For those of you who suggest that the SEC East is the weak sister in the conference, some stats:

Since the inception of the conference championship in 1992, the SEC East has won ten (10), and the west six (6). Fl. has won 6 (including 4 in a row), UT-2(back to back), and UGA-2. In the west, it's LSU-3, AL-2, and AUB-1. No west team has won back to back titles. In fact, the west has only won back to back championships as a division once- in 2003 and 2004. The East had a run of six in a row (1993-1998), but has not repeated since.

Although LSU won last year (2007), FLA won the year before, and UGA the year before that. FLA has played in more championship games (8, 6-2). They beat BAMA three times, ARK twice, and AUB once. UT and ALA are next with 5 (both 2-3). All three of Bama's losses, and both wins, came against FLA. UT beat AUB and MSU, and lost to LSU twice and AUB once.

All in all, it is a very competitive conference, but the stats suggest that it is the SEC East that's the dominant partner.

One blogger mentioned that the SEC East was terrible and the teams in the West had to pick up the slack. That is ridiculous and had to be written by some fan's clueless girlfriend. Florida and Georgia are unquestionably in the Preseason Top 5 and Tennessee is right around 15, give or take a couple of spots. The West has LSU and Auburn who should be in everyone's top 12 or 13 and an Alabama team that may be ranked at season's end. The SEC is an outstanding conference overall, but the EAST is, and has been, the toughest DIVISION in all of college football for the past 15 years. The West is very good and has been since the revival of the Auburn and LSU programs over the course of this decade. The LSU program was on life support during the 1990's and Auburn was terrible in '98 and '99 until ol' Wingnut (AKA Tommy Tuberville) stepped in. The West is very good, but, YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, (not every year, this is a figure of speech), the EAST is the toughest division in all of football. That is a fact.

Alright i've heard enough about fulmer gettin fired and all this stuff. If you fulmer hateing cowards would look at what hes doing this year in recruiting you would see how stupid you are. He already got one of the top classes in the country and hasn't even signed but half the class. Fulmer is out to prove people wrong and I think with this team hes got it will be very interesting to see how ut does. I think if crompton can just play mustake free football and not try to win the game on his own then ut can be a dangerous team. GO VOLS WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEW!!!!

@ 2-4, then losing to Croom, Saban, and Spurrier winning the final 3 won't be enough to save Fulmer @ 5-7 + no bowl.

This team looks ready to win the SEC for the first time in ten years, but then you look at the background facts. The often underappreciated but solid Ainge is gone. Genius offensive coordinator Cutcliffe left for Duke, leaving Georgia fans everywhere thanking the Lord. This team is also loaded with thugs that continue to get caught smoking weed or having unregistered weapons. Then the schedule, just gazing over it, it looks relatively harmless when compared to a team like Georgia's. However, EVERY SEC East team has an off week before they play the Vols. Without true leadership- you could argue their most important player is a sophomore- you really need to wonder how much longer before the wheels begin to fall off and Fulmer is fired. They definitely lose to Georgia this year, at least that's my prediction, but I'm thinking they upset Florida. They have a good enough secondary and overall team speed to stop Florida's spread. If there was a possible upset game, it would be Mississippi State, which is a reloading team that Tennessee plays after Georgia and before Alabama. Speaking of, Alabama and Auburn define Tennessee's season. Win both and you get an at large bid to the BCS. Lose both and you're in the Peach Bowl. This team has the talent to get to ten wins in the regular season, but because of the intangibles it would shock me if they got to that mark.