I think GA could compete for SEC against AL, except for one

Jun 20, 2017, 10:49 PM

small thing. Nick Saban. Go ahead joke, we beat em' last year. We're college football kings.

I keep up with what's going on around the CFB landscape in the off-season, and have been hearing some GA chatter.

They are returning a stacked D-Line, Top QB prospect in 15', now another good one coming in. Sony. M, N. Chubb are some of the best RB's in the nation. Both high draft picks. WR core pretty good, etc.

So, all that's great. There's' only one slight dis-advantage. You're up against Saban, and he out coaches students every time, at least so far. GA will have the talent to compete, but so will AL. Barring injury, I give AL the edge.

Despite Smart's shortcomings, talent alone will get them a little further this year, I think closer to AL than any other SEC team, maybe LSU behind them with their RB who's going to be a top draft pick. However, so will N. Chubb, S. Michelle and those defense seniors Smart will lose. With improved QB play, this year better be his year to compete with AL, and meet Clemson in a bowl game or final four, or I don't see it happening for a while longer in GA. Let's face it, Kirby Smart is not yet in the league for beating coaches and teams that of Saban's & Meyer's, but Dabo is.

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Hey, I agree. The talent is there, but Smart has not proven anything. His time their will be limited if he doesn't use the stock he has now to try to compete. That's all I was saying. I hear Ga talk everynow and ten, and like to run it by the board. That's the whole point, opinions.
To that point, I agree with your opinion, they might end up 3rd, who knows. I guess this would be the year to guage on whether Smart uses a stocked class to a winning advantage for that division.

Either way, agree. Not relevant in Clemson's class of play. However, boing off-season woes having me studying irrelevant teams with a few superstars on their roster. I agree, that if TN had a better coach, who knows what Aubrun will end up being. I respect Smart as well, but he's just anywhere near their yet. He can prove it this season. If he doesn't, then IMO can't do it at all.

Scenario: If we beat Auburn, then Auburn goes on to the SEC title, we would have that in a our back pocket. Auburn maybe contending? Jared S. ( Baylor transfer ) is the real thing. He'll compete against that division, just not with D. Lawrence, C. Ferrell, Bryant, Wilkins. That's a battle he loses.

I think GA could compete for SEC against AL, except for one

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Typical preseason talk. Last SEC title? Top 10 classes

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