SEC Power Poll, Week 9

The SEC West grows more interesting.  The SEC East couldn’t be less interesting.

1. Alabama.  Does the Tide’s remaining stretch of games seem more challenging now than it did a month or so ago?  Sure.  Will it make a difference?
2. Auburn.  Still rolling, although doubt is beginning to creep in about the quality of Ole Miss.
3. LSU.  We’re about to watch Ed Orgeron’s interview for the head coaching job.
4. Texas A&M.  Any week you don’t play Alabama is a good week.
5. Florida.  Not a great team by any measure, but a well coached one.  In the East, that makes you the front-runner.
6. Ole Miss.  At 3-5, you have to start wondering if they’re going to move proactively to ban themselves from postseason play to placate the NCAA.
7. Tennessee.  You had one job this week, Booch.
8. Arkansas.  Eh, sure, why not…
9. Kentucky.  Raise your hand if after the first week of the season you predicted the ‘Cats would be playing for bowl eligibility before the Dawgs.
10. Mississippi State.  It seems only fair to point out that right now MSU isn’t actually in last place in the West.
11. Georgia.  I thought the Process was supposed to be fun.
12. South Carolina.  Boom springs his version of an October surprise.
13. Vanderbilt.  This week’s game against Auburn looks pretty daunting, but with Mizzou, Ole Miss and Tennessee after that, maybe I shouldn’t write off their bowl chances just yet.
14. Missouri.  Man, has this program fallen on hard times, or what?