Alabama and Vanderbilt are the opposite ends of SEC football. A 10 win season In Tuscaloosa would cause despair. A 10 win season in Nashville would bring elation. Both programs require other standards to measure success. For Alabama success is a national championship. For Vandy, it is grabbing bowl eligibility with six wins.
Everywhere else in the SEC, the traditional measurement of 10 wins defines acceptable success. Auburn, Georgia, Florida and LSU fans may argue championships are also their school’s standard but history shows otherwise.
LSU last won a national championship in 2007 but has not won 10 games since the 2013 season.