Rest easy, folks, I've arrived safely at the lovely Wynfrey Hotel here in Hoover for the SEC media days. So far, everything looks like its first-class all the way.

Not much action yet. Commissioner Mike Slive will be taking the podium in a half hour. In the meantime, we got our media guides for all the teams (I realize all of you were patiently waiting for this moment). Here's Auburn's, courtesy of my wonderful iPhone camera:

Pretty simple formula when you're new to a school. Put a big picture on the media guide to let everyone know who's in charge. Simple but effective. I give it a B+.

As for the rest of the SEC, here are some descriptions of the covers in the order I take them out of the box (I'm only photographing the interestingly good or bad ones):

• Florida: A giant picture of Florida's national championship ring on the front and nothing other than the school name at the top. When you're the champs, you don't need to do anything flashy. Grade: A

• Tennessee: A landscape (sideways) design is a little weird. On the cover is safety Eric Berry and Lane Kiffin with Neyland Stadium in the background. Kind of odd that Kiffin would share the spotlight with anyone else, but I guess Berry is just that good. Grade: B-

• Georgia: Team huddle picture with everybody's hands in the middle and a large, stoic-looking profile picture of Uga looming over the group. Mascots always get a thumbs up. Grade: A

• Kentucky: Three cutouts of players on the front with the phrase "'til the Battle is Won" in the corner. Meh. Grade: C

• South Carolina: Typical media guide template. Cutout of three good players with the coach of the front. Seen too many of these. Grade: C-

• Ole Miss: Houston Nutt is front and center with cutout of four players, including quarterback Jevan Snead, surrounding him. It's a little busy. Grade: C

• Arkansas: Big mug of Bobby Petrino, two players in the back. Not much else. Like I said, everybody does this. Grade: C-

• LSU: The most clownish of the covers, LSU's is mostly white with a blurry photo of Les Miles in the corner and football-like cards of six players surrounding him. There's also a phrase, "Like Knights of Old," whatever that means. (I'm sure it's got some deeper meaning to the Tigers). I'm not feeling this one. Grade: D

• Vanderbilt: Four players in all-black uniforms standing shoulder-to-shoulder with mean-looking scowls on their faces. Props for not having the coach on the cover. Grade: B+

• Mississippi State: As another first-year coach, naturally the Bulldogs went with Dan Mullen. They could have picked a better picture. He's pointing and talking. I thought the stone-faced look of Chizik was better. Grade: B-

• Alabama: The most interesting of the covers. It is a full-body shot of wide receiver Julio Jones in a receiver stance, with his helmet on looking straight into the camera. The background is kind of a metallic color. I like the idea. What's weird is Nick Saban wouldn't even let Jones talk to the media last year as a freshman. Now he's on the cover by himself? Pretty lofty place to be for a sophomore. Grade: A-

I promise to blog much more pertinent information for the rest of the media days.