College Football Unfiltered

 It's Georgia's world, and everyone else is simply trying (and failing) to avoid getting crushed. Sound familiar?

The defending champion Bulldogs remain the team to beat. And within the SEC, the best challenger for the throne continues to be Alabama, despite its Week 2 scare at Texas.

After that, the conversation the conversation gets interesting. Which team deserves the No. 3 spot in SEC power rankings?

Hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams debate that topic on this episode, weighing two teams from the SEC West and two from the East.

Plus, is this Bryan Harsin's final stand at Auburn? And, Week 4 picks!

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Jimbo Fisher talked tough throughout the offseason after Texas A&M signed the nation's No. 1 recruiting class. When other SEC coaches raised an eyebrow at the Aggies' recruiting haul in the first year of NIL, Fisher fired back, calling them "clown acts." He described Nick Saban a false god.

Now, Fisher wears the clown nose as the SEC's chief bozo after his Aggies lost 17-14 at home to Appalachian State. Through 50 games, Fisher's record at A&M is worse than Kevin Sumlin's was at the same juncture.

On this episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams discuss the bloom falling off Fisher's rose.

They also debate whether Mark Stoops should consider the Nebraska job and point to a lingering concern for Alabama. Plus, they offer their Week 3 picks.

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Anthony Richardson for Heisman? Georgia football is better than last year? LSU won't make a bowl?

Knee-jerk reactions are en vogue after Week 1, but that doesn't mean those takes will prove off the mark.

Georgia, for example, really might be better than last season, as Oregon can attest.

On this episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams react to the early SEC narratives and evaluate whether they're smart takes or hasty takes.

Also, they make Week 2 picks, including Kentucky-Florida and Tennessee-Pittsburgh.

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The SEC is not overwhelmed by quarterback controversies at the moment, but just wait. These things have a way of bubbling up.

The SEC West, in particular, has multiple quarterback situations that likely will remain up for debate throughout the season's first month, especially if the starter falters.

The starters at Texas A&M (Haynes King) and Auburn (T.J. Finley) are familiar faces, but each team has an experienced backup, setting the stage for drama. Plus, starting quarterbacks have not been announced at LSU and Ole Miss.

On this episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams examine these quarterback competitions and consider how solid the starter's footing is at each. Plus, they offer Week 1 picks.

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We're days away from the start of college football season, but that leaves time for some final rapid-fire predictions. The blitz is on, and hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams offer gut-reaction takes on this episode.

Topics include: Which team is likeliest to upset Alabama? Who will win SEC Coach of the Year? Which team is a dark horse to reach Atlanta?

Later in the episode, the SEC Network's Tom Hart joins to discuss conference realignment, his favorite SEC venues, dining recommendations, and he points to a team not named Georgia that could win the SEC East.

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 In the aftermath of Mark Stoops' erroneous suggestion that Kentucky is a football school, others in the SEC raced to position themselves as an 'Everything School.' In other words, being strong across all sports.

While several SEC schools excel in multiple programs, only a few can reasonably contend for the head seat at the 'Everything School' table.

On this episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams debate the top candidates for the moniker.

Florida and Tennessee are among their topic picks, but Texas could wrestle away the claim after joining the SEC.

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Seems like everybody has a preseason poll these days, and by this point in the calendar, group-think tends to occur. It can be difficult to separate your own predictions from the amalgam of other picks floating around.

But on this episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams aim to do their own pontificating independent of any accepted preseason narrative. They each offer three SEC predictions that go against the grain.

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 The SEC features two first-year coaches (Billy Napier and Brian Kelly), one coach on the hot seat (Bryan Harsin) and several that must unite a big batch of transfers. Plus, multiple teams feature hotly contested quarterback battles.

On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams discuss which SEC coach features the toughest preseason chore. Lane Kiffin's transfer-melding task at Ole Miss and Napier's rebuild at Florida stand out.

Later, they debate whether Georgia's foothold in the SEC is at all tenuous.

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An NCAA notice of allegations, issued Friday, zeroed in on former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt. Tennessee faces allegations of 18 Level I violations, and Pruitt's name is littered throughout the report. It now seems likely that Pruitt is headed for a show-cause penalty, and the prospect of him coaching again in the college ranks is questionable.

On this edition of "SEC Football Unfiltered," a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams ponder what's next for Pruitt.

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For a guy whose team went 8-4 last season, Jimbo Fisher sure is receiving a bright spotlight. Fisher got a boost by signing the nation’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class for Texas A&M. The headlines really poured in when Fisher called Nick Saban a narcissist and a false god after Saban’s unproven allegation that the Aggies bought every player on their roster.

Focusing on the Fisher-Saban rivalry ignores the top clash brewing in the SEC: Saban vs. another former assistant, Kirby Smart. After Alabama and Georgia split two matchups last season, they’re again primed to tussle over SEC supremacy. On this episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams evaluate Georgia’s staying power and how Smart emerged from Saban’s shadow to take a prominent place of his own.

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