Georgia should improve by a few games based on schedule alone...

I won't talk about our actual team, that's discussion for a different thread. This is simply about our schedule, and if it is easier, harder, or the same as last year's.

1) Boise: Advantage- 2010. Last year we got ULL. Obviously Boise will be tougher. They do lose some key pieces and we get them in a glorified home game (the ticket allotment is not the same as the other kickoff classics). But clearly they will be tougher than ULL.

2) SC: Advantage- 2011. They return their 3 main players, but we get them at home. We were in it til the very end last year in Columbia, so I don't see how (schedule wise) this would be any harder getting them at home.

3) CC: Advantage- 2011. Last year this OOC game was Colorado. Even though they sucked, we had to go across the country to play them. CC at home is certainly a better situation.

4) @OM: Advantage- 2011. Last year this spot was Arkansas at home. I have no doubt Arky '10 is better than OM '11. And Oxford isn't exactly the hardest place to play.

5) MSU: Advantage- 2011. In addition to them losing their pretty darn good DC, we get them at home.

6) @UT: Advantage- 2010. Last year we played them at home with a new staff. This year, although they're still young, they should be improved and it's on the road.

7) @VU: Advantage- push. It's on the road....but it's vandy, and they're breaking in a new staff. Doesn't really matter.

8) @UF: Advantage- 2011. Remember this is just as compared to last year. This year, unlike last, we get the bye week prior to the cocktail party (which has given us some success in this series). Also, they'll be breaking in a new staff and a new system. I'm not saying we have the advantage over them, but 2011 sets up better for us than 2010 does.

9) NMSU: Advantage- push. A cupcake is a cupcake.

10) Auburn: Advantage- 2011. They lose a TON, and we get them at home.

11) UK: Advantage- 2011. They lose one of their best players this decade and we get them at home.

12) @GT: Advantage- 2010, I guess. Richt has never lost to GT in Atlanta, but still it's nicer to play at home than on the road.


So that's 7 games this year where our situation is better than it was last year, 2 that are basically the same, and 3 where our situation is worse. With even moderate improvement by our team we should have a significantly better record, especially considering that every one of our losses last year wasn't decided until late.