Since the guy up there did such a shitty one:

Offense

QB- Better. Either James Franklin will actually be healthy this year and play more like his 2011 campaign, or he'll be surpassed by Maty Mauk (statistically the greatest HS QB of all time). Either way it will be better.

RB- Better. We lost Kendial Lawrence who was a 1,000 yard rusher last year. But he was always supposed to be the backup to Henry Josey. Josey is back this season after having 2012 off due to injury. He led the B12 in rushing in only 3/4 of a season in 2011. Plus Russell Hansborough our So. backup was named the most improved during spring ball. So he should have a solid season. And we can't forget about Marcus Murphy, who was named 1st Team All-American returner last year. I'm sure we'll continue to get him the ball in space.

FB: Better (de facto) We might actually have one this year. Greg White, our only back above 220 had one hell of a spring. Definitely look for him to get on the field in the blocking/bruising back role.

WR: Better. The only lost reciever from last year is Moe, who contributed far less on the field than people think. DGB who figured out the college game 1/2 way through last season, should be All-SEC this season. The other receivers should improve with another year under their belts, plus with 5* transfer Darius White eligible, that should help.

TE: Better. Sean Culkin was named starter as a freshman in fall ball, but got hurt just before the season and had to RS. He's back in form this year. Last year's starter Eric Waters should move to the blocking TE role with the shift in offensive philosophy.

OL Better. We lost one starter, who really only played a handful of games. Plus with all the injuries from last season out of the way, there is no way this unit is not better.

Defense

DT: Worse. You can't really replace Sheldon Richardson. But Matt Hoch still holding down the other half should help.

DE: Better. The same starters as last year, plus a big push in spring from a couple of guys who redshirted. This is consistently a very solid group.

LB: Push. We're replacing two of the three starters, including Gooden to the draft. But depth wise we should be much more solid. Darvin Ruise who started a handful of games last year, will take one spot. The other will be up for competition, including a highly touted freshman that some services ranked as top player in the state.

CB: Worse. We still have E.J. Gaines who will be all SEC. But we replace a big loss in Kip Edwards. Simple as that.

S: Better. We're replacing one of the starters in Kenronte Walker. Luckily we're doing so with the #1 JUCO safety. The other, Braylon Webb should be more consistent in his second year of starting, plus he's facing a strong push from the peanut gallery, so he's going to be forced to compete.

Special Teams

P: Same guy as last year. So one would think another year under his belt would help.

K Worse. We're replacing a 3 year starter, and the early indications don't look good. Although we actually forked out a a scholly for a top ranked prospect who'll arrive in the summer, so who knows.

LS- Push. Same guy as last year.

KR/PR- Better. Yes Murphy was an all American last year. But he didn't even have the job full time until the 4th game.

Overall

Offense- Better (substantially)
Defense- Push
Special Teams- Push

This post was edited on 4/26/13 at 3:24 am