There’s been a a perception this year with the SEC that the league is a little bit down as opposed to most years.

Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy addressed this topic following the Rebels’ 97-95 overtime loss to Georgia

“I think initially — and again, I’ve said this, and I hate to put so much of this on Kentucky because it’s unfair to Bill [Gillispie] and it’s unfair to Kentucky but it’s reality. People when they think about SEC they look at what Billy has done because Billy Donovan has made Florida such a national power with what they’ve done the last few years and they’ve got a whole new cast of characters because those kids are playing professionally.

“People had to get to know these young Gators, and then Kentucky had a very un-Kentucky like November and December based on injuries and a number of things. Immediately people said the league is down.

“If you’re going to count this RPI, which I think is way, way, way out of control, and hopefully something will be done with that in time, but last year we were the No. 2 rated RPI team in the country, this year we were No. 4 rated RPI league in the country.

“Granted, we don’t have Florida who was a national power for the last two years. There’s still some very good teams in this league top to bottom, everybody has got good coaches, everybody has got good players, and it is such a fine line between winning and misery, and fortunately we’re on the bottom of that line.”

Filed under: SEC Baseball, Arkansas Basketball by Terry Wood. Posted on: March 14, 2008 at 8:26 am