Georgia's Bulldogs are definite contenders for this year's national title. With the possible exception of Arkansas QB Wilson(I believe the Hog QB would've been the SEC's best if Bobby Petrino was back), the Dawgs' QB Murray is the SEC's best QB. They have talent at the skill positions, led by RB Isaiah Crowell, the #2 rated RB coming out of HS in Keith Marshall, and tremendous depth throughout the RB and receiver positions.
The defense was very good last year. They will probably be better this year, as 15 of the top 16 interior defenders return to a 4-3 alignment that gave up only 101 yards rushing per game in '11. The gift of riches continues in the defensive backfield as 3 of 4 starters return to a unit that had only 50.7% of passes completed against them last year.
If it wasn't for that darn little complication of graduation, this team could've been a favorite in the SEC and the BCS. The one unit that could cause Georgia problems is the offensive line. Two All-Americans graduated from the center and left tackle positions, respectively, and the right tackle, a #7 draft choice, left as well. That's a dangerous amount of experience gone from such an important unit. Still, at 12-1 odds, and with a relatively easy schedule, Georgia is worth a very long look as BCS champ.
Handicapping angle: My fear is the linemakers know what I know concerning how good Georgia can be this year. The early lines will probably reflect that fact. So, even though I believe they will be a go-with team, be careful to avoid inflated lines involving the Dawgs.
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