You, Me, and the SEC

SECMD Day 1: Do the Stankey Leg

The annual pilgrimage to Hoover begins with the first day of SEC Media Days. Commissioner Greg Sankey gives his State of the SEC address, followed by visits from Dan Mullen (Florida), Ed Orgeron (LSU), and Shane Beamer (South Carolina). Beamer wins the day with this tweet that imitated this tweet, but we had good things to say about all involved. 

Go back and check out our SEC Primers series! We are tacking the last ten years of each SEC program to get everyone up to speed headed into the new season. We will pick up with that adventure later next week!

SEC Primers: Vanderbilt

Well it's time for Vanderbilt.

Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion...

2012: Auburn goes down to Vanderbilt in Nashville

2012: Vanderbilt beats Ole Miss to become bowl eligible

2013: Commodores upset #15 Georgia...on CBS no less!

2013: Vanderbilt whips Florida in Gainesville

2016: Vanderbilt goes bowl eligible with big win against Tennessee

2018: Vanderbilt does the same thing in two years later

SEC Primers: South Carolina

Apologies for the bad audio on this one! Also apologies on Brittany's attitude toward South Carolina. But we powered through and looked at the good (Spurrier), the bad (Muschamp), and the ugly (more Muschamp) during this decade which could have brought so much more for the Gamecocks. But three straight eleven win seasons ain't bad, and we talk about what reasonable expectations Gamecock fans should have going forward.

Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion...

2010: South Carolina upsets #1 Alabama...the last win for an SEC East team over the Tide

2012: South Carolina crushes Georgia with College GameDay in town

2012: The Clowney hit

2013: Gamecocks beat Missouri in overtime in Columbia, Missouri

2014: Texas A&M beats South Carolina in the Pole Bowl to debut SEC Network

2016: South Carolina returns to bowl eligibility with a win over Tennessee

2019: Gamecocks win a wild and crazy double overtime game in Athens

SEC Primers: Missouri

We're back ladies and gentlemen, and we head to Columbia for a riveting talk about Missouri football from the last decade. We debate what exactly Missouri needs to do to become proper SEC, Brittany attempts to summon any excitement to talk about Missouri's SEC East titles, and Ben talks about the joys of Wyoming's school colors. Join us to get caught up on Missouri football as they approach their tenth year in the SEC.

Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion...

2010: Missouri upsets #1 Oklahoma on a Saturday night in Columbia

2011: Missouri leaves the Big 12 for the SEC

2013: Missouri crushes #7 Georgia in Athens

2014: Missouri beats Arkansas to win the SEC East for second straight year

2018: Big upset in Gainesville as Missouri whips Florida

2019: Trip to Laramie ends in sadness for Missouri

SEC Primers: Arkansas

Our latest stop on the SEC Primers adventures brings us to Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Hogs were doing so well until Bobby Petrino's crashed Hog led everything to crash down. We talk about the fall of Bobby and that infamous picture, the missed opportunities of the Bielma era, and the dumpster fire that was the Chad Morris experiment. We also develop alternative pronunciations for both Arkansas and Kansas.

Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion...

2010: Arkansas upsets LSU to end stellar season under Petrino

2011: Arkansas beats Kansas State to win Cotton Bowl - Petrino flying high!

2012: Petrino's unfortunate press conference after the motorcycle crash and Petrino fired

2012: #8 Arkansas loses 28-7 lead and loses to Louisiana-Monroe and reality sets in

2014: Arkansas beats Texas in the Texas Bowl

2015: DeSwine Intervention

2016: Arkansas loses big lead to Missouri and marks beginning of the end of Bielma

2017: Arkansas goes down to Missouri...Bielma fired right as game ends

To protect the innocent, no links to the Chad Morris era have been included.

SEC Primers: Alabama

We wanted Bama and we got Bama! Our discussion of Alabama features the highs of the past decade and the lows of the decade, wait, there's no footage found on the lows of the decade. Brittany unveils her grand theory involving Alabama and Texas A&M. We also talk about if we can assign an SEC team as Alabama's top rival because of obvious reasons. And Brittany also tries to survive talking about so many positive memories involving Georgia football.

Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion... (note that national championship years notate the regular season year, not the day it was played)

2011: BCS National Championship vs. #1 LSU
2012: BCS National Championship vs. Notre Dame
2013: Fan reactions of the Kick Six
2014: Oklahoma whoops Alabama in Sugar Bowl
2015: Alabama beats Clemson for national championship 45-40
2016: Clemson gets revenge against Alabama for national championship on final play
2018: Clemson smashes Alabama in national championship 
2020: Alabama destroys Ohio State to return to the top of the mountain

SEC Primers: Ole Miss

There's never a dull moment in Oxford, and there was much to talk about with the Ole Miss Rebels over the last decade. From lawsuits to escort services to torturing Alabama to urinating in the end zone, Ole Miss often serves as comic relief in the SEC West. Over the last decade, Ole Miss did something that no other SEC team has done - beat Alabama in consecutive games. Yet the program has had several valleys to navigate, and most of those valleys were self-inflicted. With Oxford now all aboard the Lane Train, Ole Miss should continue to be the source of much fun.

Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion...

2013: The Hugh Freeze era kicks off with a big win at Texas

2014: Ole Miss takes down Bama at home

2014: Ole Miss's dream season dies against Arkansas

2014: Rebels knock Mississippi State out of playoff consideration

2015: Ole Miss gets two in a row against Alabama

2017: Hugh Freeze resigns

2017: Egg Bowl, the Pee Game (Part I)

2019: Egg Bowl, the Pee Game (Part II)

SEC Primers: Auburn

Our SEC Primers series heads on to Auburn and the usually extraordinary and unfathomable adventures of the Tigers. What started with one of the most dominant seasons in college football history with the one and only Cam Newton at quarterback meandered into several indifferent seasons as War Eagle attempted to keep up with their neighbors in Tuscaloosa. But as we discuss, Auburn was Highly Favored in several moments during the decade, making us wonder how much Jesus "touched" the Tigers during these last ten years...also, Brittany has a strong reaction to the iconic Bo Jackson magazine cover.

Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion...

2010: Auburn overcomes 24-0 deficit to beat Alabama
2010: Auburn wins the national championship beating Quack U
2013: The Prayer at Jordan-Hare
2013: The Kick Six
2013: Auburn's magical 2013 ends to Florida State in BCS title game
2017: Auburn loses chance at playoff to Georgia in SEC title game
2019: An Iron Bowl for the ages!

SEC Primers: Kentucky

Our third stop for the SEC Primers podcasts comes to Kentucky, and Ben fights hard not to geek out too hard about the trials and tribulations of Wildcat football in Lexington. What started as a miserable beginning to the decade has slowly but surely built into a consistent SEC mid-level power. Ben and Brittany review the players and the moments that have built Kentucky football to where it is today at the beginning of this new decade. Check out some of the key highlights that we referenced in our discussion...

2010: Kentucky beats top-ten South Carolina 
2011: The Streak ends versus Tennessee
2012: Kentucky loses to Vanderbilt 40-0, ending Joker Phillips era
2016: Kentucky upsets Louisville and Lamar Jackson
2017: Florida comes back to keep Streak alive
2018: The Streak ends in the Swamp
2019: Lynn Bowden's goes out punching in the Belk Bowl

SEC Primers: LSU

Our SEC Primers series continues with the LSU Fighting Bengal Tigers. Unfortunately for LSU fans, much of the decade was defined on their level of success against Alabama. That still resulted in over 100 wins, two SEC championships, and perhaps the greatest season in college football history. But the shadow of Nick Saban still looms over Baton Rouge heading into the new decade.

Here are a few links on the games that defined LSU's decade...

2011 - #1 LSU @ #2 Alabama (The Game of the Century)
2012 - #1 Alabama @ #5 LSU
2015 - Arkansas @ #7 LSU (beginning of the end of Les Miles)
2018 - #7 LSU @ #22 Texas A&M (7 OT game)
2019 - #2 LSU @ #3 Alabama
2019 - One For The Ages (SEC Network movie)

And a bonus! Look away Tennessee fans...

2010 - Tennessee @ #10 LSU