The SEC cycle:
1. The preseason top 25 will be loaded with SEC teams. Teams like LSU, Florida, Tennessee, and Missouri will re-enter.
2. We’ll be told “there’s too much talent on those teams to ignore them”
3. The “gauntlet” will be recreated
4. The SEC will have mixed, average results against their OOC slate
5. We’ll hear the narrative all season about how tough the conference is
6. The SEC will get more teams in the playoff than they should, leaving their bowl teams weak, they’ll do bad.
7. We’ll hear “bowl games don’t matter”
Rinse and repeat.