If you listen closely, you can still hear the echo of the "S-E-C" chant from bowl season off in the distance.
It existed for good reason.
The conference once known for its power in the college football world enjoyed a tremendous 8-2 bowl record over the holiday season and sent its champion—Alabama—to the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 11 against top-ranked Clemson.
The eight bowl wins is the most ever by a conference in one season, and the conference's 10 bowl teams for the third straight year is also a record.
"There is great satisfaction in hearing 'S-E-C' chanted at stadiums across the south during the last week," said SEC commissioner Greg Sankey in an emailed statement.