BAMANEWSBOT
Staff
After a year when the SEC revolved around LSU and Alabama , it looks like we're going to get another year that revolves around LSU and Alabama. Every other school in the conference has gotten its own introductory post for our preview series, but it feels impossible to really separate these two this year.
The SEC Media anointed the Tigers and Tide the overwhelming favorites at media days last week, with no other team getting a significant number of votes in either the West or for the overall crown.
In the current preliminary preseason consensus, LSU is basically in a dead heat with USC for national favorite, but Bama is a very close third. As with the SEC media predictions, LSU holds a noticeable lead over Bama for the West title, but third place Arkansas is far behind those two.
When you look at the various preseason All-SEC teams, you find both of these teams near the top. Alabama is virtually tied with Arkansas when it comes to top-end offensive talent, while LSU is slightly ahead when it comes to top-end defensive talent. The defenses are about even, so let's look at the other side of the ball for a bit.
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The SEC Media anointed the Tigers and Tide the overwhelming favorites at media days last week, with no other team getting a significant number of votes in either the West or for the overall crown.
In the current preliminary preseason consensus, LSU is basically in a dead heat with USC for national favorite, but Bama is a very close third. As with the SEC media predictions, LSU holds a noticeable lead over Bama for the West title, but third place Arkansas is far behind those two.
When you look at the various preseason All-SEC teams, you find both of these teams near the top. Alabama is virtually tied with Arkansas when it comes to top-end offensive talent, while LSU is slightly ahead when it comes to top-end defensive talent. The defenses are about even, so let's look at the other side of the ball for a bit.
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