They have two options, essentially, and both require debunking history:

Reel off 7 conference wins in a row
Win 6 of 7 with the loss coming to AU

Both scenarios would require them beating UGA and UF. Richt has been pretty good against Carolina sans Marcus Lattimore. Carolina has struggled in The Swamp.

If they beat East Carolina and us, then they can really gain some confidence. That puts them at 2-1 and they follow that up with:

@ Vandy
Mizzou
@ Kentucky
BYE
Furman

before traveling to AU.

Their season basically comes down to the UGA game, which terrifies me. They'll be in desperation mode. Win that one and there are some big things to play for. Lose that one and their season could get even uglier.

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Posted by goodshotred2

Columbia, SC

Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 9/4/14 at 10:00 pm to MenloDawg

depends on how we play vs UGA. Defense scares me right now. I think they'll come together, but not until the second half of the year. We just don't seem to have a game changer on that side of the ball. Maybe one of the linebackers will step up in a couple weeks. Anyway, our fundamentals look non-existent.

If Spurrier decides to call run plays more frequently, the offense should be potent enough to keep up with most teams.

I thought before the season and still do that we are a 8-4 or 9-3 team this year.

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Posted by scrooster