Was some discussion going on in the thread about the 2018 season about the division and where Mizzou should fit in. We've now got six seasons of data. Here is the aggregate performance of each team over that time period:
UGA: 61-20, 34-14, East Titles: 2, Bowl Games: 6
USC: 47-30, 24-24, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 5
UF: 45-30, 30-18, East Titles: 2, Bowl Games: 4
MU: 44-33, 23-26, East Titles: 2, Bowl Games 3
TN: 39-36, 15-33, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 3
Vandy: 36-39, 15-33, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 3
UK: 28-46, 12-36, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 2
Some Analysis: Georgia is clearly the best team in the division. It's the only one to have been to a bowl game every year since Missouri joined the league. It played for a national title last year, which nobody else has done obviously. UGA's highs have been higher than anyone else and its lows have also been higher.
Surprised to see South Carolina as the second best program over time. Obviously they had two really good years at the start, a really bad one in the middle and now three decent ones. They have a high floor, but low ceiling as they've never won the division in that time frame.
Missouri and Florida are basically the same program over the last six years. Very good a couple times, very bad a couple times. The Gators have been better in league play (and they play a better non-conference schedule most times, which helps explain the difference in non-con record--Mizzou is 20-7, Florida is 15-12).
Tennessee and Vandy have been the same program. Vandy had two good years at the beginning, Tennessee had a couple good ones in the middle, neither has won the league.
Kentucky has been hands down the worst program in the division since Missouri joined, never doing better than 4-4 in the league (they've been 4-4 the last two years after going 4-32 over the first four).
So, I'll stick with what I said yesterday: In any given year, the goal is to be better than SC and either Florida or Tennessee. That gives you third in the East. In good years, jump up and be better than SC AND Florida AND Tennessee and push Georgia. In bad years, you slip behind SC/FL/TN and are 5th in the division.
UGA: 61-20, 34-14, East Titles: 2, Bowl Games: 6
USC: 47-30, 24-24, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 5
UF: 45-30, 30-18, East Titles: 2, Bowl Games: 4
MU: 44-33, 23-26, East Titles: 2, Bowl Games 3
TN: 39-36, 15-33, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 3
Vandy: 36-39, 15-33, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 3
UK: 28-46, 12-36, East Titles: 0, Bowl Games: 2
Some Analysis: Georgia is clearly the best team in the division. It's the only one to have been to a bowl game every year since Missouri joined the league. It played for a national title last year, which nobody else has done obviously. UGA's highs have been higher than anyone else and its lows have also been higher.
Surprised to see South Carolina as the second best program over time. Obviously they had two really good years at the start, a really bad one in the middle and now three decent ones. They have a high floor, but low ceiling as they've never won the division in that time frame.
Missouri and Florida are basically the same program over the last six years. Very good a couple times, very bad a couple times. The Gators have been better in league play (and they play a better non-conference schedule most times, which helps explain the difference in non-con record--Mizzou is 20-7, Florida is 15-12).
Tennessee and Vandy have been the same program. Vandy had two good years at the beginning, Tennessee had a couple good ones in the middle, neither has won the league.
Kentucky has been hands down the worst program in the division since Missouri joined, never doing better than 4-4 in the league (they've been 4-4 the last two years after going 4-32 over the first four).
So, I'll stick with what I said yesterday: In any given year, the goal is to be better than SC and either Florida or Tennessee. That gives you third in the East. In good years, jump up and be better than SC AND Florida AND Tennessee and push Georgia. In bad years, you slip behind SC/FL/TN and are 5th in the division.
