The congregated media hordes in Hoover have rendered their (historically inaccurate) verdict: Ole Miss will finish third in the SEC West this season, behind defending national champ Alabama and highly-touted LSU.
Tennessee is picked to win the East, with Bama being the heavy favorite to beat them in Atlanta.
There will be plenty of Rebel fans that gripe about lack of respect, but I'd say this is a pretty fair prediction. Bama is, well, Bama, and Ole Miss beating them the last two seasons did nothing to keep the Tide out of Atlanta. LSU is flat out loaded everywhere but behind center, and even the most marginal improvement from sophomore Brandon Harris could make them a legit title contender (SB Nation's Jason Kirk predicts them as the No.