So you disagree with the question that other teams in the SEC are competitive enough to win the SEC and beyond?

Bammer nonsense? What does Matt Hayes from The Sporting News have to do with that?

I haven’t been coming to Capstone Report for too long, but I’ve seen patterns of seemingly more Auburn fans than Alabama fans reading and commenting on the site. Only this time he’s asking what you think specifically about what someone else said, and all you can say is it’s just more “bammer nonsense?”

I don’t get it.

Back ON topic (sorry about that), I think the SEC has been very competitive already and South Carolina will probably be the best team they’ve ever had. If LSU and Alabama weren’t so strong recently I think Georgia and USC could battle for the title and beyond against Arkansas.

I think the bottom line is the reason Alabama and LSU are at the top is because of the strength of the rest of the SEC, and all it takes is a win against them to catapult another team into title contention. But if Alabama and LSU were playing against a conference full of weak opponents, for one thing they wouldn’t be ranked so high even in pre-season scoring. Florida might not win the SEC this year, but they sure as hell aren’t Bowling Green State University or Rutgers.

If South Carolina beats Georgia, Clemson, Auburn, LSU, and Arkansas, they’d be ranked #1. And I think they could do it, with guys like Clowney and Lattimore, and particularly I think Connor Shaw is under-rated and under-exposed. If they win those big earlier games, people will start to notice. And of course Georgia has the schedule and enough talent to know it’s possible. I don’t think it’s an accident they’re both in the top ten in the preseason polls.

I’m shaking for September. Can’t wait.