BDS,
Yeah there's a lot of question marks surrounding this season. I really like the AP #3 ranking we're sitting at behind Bama & the Bucknuts.
I think both Bama and Ohio State are loaded this year, and as confident as everyone seemed to be preseason last year that it was Georgia's year, on paper, I kind of feel the same way about those two teams. But of course, pure statistical power always gives way to the unknown variables that a season brings - injuries, position battles, upsets, road games, disciplinary problems, etc.
Georgia has a cupcake schedule this year, which will not endear them well to the playoff committee if they run the table but lose to Bama in the SEC championship game this year.
I agree about the opener - Georgia thumps Oregon pretty hard. But, we're catching them at the perfect time. Wait until Lanning has 2-3 seasons under his belt there and that game is nowhere near as secure.
I think the real achilles heel for us this year is going to be inexperience and how fast the wide receivers mature. I look for Monken to utilize the tight ends very heavily early on in the season until we get a better picture of the wide outs and how fast they're going to get with the program, who emerges as a leader. My early money is Ladd McConkey to emerge as the go-to.
I too look forward to another season with ya'll here. I think it's coming up somewhere near 12-14 years I've been on here. For the life of me, I have no idea why we don't get more participation and membership on this forum. It is the absolute best dawg forum on the interwebs. I'm with you - 2021 will be one that won't ever be topped. Everything now is pre-2021 and post-2021. If we win another one, it'll be sweet. But it won't be nearly as emotional and magical as 2021.
I really miss Buc. I don't what happened to him or if he's still with us anymore. I hope he got to see 2021.
