Attention SEC haters

You might want to check out this week's Sports Illustrated. In the magazine, Peter King has a note on former Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryans, currently playing with the Houston Texans.

King notes that Ryans "has outplayed the No. 1 pick, Mario Williams.''

Now, here's where it gets interesting. King quotes Ryans as saying, "I don't think the adjustment from college to pro football has been that great. I've played against so many of these guys before.''

He wasn't talking about those nonconference games with Utah State and Middle Tennessee. He was talking about the SEC preparing him for the NFL. Ryans, obviously, was well prepared for the NFL.