The SEC teams this year have been plain silly. I suspect it reflects that the better teams have exploitable holes in their defense and offense, and a "lesser" team can beat them, especially at home. USCe nearly beat Alabama on the road. They might beat Clemson next Saturday.
I obviously had written off the SEC CG as a potential event before last night, it seemed unlikely, and undeserved. This has been a strange year on multiple fronts, including that Indiana has been competitive and is 10-1. The one point loss to Oregon looks pretty good for Ohio State now.