How do you temper the expectations of the most rabid fanbases in the country?

For most squads in the SEC, you don't. You simply ride the streaks as they come, try to win the weekly battles against your bitter rivals, and hope that your team, if it can't get to Atlanta, can at least satisfy what have become the somewhat unreasonable goals of those that support the program.

This season, the SEC West is packed with teams that have seen their projected spots and believe that they can not only exceed the predictions, but make a run that could end in a championship.

Where will the chips fall?  Here is a look at each of the teams in the West that could make some noise before what has become a de facto national cha...

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