The SEC: What We Found Out, What We'll Find Out

One thing that does bode well for the Tigers of LSU is that they are starting to lean toward a particular QB now. Some stability at that position will do wonders for the entire team, and you have to expect the young Jarrett Lee to get better and better.

RB Charles Scott is tearing it up right now as well, and with his style of running, he shouldn't deter much as the season goes on.

However, the fact that the Crimson Tide won against two top 10 teams in brutal fashion on the road hasn't gone unnoticed. Thus, they deserve to be a highly ranked team until they start losing key players.

If that happens, it will certainly be a wait-and-see, as their depth is always a concern. Let's not forget that they haven't won a game in the month of November since 2006.

One place they can afford to be hit is at RB, which also happens to be where they've been getting their best production; so that's good.

They have four very capable backs ready to do work whenever they're needed, and have a fifth on reserve (RS Freshman Demetrius Goode).

Both 'Bama and LSU have a power back (Ingram/Scott), a couple of balanced backs (Coffee, Upchurch/Williams, Murphy), and a scatback (Grant/Holliday). Because they both have so many options in their ground attacks, it's easy to predict a real treat of a game come Nov. 8 in Baton Rouge.

We know each team will try to pound each other and play very physically. As it stands, neither team should lose before they play each other. Yes, that's right, that means I'm saying that LSU will go into the Swamp in Gainesville and beat Florida. Which leads me to my next point...

The SEC East, supposedly the class of the league, showed otherwise last Saturday. The Vols still played uninspired football against Auburn (and they still only lost by two points), the Gators lost at home to unranked Ole Miss, and of course you have the trouncing of Georgia by Alabama.

What are we left with? Vanderbilt and Kentucky leading the division. Wow. If anyone predicted this, give me proof of it and I will personally give you $1 million (just add it to my student loans total, as it will scarcely make a dent).

In the West, everyone knew it would be a battle to see who would represent the division in Atlanta in December, but most figured the prevailing team would be the punching bag for either Georgia or Florida (whichever one made it to the championship from the East division).

Now, Alabama and LSU (both from the West) sit atop the SEC hierarchy and are ranked Nos. 2 and 3 in the country, respectively. The Mississippi schools also did their part: Ole Miss by waltzing into the Swamp in Gainesville, and MSU by putting up 24 points on a stout LSU D.

But never fear, the SEC East knows how long the season is and we tend to forget the early bumps in the road come November anyway (just ask Tennessee in 2007).

Georgia, though still having a tough-as-nails schedule, can learn from their mistakes against Alabama and keep their heads up after proving to themselves that they can score when they're determined to (see second half of Alabama game).

Also, Florida, if Urban Meyer can get someone other than Percy Harvin and Tim Tebow running the ball effectively, will hang tough with anybody the rest of the season. However, we won't know exactly where they stand until they play Georgia in neutral-site Jacksonville on Nov. 1.

That game will quite possibly determine the East representative of the championship game at the Georgia Dome. My quick prediction for that game is a second straight win for the Georgia Bulldogs.

They are a team essentially built to play against Florida, and Urban Meyer has shown no interest in even trying to run the ball up the middle. Mark Richt won't let his players slip again.

So as things look right now (and keep in mind the words right now), the SEC looks to be headed by LSU and Alabama in the West and still Florida and Georgia in the East (by default).

No offense to Vanderbilt and Kentucky, but they should enjoy their early success while it lasts.

If Georgia can't handle a physical, talented Alabama team, Kentucky won't be able to either in Tuscaloosa this weekend.

Also, Vandy will still upset some people, just like almost every SEC team does at least once a year, and probably make it to a bowl, but they aren't seriously in the SEC Championship hunt (even though that would be fantastic).

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