Yeah, it’s still May.

We’re still 90-plus days from the start of SEC football. I know. It seems like forever.

But need not worry, SEC fans. The summer will fly by. Soon enough, those openers will be here.

So why don’t I get you ready for them with a way-too-early thought about each one:

Alabama

Opener: vs. Louisville (in Orlando)

Way-too-early thought: I think it’s already worrying Nick Saban that Alabama is potentially going to play a mediocre team on a neutral site. Perhaps he’s been coping with that by scheduling all of these massive home-and-home series. The strength of Alabama’s likely considerable win against the post-Lamar Jackson Cardinals is going to be a hot topic of Playoff conversation. Expect the Tide to become the biggest Louisville fans after that opener.

Arkansas

Opener: vs. Eastern Illinois

Way-too-early thought: Is Jimmy Garoppolo suiting up for Eastern Illinois? What about Tony Romo? No? Eastern Illinois might not have one of those starters at quarterback, but it will roll out the Air Raid offense under new offensive coordinator Scott Parr, who came from Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas. Chad Morris can appreciate those roots. More important, that’s going to be a weird first offense for Don Chavis’ unit to prepare for.

Auburn

Opener: vs. Washington (in Atlanta)

Way-too-early thought: Arguably the biggest opener of the season will be with two of the game’s top offensive minds. But in my opinion, this has more the makings of a 21-17 game with the talent these units return on defense. Auburn could have one of the best front sevens in America while Washington returns 75 percent of its defensive production from a unit that finished fifth in scoring defense. I wouldn’t expect offensive fireworks in Atlanta.

Florida

Opener: vs. Charleston Southern

Way-too-early thought: Dan Mullen’s debut is the perfect opportunity to get a feel-good win on the board. Jim McElwain never got that cupcake matchup in 2017 because Hurricane Irma wiped out the Northern Colorado game. I thought that increased the tension after that deflating season-opening loss to Michigan. Charleston Southern should give Mullen that needed sigh of relief in his debut. Why? In their two games vs. Power 5 opponents last year (Mississippi State and Indiana), the Bucs were outscored 76-0.

Georgia

Opener: vs. Austin Peay

Way-too-early thought: I’ll set the over/under at 1.5. That’s for the amount of quarters I think Justin Fields will play. As long as the Dawgs don’t stumble out of the gate, we should see plenty of the 5-star freshman.

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One of Kirby Smart’s challenges this year is picking the right spots for Fields to step in. Something tells me there will be an obvious spot to bring Fields in for his college debut. If there’s a reason to watch this opener start to finish, that’s it.

Kentucky

Opener: vs. Central Michigan

Way-too-early thought: This is one of those “I’m really worried if we don’t roll” games. It’s not that the Chippewas were bad last year. An 8-5 mark is plenty respectable. But this is a CMU team that ranks No. 128 out of 130 FBS teams in returning production. If the Cats, who have a ton of defensive talent back, can’t stymie an inexperienced MAC foe at home, I’m a bit worried that SEC play won’t be too kind.

LSU

Opener: vs. Miami (in Arlington)

Way-too-early thought: I already shared the stat that the past 3 SEC coaches who lost neutral-site openers didn’t coach in their team’s opener the following season. So here’s a different stat about Ed Orgeron. In the same way he provides the spark as the interim coach, he also has plenty of juice in openers. Including those 3 disastrous years at Ole Miss, he’s still 4-0 in season openers. Maybe he ups his Red Bull intake? Or perhaps it’s more punches to the jaw. Whatever it is, Orgeron will need a lot of that to beat a loaded Miami squad.

Mississippi State

Opener: vs. Stephen F. Austin

Way-too-early thought: Joe Moorhead’s offense shouldn’t have any problems getting rolling in its debut, but the guy with more questions to answer in 2018 is Bob Shoop. The former Tennessee defensive coordinator is loaded with talent, and he gets to open the season against an FCS squad that averaged 19.6 points per game last year. Injuries and bad situations might have been an excuse at Tennessee, but there won’t be any excuses for Shoop’s unit not to dominate in his debut.

Mizzou

Opener: vs. UT Martin

Way-too-early thought: I predict 7 Drew Lock touchdown passes, 60 points and a definite revisiting of the “is Mizzou just padding Lock’s numbers?” discussion. I remember watching Shea Patterson dice up UT Martin last year, and Lock should be able to do the same. Derek Dooley wouldn’t mind if people questioned if the Tigers ran up the score with their passing game.

Ole Miss

Opener: vs. Texas Tech (in Houston)

Way-too-early thought: I get that we’re all expecting a shootout. Given these offenses, anything else would be stunning. But it’s worth noting that Texas Tech is actually second in FBS in returning defensive production. I know that’s from a unit that ranked No. 100 in scoring defense last year, but at the very least, the Rebels will face a unit that has plenty of experience. That might be the only thing that can prevent this one from hitting a combined 100 points.

South Carolina

Opener: vs. Coastal Carolina

Way-too-early thought: South Carolina is a 30.5-point favorite. For a unit that averaged 24 points per game last year, that’s saying a lot about the expectations of this new offense under Bryan McClendon.

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The assumption is that this unit will play faster and move the ball in a much more efficient fashion than it did last year. The other assumption is that Deebo Samuel will be healthy and ready to roll. If the Gamecocks do come out and win a 42-7 game to cover that big spread, the hype for that Georgia showdown will be off the charts.

Tennessee

Opener: vs. West Virginia (in Charlotte)

Way-too-early thought: I know Vols fans probably watched that spring game and had some serious concerns about what the first-team defense would look like against that West Virginia offense. But in my opinion, it’s the perfect measuring stick for Jeremy Pruitt. His defense won’t get a false sense of confidence by limiting some Group of 5 squad. It’ll have try to contain a Heisman Trophy candidate in Will Grier and it’ll do so at a true neutral site. As long as Vols fans can keep a long-term focus, the opener can do a lot of good, win or lose.

Texas A&M

Opener: vs. Northwestern State

Way-too-early thought: Jimbo Fisher’s debut is circled on the calendars of Texas A&M fans, but I want to see how focused the Aggies are in that Thursday, Aug. 30 opener. People like myself have already started looking ahead to that Clemson matchup in Week 2. But that’s not an excuse for A&M’s first-team unit to come out flat, which they did far too often in sleeper nonconference matchups last year. With a new coaching staff to impress, A&M’s starters should have plenty to prove.

Vanderbilt

Opener: vs. Middle Tennessee

Way-too-early thought: Ralph Webb had a rough senior year. I think defenses made Kyle Shurmur try and do the damage, which given how much the Commodores struggled to stop SEC offenses, proved to be an uphill battle. I want to see how Shurmur functions without Webb. There’s some early draft buzz about Shurmur, who got some pointers from Jay Cutler this offseason. Nobody is making any final decisions on him based on how he performs against a Group of 5 school at home, but a convincing, blowout win can confirm the notion that this truly is Shurmur’s team now without the program’s all-time leading rusher.