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I fully expect the Florida Gators
spread offense instated by Urban Meyer to be
among the most potent in the country, especially
with Chris Leak making the throws. If Leak has
the Heisman-like season that he is capable of,
the Gators can he a top 5 team even without
a punishing defense. If not, it will be just
another mediocre season by Florida standards.
Georgia topped the SEC East last season, but
the Bulldogs will have their work cut out for
them in order to stay in front of the Gators
this year as the hole left with the loss of
quarterback D.J. Shockley won’t be easily
filled. Joe Tereshinsky or true freshman Matthew
Stafford will get to take over the Georgia offense
this season, but I can’t see it being
as smooth sailing of a ship as it was last year.
The Bulldogs still have enough talent to win
the East, especially on the defensive side of
the ball, but it doesn’t look likely with
an inexperienced player under center.
Kentucky finished dead last in the East last
season with a 2-6 record. I can assure you that
they will be a better football team this season
if they can stay healthy. Depth has been a problem
for them in the past and because of it the Wildcats
would wear down in the 4th quarter. Kentucky
should be healthy headed into the season and
a deep offensive line and a much improved defense,
led by sophomore defensive tackle Myron Pryor,
should get them to .500 in the conference.
Steve Spurrier loves offensive football. That’s
no secret. The problem is, with such a small
defense, the gamecocks don’t get to play
enough offense as it’s difficult for the
“D” to get stops. The gamecocks
will try to stack the line this season with
8 man fronts and hope that they won’t
be too exploited in the secondary. Spurrier
will lead his boys to some big wins this season,
but I can’t see much if any improvement
on their 5-3 conference showing a season ago.
Last season Tennessee was one of the biggest
disappointments in college football. This season
you shouldn’t expect a big turnaround
as there are too many questions up front on
offense. The O-line is led by the talented Aaron
Sears, but he has been slowed by injuries in
the past. Other than him, with maybe the exception
of David Ligon, who has also had injury problems,
the Volunteers may be looking for Volunteers
to help solidify their line. Despite the negatives,
I expect Tennessee to be back bowling this season
by the skin of their teeth.
Vanderbilt only managed a 3-5 conference record
and a 5-6 overall record with the best QB in
the SEC last season, Jay Cutler who was the
11th pick in the NFL Draft. So it’s not
looking good for coach Bobby Johnson and his
Commodores. Not only do they lose their offensive
playmaker, but they have to start the 2006 season
at Michigan and at Alabama. After these 2 blowout
losses the Commodores will either pack it in
or gear up. I just don’t see how they
won’t finish last in the East. They just
don’t have enough talent on the offensive
side of the ball.
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