My Two S-E-Cents

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Saturday afternoon was anything but ordinary in the Southeastern Conference. Defending National Champion and top ranked Alabama had an exceptionally long winning streak, and a number of derivative winning streaks, snapped in a loss on the road to 19th ranked South Carolina. Auburn held off an upstart Kentucky team. And, you may have heard, LSU pulled of a ho hum victory over Florida in The Swamp...in the final 10 seconds...after a fake field goal on fourth down with no timeouts left. Yeah....



"Hey y'all. Watch this!"

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How does this change the balance of power in the SEC? Maybe it does; maybe it does not. I personally, am of the opinion that Alabama still has the best team in the SEC. However, championships are decided by wins and losses, not talent and potential. After this past Saturday, LSU and Auburn are unbeaten in Southeastern Conference play. South Carolina, LSU, and Auburn have all joined Alabama in the Associated Press Top 10.



This sets up a number of potential collision courses that may decide the SEC champion. The biggest matchup may be in two weeks when, LSU travels to Auburn. Depending upon the outcome of the Arkansas at Auburn matchup next week. The matchup between LSU and Alabama in Baton Rouge could be of the greatest importance and a de facto SEC West Championship game should LSU win. On the other hand, an Auburn victory could effectively make the Iron Bowl in Auburn, the annual matchup between Auburn and Alabama, decider of who represents the Western Division in Atlanta in December for the SEC Championship Game.

One thing is certain. Before the South Carolina Gamecocks' upset win over Alabama, the SEC would be decided through Alabama. Anyone hoping to claim the SEC prize would eventually have to contend with the Tide. With the Alabama loss, the order in the SEC world has been completely shaken up. The conference is up for anyone to grab and some teams even have some room for error, particularly against a weaker opponent. It should be a wild ride, down the stretch, in the second half of the SEC schedule. 

I wonder if they drew straws at halftime to see who had
 to stand closest to him when they took the field in the second half.

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