You could hear the chanting in Bryant-Denny stadium mocking those in Crimson who hadn’t left for the exits: “S-E-C.” But it was Texas fans doing the gloating. The mighty conference has yet to flex its muscles this season, taking notable non-conference losses in multiple ways.
In Week 1, there was Florida’s mistake-fueled opener against Utah; North Carolina giving South Carolina the business; and Florida State torching LSU in the 4th quarter. Add Wake Forest running roughshod over Vanderbilt; Texas A&M being easily dispatched by Miami; and yes, that Texas win over Alabama in Week 2 and you be the judge of the most convincing SEC non-conference wins against teams with a pulse: Ole Miss smoking Tulane with a backup quarterback? Mississippi State beating Arizona in overtime thanks to four Jayden de Laura interceptions? Auburn or Missouri outlasting Cal and Middle Tennessee by four points, or Kentucky surviving Eastern Kentucky?
The narrative may swing once conference play comes around toward an SEC with great defenses and away from an SEC with quarterback play that is severely lacking, but this is a non-con performance that is rather lacking indeed.
