Honestly, which West team do you think was better than their 2013 version (besides us)?
Ole Miss? Yes
Bama? Nope
A&M? Not even close
LSU? Negative
Auburn? No
Arkansas? Yes
So of our six division opponents, four were worse than they were last year. Let's not even start on the East. The SEC was down this year. This isn't really debatable. This was a year where the lower tier schools (except Vanderbilt) all improved and the big boys all regressed. It was a down year. It's still the best conference, but it was a down year.