. Florida: Didn’t look great, but beat a Miami team who is better than people realize. Defense needs to tackle better and Franks needs to tone himself down a touch and make better decisions. This was a weird game being a big rivalry a week early.

7. Kentucky: Not a great performance, but Toledo is better than most MAC teams. A little sloppy, but they never really blow out these types like they should. Kentucky will be fairly similar to last year’s team.

8. Mississippi State: This was a better performance than the score looked. They outgained ULL by a lot, but turnovers kept it close. Still, a close win against a mediocre sunbelt team is not a good look.

9. Vandy: Kept it closer than most expected against Georgia. The defense showed some flashes of being a decent unit and the team as a whole showed some toughness, but they were out talented big time.

10. Ole Miss: The offense was horrendous, but the defense showed some improvement. Memphis was the best OOC team to win over an SEC team and this game was close. Ole Miss was terrible on OL and must find answers on offense or it’s going to be a long year.

11. South Carolina: They were terrible. Could do nothing on offense and Bentley looked bad, before getting injured. Got almost doubled up in total yards and was held under 300 by a defense who was atrocious last year. They would be further down if this wasn’t a rivalry game where weird things happen, but Muschamp is inching squarely onto the hot seat.

12. Arkansas: I have said this was the worst SEC performance of the weekend, but at the end of the day they still won I guess. Portland State was bad last year for the FCS level and this game was very much in doubt late. Arkansas has one chance to win an SEC game this year and it comes this week.

13. Missouri: Losing to Wyoming is bad, but this wasn’t really a fluke game either. This game was very evenly matched, which is scary for Missouri. The bright spot was that Kelly Bryant looked decent throwing the ball, but that defense is awful.

14. Tennessee: Yikes. Looked majorly disinterested and unprepared. Got pushed around up front in the second half by a 2 win Sunbelt team from last season. Should have been a double digit loss if it wasn’t for a TD on the last play of the game.

This post was edited on 9/3/19 at 4:21 pm