Shocking news surfaced on Thursday morning that shook the very core of college football and its millions upon millions of fans around the United States, and the globe.

According to Covers.com, Alabama is the favorite to win the SEC in 2017.

School Odds Alabama 2/3 LSU 7/2 Auburn 5/1 Georgia 5/1 Florida 9/1 Tennessee 11/1 Texas A&M 18/1 Arkansas 40/1 Mississippi State 45/1 Missouri 45/1 Kentucky 50/1 South Carolina 50/1 Vanderbilt 100/1

I'll allow you a moment to compose yourselves after this startling revelation.

You good? Good.

Yes, as hard as it is to believe, the oddsmakers in Vegas believe that Alabama -- a team that has only won the SEC four times in the last five years -- will shock the world and emerge from the pile as the best team in the SEC. With odds better than teams like LSU, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, and even Vanderbilt.

Clearly, Las Vegas has lost its damn mind.