Around the SEC Turns the Tables

Welcome to another edition of Around the SEC, where everything is fabricated and the significance of scores is irrelevant. That's right, the points are akin to the justifications and criticisms from Alabama supporters. Ah, how the tables have turned. In the years 2008-2020, the Alabama Crimson Tide football squad was the unquestionable leader in college football, rarely conceding games and, when they did, they took pride in never providing excuses.

However, in 2026, Alabama followers are still furious online, devising every conceivable excuse. The Twitter/X account of a youth football coaching titan and public notary has retweeted several of these instances and is delighting in this reversal of the Alabama fan base. Was it pass interference? Without a doubt. It's just that Tyler Simmons, Aaron Murray, Mark Richt, and everyone else linked to the Georgia football program doesn't feel sorry for you.

The 2019 LSU Tigers, err, I mean, the 2026 Florida Gators might be without their starting quarterback this weekend for their match against Texas. Aaron Philo is struggling with a shoulder injury that may cause him to miss this weekend’s game. Fortunately, the Gator offense is in high spirits and has just completed two lopsided games. Note: no indication of who was outdone.

In College Station, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has apologized for labeling a significant portion of his fanbase a "cesspool". This is quite remarkable content. At this point, one has to question if Elko is aiming for one of those prestigious Aggie buyouts that his predecessors have enjoyed. Hating Tennessee, Loving Smokey A teenager from New Jersey has been apprehended for defacing a statue of Smokey outside of Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

Now, Around the SEC is notorious for its disdain towards Tennessee, similar to Silky Johnson in the Playa Haters’ Ball, but Smokey is off limits. He is an impressive, remarkable dog and by far the best aspect of the Tennessee football program. Better options would have been to remind Tennessee fans they haven’t won a championship since 1998, that they are not a genuine football institution, that their beloved offense has stagnated, or that they haven't beaten Georgia in a decade.