Describing every SEC team with one word through Week 5

Here’s a single word that sums up each SEC team’s season through the first five weeks.

It feels like the 2022 season has barely begun, yet we’re already approaching the halfway mark.

Week 5 in SEC play saw Kentucky drop a winnable game on the road against Ole Miss, LSU come back from a three-score deficit to break the collective heart of Jordan-Hare Stadium, Texas A&M embarrassed by Mike Leach and Georgia almost suffer the upset of the season in Columbia, Missouri. There’s certainly a lot to talk about.

We’re starting to get a more complete sample size and a better idea of the strengths and deficiencies of the 14 teams in the league. You could write an entire dissertation on some of them, but often, simplicity is best.

With that in mind, here’s one word that sums up each team in the conference.