Easy there, Reb. I just said that the East looked open this year. SC and Georgia are the two best teams, but they're not necessarily "dominant" like LSU or 'Bama. Now, I'm not saying that Mizzou fans have any reason to be cocky, but this is the weakest the SEC East has looked in a while. The West OTOH is brutal. LSU/Bama (dominant). Arky could take the title in any other conference. Auburn (good, but by no means great). Same for State. Unfortunately, Ole Miss seems to be bringing up the rear this year, but maybe Freeze can get it turned around somewhat.
The major impact that the SEC is having at Texas A&M is recruiting. We're getting recruits that we wouldn't have dreamed of before. They all say the same thing...."I want to play the best....and the best are in the SEC." It'll even diminish the power of Texas and OU because D/FW recruits will look at us harder. QB is iffy for us right now. Not saying he sucks, but he's unproven. We're loaded at RB and WR. DB's? Meh. LB's? Pretty good. DL? Huge weakness in the SEC. I can only hope that Kingsbury can turn these games into a track meet in which our opponents have to score 50+ to beat us.
As for tailgating, I'd love to make it to Oxford, but it won't be for a while. Never been there before, but I hear that the "talent" at Ole Miss is second to none. We need to revisit this discussion on October 6th. Seriously, though. Sign up at Texags!