We return a healthy group of third and fourth year offensive players, including a handful of potential stars on that side of the ball in Bentley, Deebo, Edwards, et al.

Our defense is questionable but Boom and T-Rob seem to field good defenses each season.

Special Teams should be above average.

Moving BMac to OC and bringing in the QB Whisperer Dan Werner should prove beneficial.

Most importantly, our schedule appears to be challenging but manageable with Georgia coming into the Cock Pit in Week 2. UF and UT both having new coaches. Stuff like that.

Plus we added some good new talent in the off-season that enrolled early and participated in Spring Drills (13 early enrollees) and some of them will contribute in a positive fashion.

No other program in the East (other than UGA) can reasonably, at least not yet, formulate a favorable list for the upcoming season along those lines.

Other things include The Wolf being here for his second season and bringing a much improved OLine to the dance.

A deep group of RBs who have all been playing since they were true freshmen ... none of them flashy but all of them work horses and solid.

Maybe one of the finer overall stables of WRs in the conference.

A stable coaching staff, save the QB coach (Werner) and OLine coach (Wolf), who have been together three years.

A favorable home schedule (UGA, Mizzou, A&M, UT) and a doable away schedule (Vandy, KY, Ole Miss, UF) that would appear at least to be tilted somewhat in our favor.

A highly motivated fan base that is expecting big things and will be there en force to provide emotional support. Billy Brice should be swayin' if we are playin'. And it's a tough place to play when the stars align.

Those are just some of the reasons off the top of my head. I'm sure I missed a few.