Never put very much stock in these prognostications. Mostly they come from analyzing statistics and recruiting classes (what little I can learn about them). I see very few games in person.

The SBC should return 2.75 starters per team this season, which does not exactly project to a huge amount of strength. We do have three or four teams that look to be in a position to make some sort of post season and maybe even make a little noise there (not that making post season is that big of a deal any more).

Several of the marquee players of last year return. Kevin Hervey, Ike Smith, Tookie Brown, Erick Neal and Bryce Washington, to name a few of the more notable. And these are very good players. The performance at the top of the food chain in the Belt should be very good.

We moved up to the 13th ranked conference, which was a nice step in the right direction. Some good things seem to be happening in the SBC.