"What is clear is that Vanderbilt, and not No. 1 Kentucky, may be the toast of the SEC, regardless of what happens on Saturday inside UK's Rupp Arena."
If something may (or may not) be, it is not clear.
What is clear is you don't want to make that assertion for real until after Saturday's game, but you do want to write a column.
Wiedmer: Vanderbilt has become the best team in the SEC
"What is clear is that Vanderbilt, and not No. 1 Kentucky, may be the toast of the SEC, regardless of what happens on Saturday inside UK's Rupp Arena."
If something may (or may not) be, it is not clear. What is clear is you don't want to make that assertion for real until after Saturday's game, but you do want to write a column.