re: Legit national title contenders. 4 or 5 legit from the sec.

Why? Preseason bullshite is based on preseason bullshite. Period.

I could talk about how your CBs and pass rush are both a giant question mark and how that's a bad combination. An especially bad combination considering 2 of your first 3 games are against aTm and UGA - everybody seems to think highly of their WR groups.

I could talk about how you can't beat AU and you play them at AU.

I could talk about how you have one win in the Swamp ever that I know of and you go there this year.

I could talk about how you don't get extra time to prepare for UGA like you have in past years. I could talk about how we don't have anybody suspended for this game like we have in past years. I could talk about how we do have extra time to prepare for this game unlike past years. I could talk about how Richt has never lost in Columbia when Lattimore isn't on the roster.

I could talk about how I think your running game will regress because you don't have a QB to split carries with Davis and take the pressure off of him.

But I've been assured by Cack fans that this is all minor, so I'm expecting 12-0.

I was just trying to explain OP's reasoning for having "maybe" beside USCe.