>> Turning to Auburn, the Tigers rebounded with a 33-20 win over Ole Miss last week and should get to seven wins by beating Furman on Saturday. If Auburn finishes 7-5, with losses to Georgia and Alabama, how will that be viewed by Auburn fans?

>> SEC discipline has become a weekly, and sometimes daily, soap opera. The latest is Urban Meyer criticizing an official less than a week after Mike Slive put in a new policy for fines and suspensions for such a thing, and Florida adding another half to Brandon Spikes' suspension for eye gouging a Georgia player. With Meyer: Do you believe to show teeth in the new enforcement policy that Slive has to suspend Meyer as opposed to fining him?

What's up with Alabama, which needed two blocked field goals by Terrence Cody to defeat Tennessee in a game in which Alabama kicked four field goals? Alabama has scored two touchdowns on offense in the past three games. How concerned should Alabama fans be about this offense? What's the issue with Greg McElroy? He doesn't look like a confident quarterback right now.

 At Auburn, the Tigers are in a free fall. They've lost three straight games since starting 5-0 and aren't playing well or smart on either side of the ball. LSU hammered them 31-10 last week in a game that was more dominant than the score. Is Auburn really that far behind LSU, a team they traditionally play tight games with? Also, a lot has been made about the offense's struggles, and there's a lot to that. But, the most startling thing about this season is to watch Auburn's defense and see nothing that stands out. What is Auburn's defensive concept?

SEC officiating has been in the news all season. One crew has been suspended for missing calls in two high-profile games. Coaches are lining up to complain about the officiating. Are the complaints justified and whether they're justified or not, how serious a problem is this for the SEC?

>> Also, the question has come up this week about whether Alabama and Florida could play a great SEC championship game as undefeated teams and then play again in the national championship game. Harris Poll voter Ray Melick weighs in.

>> Alabama this week released a written response it provided in the NCAA textbook case. The response revealed the NCAA Committee on Infractions described Alabama's infractions history with words like "appalling" and "abysmal" and "serial repeat violator." Has Alabama gotten the message that the NCAA never forgets, but that Alabama is making sure not to repeat the past?

>> Kentucky comes to Auburn this week, and this is not a good Kentucky team. Is this the biggest game of the young Gene Chizik era because of how Auburn responds to last week?

>> Mark Richt in year nine is under fire. Georgia is 3-3 for the first time since 1996 and just got humiliated by Tennessee. The offense has problems. The defense is a mess. Is Richt going to survive this long-term, and how crazy is it that we're even asking this question about a coach who's won at least 10 games in six of the past seven seasons?

Alabama hits the road for a test at Ole Miss. Will the Rebels, an overrated Top 5 team a couple weeks ago, seriously challenge Alabama? Can Houston Nutt pull an upset in his favorite role -- underdog? Why has Julio Jones' production been down?
 
Gene Chizik faces Bobby Petrino. Did Auburn get the right coordinator from Tommy Tuberville's old staff?

Does Tuberville have a motive in picking Auburn to beat Arkansas by three touchdowns? What should Auburn do to make sure Gus Malzahn stays happy?
 
Who's to blame for the Florida State mess as Bobby Bowden's coaching career winds down?
 

Episode 6 of the Birmingham News Sports Podcast, hosted by Jon Solomon. He is joined by columnists Ray Melick and Kevin Scarbinsky to discuss:

Auburn, which is 4-0 through four home games but not ranked. There are 17 undefeated Division I-A teams and only five are not ranked: Auburn, South Florida, Texas A&M, UCLA and Wisconsin. Also, Auburn-Tennessee, an intriguing game in Knoxville this week

No. 3 Alabama, which plays Kentucky this week. The Tide is rolling on offense and defense lately and thorougly shut down Arkansas last week. But in the process, Dont'a Hightower was lost for the season with a knee injury. Alabama played fine without him for three quarters. What impact could his absence have on the rest of the season?

Tim Tebow's concussion suffered last week at Kentucky. It happened with Florida leading 31-7 and about four minutes left in the third quarter. Kevin wrote this week that Urban Meyer should have his own head examined for risking Tebow's health and Florida's national title defense by playing him when the game was out of hand.