It’s still early. The sample size is extremely small.

That’s my way of saying that I might do some flip-flopping.

Like, one week, I might say that I underestimated the improvement of the Ole Miss defense. Then the Rebels allow 41 points to Southern Illinois and I learn that I just jumped the gun.

So if it sounds like I contradict myself, it’s because I got something wrong the previous week. Or something like that.

Alabama — An incredible stat about Alabama’s start

We know that Tua Tagovailoa and the Alabama offense has been all sorts of dominant. But how good has it been. According to AL.com, it’s the first time since 1925 that the Tide scored 50-plus points in consecutive games to start the season. That’s 93 years, y’all. After the preseason buzz about Alabama winning every game 50-3, all Tagovailoa has done is add to the hype.

Arkansas — Ty Storey might not be the guy

I might have been a little guilty of getting on board the Storey hype train after he lit up FCS Eastern Illinois. But his Week 2 performance was less than impressive. He and Cole Kelley reversed roles, and now Arkansas has a full-on quarterback battle. That’s not exactly the way that Chad Morris would like to head into the tougher part of the schedule.

Auburn — Ball security is an issue

The Tigers won in a landslide, but fumbling 4 times is an issue. At least it is before a matchup against a defense like LSU. JaTavarious “Boobie” Whitlow, Asa Martin, Matthew Hill and Griffin King all put the ball on the ground. In a game that could have an extremely slim margin for error against LSU, that needs to be cleaned up.

Florida — The streak apparently can end

I didn’t think it would happen. Who actually did? You kept waiting for that back-breaking play from Kentucky like last year, or a bunch of other years before that. Instead, Josh Allen and the Kentucky defense closed the door on a long line of losing to the Gators.

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Georgia — Cade Mayes is ready

One sequence epitomized Georgia’s embarrassment of riches. Up 20-10, the Dawgs’ best offensive lineman, Andrew Thomas, went down with an injury. All Kirby Smart had to do was turn to 5-star freshman Cade Mays, who promptly entered and dominated at left tackle in place of Thomas.

Georgia, man.

Kentucky — That Kentucky defense is going to surprise some people

Speaking of the Wildcats, Josh Allen and that defense made life a nightmare for the Florida offense. They didn’t allow any massive gains to kill the early momentum they established. Feleipe Franks couldn’t get anything going all night against the Wildcats, and Mark Stoops got a huge monkey off his back in the process. There are plenty of offenses who aren’t going to like facing that Kentucky defense.

LSU — The Tigers have a quarterback who can throw a Hail Mary

Speaking of things I wasn’t sure I’d ever see, how about Joe Burrow’s arm? He and Stephen Sullivan connected for a Hail Mary at the end of the first half:

The LSU offense didn’t exactly take off against Southeast Louisiana, but plays like that served as a reminder for why Burrow’s limitations are far fewer than what we’ve grown accustomed to seeing from the position.

Mississippi State — Kylin Hill is a dude

We heard in the offseason that Hill was ready to make the next step. I didn’t realize that we’d see Hill take that kind of a step that soon. He was a force against Kansas State. His 18 touches for 227 yards and 3 touchdowns fueled MSU on a day in which Nick Fitzgerald couldn’t get much going in the passing game, he was huge. Hill is going to be a force in Joe Moorhead’s offense.

Missouri — Drew Lock can run, too?

I knew that Lock could move a little, but he laid the boom on Wyoming cornerback Antonio Hull to pick up a key first down. Give Lock credit for being willing to be physical when obviously he has a lot riding on his health. Lock finished with a career-high 51 rushing yards and he also had his first rushing score since Week 6 of last year. Throw some of those runs on the draft film.

Ole Miss — Yeah, the defense still has issues

I praised the Rebels for making me look like an idiot for bashing their defense all year. What they did in Week 1 to hold Texas Tech to 27 points was impressive. What they did to allow Southern Illinois to score 41 points was quite unimpressive. There’s no excuse for allowing 629 yards of offense to an FCS team. Period. If Ole Miss plays like that against Alabama, Tua Tagovailoa might hit the century mark.

South Carolina — The Gamecocks are wayyyy more pass-heavy than I thought

I couldn’t believe that Jake Bentley threw 31 times in the first half. He had his first touchdown pass of the day on his 47th throw. We knew that Georgia was going to have the advantage up front, but I didn’t expect Bryan McClendon to want to throw that much. That wasn’t just a game flow thing, either. I actually thought that was the right way to attack Georgia, but the Gamecocks just couldn’t bust that big play when they needed to shift the momentum early.

Tennessee — Jeremy Banks can provide a spark

The Vols needed some offensive life early on. So naturally, they turned to a true freshman to get it. Banks showed his physicality to get Tennessee its first and second offensive touchdowns of the day. We new that the Vols were going to use a variety of backs with the likes of Madre London and Tim Jordan, but the willingness to turn to a true freshman paid off. Banks will be a key piece of that inside run game when conference play rolls around.

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Texas A&M — Kellen Mond’s maturation is even further along than I thought

I’m not convinced that’s the same quarterback we saw last year. Jimbo Fisher’s first quarterback project already looks like a home run. Mond did everything but knock off No. 2 Clemson. The sophomore threw for a career-high 430 passing yards, and he had 3 touchdown passes without an interception. Mond’s poise facing that Clemson defensive line was incredible, and in a game that Trayveon Williams couldn’t get anything going, it was the Aggies’ quarterback who stood out more than anyone.

Vanderbilt — Kyle Shurmur can bounce back

After an up-and-down opener, the Commodores’ signal-caller played much better against Nevada. He completed 72 percent of his passes for 258 yards and 2 touchdown passes in the blowout victory. He also clearly has a favorite target in Kalija Lipscomb, who caught 10 passes for 85 yards and both of Shurmur’s touchdown passes. Needless to say, Notre Dame will be a much more difficult task than Nevada and Middle Tennessee. Let’s see how Shurmur handles his first hostile environment of 2018.