Overreacting in the SEC
By Edward Aschoff
Published January 15, 2015, 08:30:23 AM
Our world is full of overreactions. The slightest flap of a butterfly's wings has us all in a tizzy.
That's why we were so quick to jump on Texas A&M as a title contender after Week 1. That's why the SEC was thrashed after going 7-5 in bowl season. It's a never-ending cycle of instant hyperbole, and it usually comes back to haunt us.
The 2014 SEC season certainly didn't lack overreaction during an exciting year, and here are some of the major ones we got wrong:
The Magnolia State takeover
After Mississippi State and Ole Miss beat Texas A&M and Alabama, respectively, at home on the same day, the state of college football resided in the 20th state admitted to the Union.
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