Now that I have your undivided attention, the answer is: absolutely not. But I will add to this by saying that after watching way too many games last past few weeks, I can honestly say that if anything can be said so far about the SEC, it may be that the offenses are underrated.
Alabama and Texas A&M really put on a show – but not the show CBS usually is promoting at game time.
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