In every SEC football fanbase there are expectations for 'their' team to perform better than last season. Even if such optimism is delusional, the fans of every team are entitled to hope. By the end of college football's week seven, every SEC football team but one (Kentucky) will have played six games. In the 41 days from the Central Arkansas at Missouri game on Aug. 28, through the games on Oct. 11, reality will have washed away many hopes of SEC fans.
All will not be lost by Oct. 11. Final crushing of hopes for some teams may not happen until December when the CFB Playoff selections are announced.