2020 SEC West summer thoughts

[Jarius]

Alabama - Saban's reign of dominance is over. He will still have really good teams but people don't fear them like they used to. Alabama has crushed people before they took the field in a mental capacity for the past decade. Auburn has been one of the only teams that did not fear them and they have been able to hold their own. Saban is pushing 70 and we are starting to see some minor cracks in the armor. They may win the West but it will be a dog fight and it will come down to the last week of the season more than likely. Parity is a good thing. The West in the 90s and 2000s was so much fun. You had no clue who was going to win before the year started. I think we are getting back to that type of era now.

Arkansas- They upgraded at quarterback and have a good tailback and some receivers. The biggest thing they need to change is culture. Morris was awful and that team quit on him. I expect them to be awful again

Auburn - Lose a ton on defense and the OL. They return a good young quarterback, but will he be enough to carry them? I say no and I think they go 8-4.

LSU - They will take a step back, but they recruit so well that a step back for them will be in the 10-2 range. I don't like their OC hire but the DC hire looks to be solid and I think they will roll out the helmets and win most games

Mississippi - Will have one of if not the worst defense in the P5. They lost most of the DL and had one of their better players on an awful defense hit the portal last week. They are going to be historically bad again on that side of the ball. They will score on offense with Corral and that group of receivers. Kiffin knows offense and will move the ball. 5-7 or 6-6 is likely. Probably start 2-5 so he will have to fight not to lose the team.

State - The transfer portal giveth and take away. I really like our offense. We are going to be extremely fun to watch on that side of the ball. I can't wait. The additions of Lashley, Shavers, and KJ are going to prove to be huge and we are going to see some things most of us never thought possible offensively. On defense, we will not be as terrible as our fans think we are going to be, but it's going to be bad enough to cost us games against good teams. No depth on the DL and no depth in the secondary. I actually love our linebackers. I see us with 8-4 most likely with a shot at 9-3 or 7-5/6-6.

Texas A&M - The aggies come in with high expectations......again.....the aggies will go 8-4....again.... They have the most overrated and overpaid coach in the country. If we upset someone it will be them or Auburn and my money is on A&M. Leach has owned them throughout his career.