It’s true that most of the SEC loves soft schedules, but the top/elite of the SEC does not.
Here are the big dogs and who they’ve played over the last 10 years…
Alabama: Texas, Wisconsin, Miami, Florida St, USC, Louisville
Georgia: Oregon, Clemson, Notre Dame, North Carolina, plus Georgia Tech each year
Florida: Miami, Utah, Michigan, UCF, USF, and (not as impressive until you remember) they play Florida State each year
LSU: Wisconsin, Miami, Texas, UCLA, Florida Stare, USC
and even aggy (credit where credit is due): Oregon, Miami, UCLA, Clemson, Notre Dame
I do think the recent realignment will slow down this type of scheduling some but I doubt it goes away completely. Bluebloods will still want to play other bluebloods and near blueblood type teams, plus opening up a CFP to 12 give these teams a mulligan especially it it’s a high caliber matchup like Alabama/Texas last year.