Steve Spurrier did not formally take the podium until mid-morning, but the South Carolina football coach was firing verbal jabs before his speech.
"There are people still doing cartwheels in Knoxville and Fayetteville," Spurrier said about the University of Tennessee Vols and Arkansas Razorbacks.
So there's that.
Spurrier, as well as Vols coach Butch Jones and Arkansas coach Bret Bielema, will meet with the more 1,200 credentialed media members today.
Also, Steve Shaw, the SEC director of officials, detailed a number of minute rule changes on tap this season, including the league going to eight game officials for each league game.