Etheridge: SEC Weekend Dish

Here are the biggest takeaways from the SEC weekend. We also look at the pecking order, the intra-conference strength of schedule both for past games and what is remaining. We also look at historically how the conference pecking order can impact the regional bids.

Life on the road in the SEC is rough. Third-ranked Florida, fourth-ranked Vanderbilt, and fifth-ranked Arkansas all hit the road and were swept. Like opening weekend, the sweep bug was prevalent with five this weekend out of the seven series.

The biggest story was in Knoxville, where Tennessee outscored Vanderbilt by a combined 31-9 in a three-game sweep.[…]