WEEK 1

SOUTH CAROLINA (-12.5) vs. North Carolina *Thursday* Mississippi (-3) vs. VANDERBILT *Thursday* Oklahoma State (-12.5) vs. Mississippi St. @ Houston Alabama (-20) vs. Virginia Tech @ Atlanta AUBURN (-15.5) vs. Washington St. LSU (-4) vs. TCU @ Dallas Glynn vs. Brunswick Colquitt Co. @ Hoover

Georgia 2013

Georgia needs to win an SEC Championship. If they do, this will go down as one of the best 3 year runs in program history. National Championship is of course the ultimate goal but like every year so many things come down to timing and luck. The SEC is winnable and it could very well be won by a team with 2+ losses. Georgia has to beat Carolina. Without a doubt the biggest game of the year and the biggest game in Sanford Stadium in quite a while. Lose to Clemson and it messes up the weekend. Lose to Carolina and it destroys the season. The schedule is difficult but is manageable after week 2. Carolina's schedule resembles that of Georgia's over the past 2 seasons and I see no way they lose 2 conference games following Georgia. A Georgia win over the Gamecocks doesn't guaranteee a 3rd straight East title, but a loss pretty much eliminates the Dawgs. Best Offensive Player: Todd Gurley Breakout Offensive Player: Chris Conley Underachieveing Offensive Player: Jay Rome Most Indispensable Offensive Player: Aaron Murray Top Newcomer: Reggie Davis --------------------------------------------------------- Best Defensive Player: Jordan Jenkins Breakout Defensive Player: Leonard Floyd Underachieving Defensive Player: Ray Drew Most Indispensable Defensive Player: Amarlo Herrera Top Newcomer: Reggie Carter --------------------------------------------------------- Biggest Game: Carolina Upset Alert: Missouri Toughest SEC Road game: Vandy --------------------------------------------------------- SEC Championship: Alabama over Carolina National Championship: Stanford over Louisville --------------------------------------------------------- The Dawgs are young on defense and that's not good. However, even though I'm not in the camp of Georgia's defense will automatically become better with added depth, I do think the competetion since spring and the lack of expectations could be good. CTG has an opportunity to do whatever he wants with play calling and schemes. The pressure isn't there with so many NFLers and hopefully he will roll the dice and take some chances with what most consider a leaner and faster defense. The defense will give up points but hopefully that can be countered with forced turnovers, and big plays. The offense just can't turn the ball over! Murray, being the ultimate GUNSLINGER, must know when to take his shot and when to live for another day. The O has the whole package from top to bottom if the line takes a natural progression forward. Special teams was a problem last year and I don't see a great reason why it will be spectacular this year. Georgia's record: 10-3

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Benedictine 2013

BC enters 2013 with possibly the highest expectations for any Cadet team since 1997. Last year BC went 8-4 with all 4 losses coming by a TD or less. AA has been the right move at the right time. The region slate is more difficult than that in AAAAA, but the opportunity to compete on a state level is obviously more doable. And like one PPB contributor has stated, perception is everything. Right now, the perception in Savannah is that Benedictine is once again the place for football and athletics. The offense returns 10 starters from a unit that struggled at times but found its way down the stretch in 2012. The QB position has never been more solid with a very good passer and a backup that has already been a starter for a school across town. The running back/wing position is the deepest its been in at least a decade. Despite losing the top guy last year to expulsion, there are 4 guys who are legitimate threats to break a run at any time. A couple of those guys will also double as receivers when the Cadets go into their spread look. Not to mention BC has the best receiver in the region. The offensive line is as big as any line in the area. They looked rough in the scrimmage against Beach but things should be figured out soon with 4 veterans in the starting lineup. Defensively, the Cadets lost 5 starters. All 3 linebackers and 2 down linemen. The secondary should be as good as any in the region with a lot of talent and 2 guys with 3+ years of experience. One of the safety positions will be manned by a rotation of 2 of the best offensive players. Special teams is a huge question mark. Looks like the punting duties will be handed over to someone whose never punted before and the kicking game will be split. FG's will be an issue from anywhere beyond 35 yards. The return game however, should be great. BC has an excellent opportunity to win its first region championship sine 2000. The 3 main contenders (Vidalia, Toombs, MCA)all come to Savannah. The Vidalia game in many ways will be like Georgia-South Carolina. Early in the season and the loser will have a tough time winning a championship. This team has all the ingredients to be really good. Loads of experience, talent at the skill positions, and all the big ones at home. If healthy, this team's goal should be a region championship and at least 10 wins when the playoffs come to an end.

D

Georgia will start its treacherous September with one of the more inexperienced defenses in recent memory. I'm not going to glorify or condemn the defense until after LSU. I don't think this defense is hopeless but I'm also not a believer that this defense could be sizably better than last year's unit. However, I do think that the inexperience has a chance to kill the entire season before September's over. So it falls on the fat ass of CTG. If he can somehow, someway coach this group to a point where Georgia doesn't have to be perfect on offense and can make plays when it matters, then I will put him on the highest of pedestals just like a bunch of moron Georgia fans have already done. If he could somehow improve our rushing defense from 12th in the SEC as it was in 2012, I think that will go a long way for overall improvement. The offense will be good but at times it won't be great. Georgia will need the defense to make plays at some point in September. I'm just glad CTG has "his guys" now.

Tailgate CD

Here's your chance to be a part of history once again! Nominate any two songs that you want added to this year's CD. Nominations must be made by August 20th.

2013!!!

Back for another year of picks. Should be interesting to see the level of enthusiasm this go around. In 2013 we will use the South Atlantic League format. There will be a first half winner (Week 1 - Week 7) and a second half winner (Week 8 - Week 14). The two will then face one another during championship weekend. If a picker wins both halves then they will be declared champion.