NFL coaches, who are not as bound by cliches as college coaches, take each season and divide the 16 games into four pockets of four games each.
We go 3-1 here and 2-2 there, etc., we’ll make the playoffs.
College coaches would like you to believe it’s one game at a time even if the reality is that those same coaches have already looked at the big opponent down the road.
(Of course, we’re guessing Mississippi interim coach Matt Luke is looking at the schedule for the first time).
If you look at SEC schedules by months, it’s pretty clear that some are way more difficult than others.