re: Phil Steele has UGA as his #1 surprise team in 2014

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I think we would both agree that FSU had way more talent on offense and defense going into last yr than UGA does going into this yr.

I'm sure Steele would say the same if asked.

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I am a former scout. I saw the roster FSU had last year. I would say that there were just as many unknowns on their roster as UGA has this year. The talent was there, just like in Athens, just not proven. Both staffs (preseason 2013) were never given the benefit of the doubt of cultivating talent into results of National prominence. Pretty similar in my opinion. Am I saying for sure that UGA is on the same route with any degree of certainty. Absolutely not. But talent is not the issue in Athens; it's there. Just not cultivated yet for all we know.