My assessment (just because):
1) I will believe in Tennessee WHEN I SEE IT and not a moment before. Tennessee has been 'this is the year we put it all together' almost every single year since 2002, and it hasn't even come close to happening yet. The Vols are getting a lot of mileage out of TWO losses last year (OU and Alabama), but the first was a blown game at home to a team that couldn't even beat 5-7 Texas and the second was to a team in the midst of a killer schedule while the Vols had an off week (oh, and that's about the time one could argue a number of Tide players were affected by the unfortunate death of Altee Tennpenny).
2) UGA will win the East. No, not a sexy or conventional pick, but there's ample proof that new coaches CAN come in and thrive that first year when they're great unknowns. The Dawgs were 10-3 last year...oh, and one could easily argue that if Nick Chubb doesn't go down on the second play from scrimmage that we're not even talking about the Vols this year. Georgia returns 13 starters from a 10-3 team and Alabama isn't on the regular season schedule. McElwain won the East his first year, Malzahn won the West his first year, and Houston Nutt even had Arkansas in the hunt until a monumental collapse in 1998 (his first year there). Some of these coaches show up and while not necessarily being 'the next Nick Saban,' they burn through the first year with their basic game plan and do well enough to win. And if UGA - like UF last year (Tennessee anyone?) and Auburn in 2013 (don't even) - can steal a win or two with a bit of luck, they'll be in Atlanta in December.
And then Kirby reverts to a .500 coach next year after all the hype.
3) The winner of the West will be (not shocking at all) the winner of the LSU-Alabama game in November. LSU WILL BE GOOD this year.
4) Texas A/M? Really? I'm trying to wrap my mind around the old "Luke Del Rio couldn't start at Oregon State" argument and try to figure out why Trevor Knight - who 'couldn't start at Oklahoma despite multiple opportunities' is really any better. I'm not sold on them. They were 8-5 last year but the Arkansas game could just as easily have been a loss and South Carolina imploded when Spurrier left, so why didn't Sumlin beat them by a bunch? Oh, and they lost Vandy on the schedule and picked up Tennessee, so there's probably a win that turns into a loss right there.
5) Ole Miss - this becomes problematic for Alabama in some ways. If FSU beats Ole Miss in the opener, it takes the luster off ANY Tide win, dominant or close. If FSU thumps Ole Miss and Alabama barely wins, the talking point becomes "FSU can beat Alabama and the whole SEC" (thanks to Pretty Boy Kanell). And if Alabama loses, non-stop appeals to how Hugh Freeze is the next General Neyland.