They split a 3-3 record last year during regular season and bowl games. Hardly a hurting. Also the sec vs big 10 is so lop sided in favor of the sec, Infact it's the conference it has dominated the most out of all conferences.
It will be interesting to see how the SEC does in bowl games this year. We are the conference with the most eligible teams right now.
In other sec news I fully expect LSU, Georgia and Auburn to be firing their coaches when the season is done. Lots of change happening in the off season.