[Griffins78]

So did Texas A&M suddenly become a "great" SEC team simply by joining the SEC (they were ranked 38th at the end of last year and about that in per-season) OR is the mythic strength of the SEC fabricated? Everyone said the former Big-12 Texas A&M would be a SEC punching bag.

Seriously, the fabricated rankings that has 6 SEC teams ranked in the top 10 means even when they lose they continue to get ranked highly. For consensus #1 Alabama to get beat by #15 Texas A&M - does that mean:

1. Alabama wasn't as good as everyone thought (then their drop from #1 to #4 should be bigger)
2. OR, if Texas A&M got lucky (then their rise from #15 to #8 isn't merited)
3. BUT, if Texas A&M suddenly became a top SEC team, beating the best SEC team (then perhaps the entire SEC is over rated)

[Griffins78]

So did Texas A&M suddenly become a "great" SEC team simply by joining the SEC (they were ranked 38th at the end of last year and about that in per-season) OR is the mythic strength of the SEC fabricated? Everyone said the former Big-12 Texas A&M would be a SEC punching bag.

Seriously, the fabricated rankings that has 6 SEC teams ranked in the top 10 means even when they lose they continue to get ranked highly. For consensus #1 Alabama to get beat by #15 Texas A&M - does that mean:

1. Alabama wasn't as good as everyone thought (then their drop from #1 to #4 should be bigger)
2. OR, if Texas A&M got lucky (then their rise from #15 to #8 isn't merited)
3. BUT, if Texas A&M suddenly became a top SEC team, beating the best SEC team (then perhaps the entire SEC is over rated)