Three seasons without an SEC title and ESPN runs their preview like we are just another contender in a laegue full of them. I get it the national media loves the parity narrative because it makes for better headlines. But let me tell you something about our defense this spring. We lost some guys to the draft obviously but the way the new pieces are fitting together in these voluntary. Kirby always reloads on that side of the ball and the young DBs we have been rotating in during spring. Mark my words: by the time we finish the 2026 season our defense will be back in the top three. We are the standard. Florida and Texas can stack all the talent they want but they do not have the culture we built in that defensive room. The new staff additions on that side of the ball have been running drills that look straight out of the 2021 film room. I have seen enough June workouts to know when something special is brewing. And to all the people saying the SEC is losing its grip on college football just watch what happens when. The offseason talk is cute but the real season is coming and our defense is going to remind everybody what real SEC football looks like. We are not just reloading we are getting better.