Welcome in the latest episode of that SEC podcast. I'm your host Michael Bratton.

I go by SEC Mike on Twitter and that is our good friend Stephen Lassen Senior Editor

over at Athlawn Sports Stephen week ones in the books how's it going my friend

funny to me that the optimism has increased the so's but man it's just great to have college football back I should ask you how are you

doing because the SEC went one in three in the big showdown so I need to know how the

voice of the SEC you and cousin

Shane are handling is difficult Monday.

Well hey I'm gonna correct you because I believe you you like

Vanderbilt that fool Danny Canelale did not count Vanderbilt that was the best game of the weekend

and the SEC came up huge so I will correct you sir two and three which is obviously not great but it's probably better than last year when

the SEC embarrassed itself but this weekend and this is something I spoke with

cousin Shane about recently I'm curious to get your thoughts on it.

But wait let me ask you right after this Shane because it should be Stephen because as

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don't listen to Stephen and I in our picks fade our picks listen to cousin Shade but

speaking of the SEC being two and three,

this week, week two, we're gonna talk a lot of these games here.

But is this potentially a defining week for the conference in terms of narratives because we all know the SEC is the best conference out there no doubt

But given that we're in this 12 team model given that this committee is going to have to be judging,

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