In 1992, The Citadel beat Arkansas 10-3 the first game of the season. Jack Crowe, the Head Coach for Arky at the time, was fired before breakfast on Sunday morning by Frank Broyles. Joe Kines took over as interim HC.
The SECe certainly didn't help the perception of the overall strength of the conference with the performances by USCe, UF and UGA.
Couple that with Arkansas' loss to Toledo and the Barn needing OT to beat Jacksonville State, and the Ole Miss' loss to Memphis, we can't say it has been a stellar year for the conference as a whole.