where did I say Bama was levels above them? I said they are inconsistent and they are
I'm not saying you did but look around this thread and you see whT I'm talking about. Also, LSU is a week ahead of the teams ahead of them in the standings. By that I mean they have pretty much played the gritty part of their schedule except for Alabama ,while the others haven't.
Mississippi st still has to play Bama and Ole Miss
Ole Miss still has to play Auburn and Miss st
Bama still has to play Miss st, Auburn, and LSU
Auburn still has to play Ole Miss and Bama
Bama hasn't played anyone except for Ole miss who they lost to. When it's all said in done two of these teams will fall off and be in the same tier as LSU. The other two have a good chance of being in the playoff.