It has been about eight months since Alabama squeaked by Clemson to win the College Football Playoff. Sure, a lot has changed since then, but one thing has remained the same: hype.
Every year, we hear the same hype surrounding different Southeastern Conference schools from media pundits across the nation. How many times did we read about Tennessee and Joshua Dobbs? Or how about Louisiana State’s Leonard Fournette and the improved play of quarterback Brandon Harris? Kentucky was launching a new and improved defense, and Vanderbilt was supposed to have a fresh offense.
Whoops.
After an eventful and disappointing first week of the 2016 season for the SEC, all the preseason talk can finally go away.