Some of it may be overboard, dancing on the grave of a not-dead patient by SEC haters who finally see their chance. Some of it is a chance to vent back at the loud pro-SEC voices, at ESPN and elsewhere. And a lot of this may be premature. New arrival Texas could still bring the SEC its sixth national title in eight years.

The first-ever College Football Playoff quarterfinals wrapped up Thursday night, as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Georgia Bulldogs 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl. The Irish victory sets up a semifinal with no top-four seeds and one with some pretty interesting storylines.

The College Football Playoff is back to a familiar place. The semifinals are set with four teams left competing for the national title. With its 23-10 Allstate Sugar Bowl win against Georgia on Thursday,