I’m going to float an idea that, even now, seems like I’m trying too hard to be savvy.
But here it goes: Auburn should be considered among the favorites for the SEC title.
And just typing those words encapsulates how foreign this entire season has been so far for a conference whose product—#SECBasketballFever—was once considered to a pandemic.
For six years, a comfortable routine defined the Southeastern Conference race: Florida and Kentucky tussle atop the standings, while a mediocre pack of challengers flails around in hopes of landing another two at-large bids to the NCAA tournament.