What Every SEC Fan Needs to Know: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—Part Two

South Carolina (5-2, 2-2)

The Good: The Kentucky game

The Gamecocks, to their credit, continue to hang around. They finally put a decent game together as they toppled Kentucky. If the Ball Coach can get decent QB play the rest of the year, they may surprise a few more teams.

The Bad: The QB play

To say that the QB play has been kind of “Smelley” would be an understatement.  Carolina QBs are throwing interceptions at a rate of almost two per game. Spurrier will destroy his visor collection before the year is over at this rate.

The Ugly: Losses to Vanderbilt and Georgia

Back to back losses to the ‘Dores and the Dawgs is not how Coach Steve wanted to start the year. Both games were close. The Gamecocks could have won either. They didn’t.

Kentucky (4-2, 0-2)

The Good: The Defense

The Kentucky Defense has been solid.  Holding Alabama to 17 points is pretty impressive. The Tide may have had a letdown after their big win at Georgia, but the ‘Cats could have easily stolen one here.

The Bad: Started 4-1

A 4-1 start? Sounds good, right? The Wildcats beat Louisville, Norfolk State, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky to start the season. Not a very good warm-up for an SEC schedule.

The Ugly:  The South Carolina game

Not a good effort by the Wildcats. This was a game they thought they would win. In the SEC East you don’t normally lose your first two SEC games and recover.

Tennessee (2-4, 0-3)

The Good: They had UAB and Northern Illinois on the schedule

How badly have things fallen apart for the Volunteers? If not for these two less than powerful opponents, the Vols could be winless. Northern Illinois even fought them tooth and nail to the finish.

The Bad: Where is the offense?

David Cutcliffe is gone. So is the offense. Things are so bad that Phillip Fulmer has to tell the media he has no plans to quit. Crompton is not the next Erik Ainge. The Vols managed only one yard rushing against the Dawgs last weekend.

The Ugly: The Florida Game

Florida jumped on the Vols before the UT Band could settle in and play "Rocky Top." Smokey asked to leave early. Phillip Fulmer spent game week answering questions about his Vols quitting last season. Not the way to bounce back, boys! The only bowl the Vols may see this year is the “Toilet Bowl.”

So that does it for the East.

I hope that I have been able to shed some light on your team. 

Even help clarify your team’s strengths and weaknesses.

And yes, show you the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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