SEC Power Poll, Week 12

For all the chaos that consumed college football last weekend, the SEC was a pretty orderly place to play.

1. LSU (11-0, 7-0).  In the swirling, stormy sea that is this year’s college football season, Les Miles is a rock.  Think about that for a minute.
2. Alabama (10-1, 6-1).  Now think about this:  Alabama has an easier path to the national title game than LSU does.
3. Arkansas (10-1, 6-1).  The Hogs rolled their third straight conference team.  I still don’t think they have the offensive line or defense to match up with Alabama or LSU, though.
4. Georgia (9-2, 7-1).  Mark Richt said, “It’s hard to win nine in a row — period.”  He’s right, you know.
5. South Carolina (9-2, 6-2).  The “loser of the Georgia-South Carolina game can’t win the division” meme announced its retirement Saturday afternoon.
6. Auburn (7-4, 4-3).  Revenge is a dish best served cold.  And Nick Saban is a cold, cold man.
7. Florida (6-5, 3-5).  I wonder what Jeremy Foley was thinking when “Furman 22, Florida 7” flashed up on the scoreboard at the Swamp.
8. Tennessee (5-6, 1-6).  Derek Dooley described the win over Vandy as a “big step for our program.”  Now that’s a sad comment.
9. Vanderbilt (5-6, 2-6).  After this week’s game, James Franklin ought to cement Vanderbilt’s new reputation by chasing after one of the Wake Forest coaches and coming up from behind to throw a rolling block into his knee.
10. Mississippi State (5-6, 1-6).  This team has seriously regressed.  Dan Mullen has the Egg Bowl to be thankful for, at least.
11. Kentucky (5-6, 1-6).  A forgettable team enduring a forgettable season.
12. Mississippi (2-9, 0-7).  If I could figure out a way to vote ’em thirteenth, I’d do it.