So, the SEC East is...Good?

There is a running narrative about the SEC East: It is trash. Honestly, the crossover record versus the SEC West is embarrassing. In the past nine seasons, the SEC West has a 103-44 record vs the SEC East and won all but one SEC Championship Game. The 2017 Bowl Season didn't do anything to change the perception either. Narrative dictates that an SEC East team lost to an SEC West team, so that is reason [FILL IN THE BLANK] why the East Is Trash.

There are plenty of reasons for the long term narrative. Tennessee's rotating cast of Coaches with Great Slogans. Florida's inability to find a coach that can find talent on more than one side of the ball. Missouri deciding they miss the Big Twelve's defensive style. Steve Spurrier retiring a full season before he bothered to tell anyone. James Franklin leaving Vandy. Georgia's offensive coordinator hiring practices. Kentucky.

Frankly, The Narrative is in the periphery of why a coaching change was made at Georgia in 2015. It was not hard to see that the SEC East landscape had changed, that Georgia had not taken advantage of their two biggest rivals for the top tier of the SEC East being in various states of dumpster firedom, and in failing to do so, shrugged at the open door leading to the top of the SEC East. The chicken and egg part of that argument is the SEC East was considered down because Georgia did not walk through that door (See 2013 and 2014 SEC East Division Champion Missouri Tigers for a deeper treatment).

Now, we are facing a crazy start to 2018. Mississippi State has already gone 0-2 vs the SEC East. In Bill Connelly’s S&P+ and ESPN’s FPI, the SEC has ten teams ranked in the top 30, evenly split between the SEC’s two divisions. Also, Kentucky getting significantly better on defense while having a star playing is paying off for the division.

What does all this mean? In the next two weeks, we will have a much bigger sample size, as LSU faces Florida and Georgia, Texas A&M faces Kentucky and South Carolina, and Missouri faces Alabama. The SEC East can flip The Narrative on it’s head, probably.

The bigger picture is how much fun it is to see Kentucky doing well and the corollary pop the SEC East is getting due to that improvement. Missouri and Kentucky are both solid teams, albeit for different reasons. Florida looks better than predicted. South Carolina still has the pieces to be a bowl team.

Then there is Georgia. Getting back to the 2017 season, the same game that works against the SEC East also has saddled Georgia with being the mantle bearer of the SEC East. A slip up against LSU on CBS as a second ranked team, we get a new lease on the SEC East is trash story. That is how narratives work.

Narrative is what drives this conversation in the first place. There are at least one and a half cable networks, with dozens of hours of time to fill each, devoted to the SEC Football Machine. You cannot do that without stuff to talk about. For that matter, you cannot very well do a podcast twice a week without it either.

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WSLS Ep. 138: Season 4 Premier

We are all together again for an hour plus of fun, SEC talk, and jokes about Jeremy Pruitt's hair.

Scott also released his pre-season hype video:

Links:
UGA Hype Video: youtu.be/G6zFz8W4twI

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WSLS Ep. 133: June Stuff

Forgot to post this. We got together and had a couple of drinks to talk about softball, baseball, and other stuff (note, this was recorded before those sports' seasons concluded; just play along, ok).




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WSLS Ep. 132: Senator Blutarsky

The first time I emailed with Michael Brochstien, I was in awe as a baby blogger. His approach to fandom and the filter through which he viewed Georgia athletics was unique to the blogosphere. It remains so nearly ten years later. His thoughtful analysis and ability to distill complicated conclusions to one or two sentences is impressive.

I've had the occasion to chat with him occasionally, though never on the podcast. When I broached doing so with him earlier in the Spring, he was enthusiastic. As usual, his ability to cut to the heart of a matter and deliver a quick and insightful conclusion was evident here.

We talk Twitter, the joy of the 2017 football season, the NCAA, and why we blog.  I hope you enjoy.



Follow Senator Blutarsky and read his posts here:
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WSLS Ep. 130: Hoops and Spring Sports

We recorded this Wednesday night in the nadir of having been spurred by Thad Matta and inking Tom Crean, so forgive the tone.

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WSLS Ep 126 - National Championship Game Preview - Alabama vs. Georgia

Well, here we are talking about playing Alabama in the National Championship Game. In Atlanta. The only thing left on the writers table to work in the script is a game winning TD drive by Jacob Eason.

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WSLS Ep 125 - Rose Bowl Wrap

Scott and Will break down Georgia's win over Oklahoma.

Links:
Will's Postgame Rose Bowl Article for Sports on Earth
"Get Smart: Right Coach, Right Time"
www.sportsonearth.com/article/264147…ach-nick-saban

Scott's Postgame Rose Bowl Celebration Video
"Watching UGA Win the 2018 Rose Bowl"
youtu.be/9QKBuDE-r7U

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WSLS Ep 124 - Rose Bowl Immediate Reaction Pod

A few vignettes and immediate thoughts from the Rose Bowl, including an interview with two Aussies that became die hard UGA fans as the game wore on.

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WSLS Ep. 122: Georgia's Going to the Rose Bowl, Y'all

We bore Scott to tears talking about Bowl Season.

Here's a whole bunch of interesting links, as promised:

Jake's Story:
jakefincher.tumblr.com/post/16825618…final-seconds

WSLSpodcast CFB Bowl Pick'em:
www.funofficepools.com/joinpool.php?…y=8b272163d50

Bernie Dawg's CFB Bowl Pool:
games.espn.com/college-bowl-mani…up?groupID=163180

Southern Tab Cigars:
southerntab.com

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WSLS Ep. 121 - SEC Champions

Y'all. We are going to the Rose Bowl.
 

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WSLS Ep. 120 - Gameweek: The SEC Championship Game

We do a short postmortem on the regular season and preview the SEC Championship Game.  100% less eating, too!

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WSLS Ep. 119 - Tech Postgame

We follow up on why we think Georgia Tech is cute, but not a rival.

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WSLS Eps 116 - Kentucky Preview

We talk Kentucky and read some reviews.

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WSLS Ep. 113 - South Carolina Postgame

Georgia beats South Carolina and captures the East. Nice little Saturday.

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WSLS Ep 112 - South Carolina Preview

Extra long this week! We talk the CFB Playoffs (main show was recorded before the rankings came out), another review of Florida, and preview South Carolina.  Also, the longest review gives Will he vapors.

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WSLS Ep 111 - Florida Postgame

Our post Florida show. Apologies for the poor audio quality thanks to South Georgia Internets.
 

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WSLS Podcast Ep. 110 - Georgia vs. Florida Gameweek

Scott and I are alone. Will still alphabetizes the WLOCP team names. See y'all in Jacksonville.

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WSLS Ep. 109 - Bye Week Talk

Will, Tony and Scott gathered together and decided to podcast for well over an hour. In it you'll hear their thoughts on what has already transpired for the Georgia Bulldogs 2017 season, wishful thoughts on what might actually be if the Dawgs keep winning and other funny and informative banter.

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WSLS Ep. 108 - Barrett Sallee Mid-Season Update

TW sits down with Barrett Sallee of CBSSports.com to talk UGA and SEC football at the midpoint of the season.

Links to Barrett:

twitter.com/barrettsallee
vsporto.com/show/sec-smothered-and-covered/

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WSLS Ep. 107: Dawgs House Missouri

We discuss offense, quarterbacks, off weeks, and how much Tony freaks out over stuff.

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