re: LSU basketball final SEC record predictions

Waaay to early to make any predictions. That said, IMO the SEC will be down again. A 10-8 record (coupled with the relatively weak OOC schedule) likely isn't going to get LSU into the NCAAT.

Looking at the conference, UK is the clear-cut favorite. UF loses a lot of experienced guys, but they still recruit well and still have Billy D. They are #2 in the league going into the season.

After that you've got a group of teams that could all vie for the #3 spot: LSU, Ark., Bama, UGA. LSU and Ark. were talented last year but far too inconsistent to make any real noise. Bama struggled, but they've got some guys coming back. UGA was bad in the OOC schedule, but had a good year in the SEC. They return a lot of guys.

IMO, 10-8 would be pretty disappointing (LSU went 9-9 last year). 12 SEC wins for me is the baseline.