You come to the SEC, you want to compete against the very best.

I believe that some of the very best athletes are in this league, that's where they come to play.

And then you have some of the greatest coaches in football.

Lane's an excellent coach, Coach Leaks is an excellent coach.

It's all part of playing in the SEC.

You want to play the best.

That was the unmistakable voice of LSU head football coach Ed Orgerop, speaking this week about the start of the SEC season tomorrow.

It's a season that's going to feel super different from what we're used to.

Gone are the packed stadiums and campus tailgates and in are coaches wearing masks and

COVID protocols. But with defending National Champs LSU continuing to slug it out with Alabama

and the arrival of new head coaches like Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach, there is still so much to talk about.

Today, Spencer Hall joins us to break down this historically weird SEC season

and also what this college football playoff could ultimately look like.

I'm Pablo Torre. It's Friday, September 25th.

This is ESPN Daily.

Spencer, dude, first off, thank you for doing this. I just listened to you on SVP.

I just caught up with a shutdown fullcast from last week. I've been like mainlining Spencer

Hall in preparation for today. Oh, God. there's really no counter for that, no cure.

So don't donate blood for like two weeks.

You've got to let that cycle out.

Spencer Hall is possibly a controlled substance and definitely part of the new cast of thinking out loud on the SEC network.

Spencer, I am bringing you here on ESPN Daily because you know the SEC as well as anyone and the SEC football season is kicking off tomorrow, granted a few weeks behind schedule,

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