I honestly feel that it will be a very competitive year, with one or two games, as usual, making a season for a few teams great or so so. Missouri will be tough again (man the move benefited them more than anyone could have anticipated), and Tennessee appears to be on the verge of returning to prominence. This COULD be their year to contend for the East. Georgia and Florida are stacked with talent, they just need to translate it to on field success. Vandy and Kentucky are....well, what you said.
In the West, A&M has all the tools, but it is just not there for them at this time. Stadium should be pretty on tv though. lol
Ole miss will be the Mississippi school to watch, and they could shake it up, or contend. State was over rated last season, and I do not look for them to duplicate last seasons early success.
LSU is LSU, like Georgia and Florida, they are loaded, but the still have Miles.
Auburn will be stout. Legit contender for it all this season.
And Bama. I sincerely hope that Coaker is not named the starter. I simply do not want to go through the QB process again next season. Not starting him may hurt us this season, as our offense is young, but I think it gives us a better future the next few seasons, and the teams is absolutely loaded top to bottom that we may be able to take up the slack, even with a younger and perhaps less talented QB calling the shots.