As a fan of the West, the East this year is really exciting and very good.

[Bama_Man]

After the first five weeks of the CFB season, the SEC East has really emerged as being a really fun division to watch every week. The games are exciting, they score points and have big time defensive playmakers. The teams are also very good at the top, elite, which has not been the case the past few years post-Tebow. But this year, the East may have more elite teams than the West, and hell maybe even have the best team. I believe Bama has fewer holes than any team in the East, but injuries are starting to pile up and we still have some big time tests. LSU is the same way, they are not as solid as they were last year all around. Not that UGA, SC and UF dont have big time holes in places, but by the end of the year, one of those teams may be on par with the best in the West and could play for a national title. The big inter-division games like USC/LSU, UT/Bama (not as big) favor UGA as they miss all the best of the West, but SC's schedule got easier when Arkansas imploded (but hey so did Bamas and LSUs) yet is still much tougher than UGA's out of division. UF and USC both play LSU, and if LSU doesnt sweep that makes the East really interesting and could vault an East team into the top of the AP Poll. Bama doesnt play a big from the East but the West winner is gonna have to play the East winner and we could possibly see #1 v. #2 again this year if a team from the East doesnt lose a big game.

[SCfan804]

I think Bama is still the class of the league, but Arkansas implosion coupled with signs of life out of UF and UT have made the East deeper and more entertaining this year. It all goes in cycles, everyone knew the East as a whole wouldn't stay down for long.

[GatorMan32]

good take. i think TAMU will help the west pick up slack for Arkansas and have that high powered offense that will put up points. State looks improved. The SEC goes a real solid 8 deep as a conference when you look at, in no order, Alabama, LSU, Florida, Carolina, UGA, State, TAMU and Tennessee. That doesn't even get to Auburn, Ole Miss and Mizzou who have talent and the ability to beat someone. The names change some times, not as much AU or Arkansas, but more UF, TAMU and Tenn and at the end of the day the SEC is still a vicious league to survive. Which is why teams like FSU with their two or three game schedules are a joke.

[Subrookie]

I remember hearing people say early on Mizzou got a good deal being put in the East for our first season in the SEC. I've been impressed so far by the quality of teams we've played. In my opinion Alabama is still the team to beat in the SEC but the East still has great teams at the top, maybe more than the West this year.

[Herchel]

In the last 10 seasons, the West has won 6 and the East 4. IMO, the real change in the power structure has been the fall of UT.

[HIGHTIDES]

I still don't really know what to think of the East. I mean, we're assuming they are good because of how they have looked against each other, but UGA vs UT showed me that neither know how to play defense or tackle at this point in the season. I have to assume Georgia just had an off game because with that talent on defense there is no excuse for that level of play.

People include UF as an elite team but I'm not sure exactly what they've done to be considered elite. They beat a UT team that can't play defense and barely beat Texas A&M with A&M playing their first game of the year and honestly looking like they outplayed UF to me. So if Florida is elite, A&M is elite. South Carolina hasn't had an impressive opponent yet and neither has Georgia. The games have been exciting for the most part, but I found the UT/UGA to be absolutely frustrating. Some of the defensive calls UT was making were just so absolutely ridiculous that even I could tell where Georgia was gonna go before the ball was in the qb's hands This weekend could tell us a good bit about what's happening over there though... and I'm interested to see that LSU vs UF and MSU vs UT games to really see how things stack up East vs West. Georgia doesn't really have a chance to show how they compare against the West... they don't play one quality West opponent this year until they make it to the SECCG. (not that they had any control over that)

With the West, well, we haven't had a chance to really show much either. Arkansas and Auburn definitely have brought our division down at this point, but A&M could still be a player and MSU is a bit of a wildcard this year.

[Dawg in Dallas]

I have to agree with HT...

[Herchel]

I still don't really know what to think of the East. I mean, we're assuming they are good because of how they have looked against each other, but UGA vs UT showed me that neither know how to play defense or tackle at this point in the season. I have to assume Georgia just had an off game because with that talent on defense there is no excuse for that level of play.

People include UF as an elite team but I'm not sure exactly what they've done to be considered elite. They beat a UT team that can't play defense and barely beat Texas A&M with A&M playing their first game of the year and honestly looking like they outplayed UF to me. So if Florida is elite, A&M is elite. South Carolina hasn't had an impressive opponent yet and neither has Georgia. The games have been exciting for the most part, but I found the UT/UGA to be absolutely frustrating. Some of the defensive calls UT was making were just so absolutely ridiculous that even I could tell where Georgia was gonna go before the ball was in the qb's hands This weekend could tell us a good bit about what's happening over there though... and I'm interested to see that LSU vs UF and MSU vs UT games to really see how things stack up East vs West. Georgia doesn't really have a chance to show how they compare against the West... they don't play one quality West opponent this year until they make it to the SECCG. (not that they had any control over that)

With the West, well, we haven't had a chance to really show much either. Arkansas and Auburn definitely have brought our division down at this point, but A&M could still be a player and MSU is a bit of a wildcard this year.

Who did Bama beat? How impressive is that Meatchicken win looking now? Why don't you recount those wins over Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, and Arkansas for us.

[GatorMan32]

Who did Bama beat? How impressive is that Meatchicken win looking now? Why don't you recount those wins over Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, and Arkansas for us.

Seemed to spend a lot of time dismantling the east and then being like well the west will be fine once we get a chance. ummm have they not had the same chance? same amount of games. i guess we're impressed by beating up on each other (Bama beating up Ole Miss and Arkansas) when its on that side LOL

personally i am not saying anything about Florida being elite. that will be told in time. but its really ridiculous to ridicule 2 big road wins in conference when Alabama's Michigan win looks marginal and their conference schedule to date is lacking. how did TAMU outplay Florida most of the game. is the second quarter most of the game? first quarter was pretty even and Florida physically dominated the second half. sorry but it there was a lot wrong with it. not because he said Florida isn't elite. i would not go near that. too much left to prove. but the reasoning was lacking.

[Dawg in Dallas]

The west has a historical record from the last couple of years to fall back on. The East not so much.

The East appears to be back, but it will be difficult to tell for a couple of more weeks whether any team is ready to challenge for supremacy. Florida gets its chance this weekend against LSU.