Must win game(s) in order

They are all must win ... but yeah, one game at a time.

Anything is possible. We're all undefeated at this time of the year.

Coastal will likely come in expecting to upset us. Think about it. What happens if we're not ready between the ears?

Let's hope and pray we suffer no big season ending injuries this season. If we stay healthy and manage to improve game by game then we've got a really good chance to have a good season.

How this team handles adversity is going to be important because they will face their challenges this season.

I played sports, mainly baseball and then softball, up until early adulthood when I took up archery and started competing nationally in that. In the past 3 years, I've taken up golf. Yes, I know players will often overlook teams and it's why I said it is important for players to take one game at a time. Fans looking at the entire schedule makes no difference on the output of players on the field.

Losing to Kentucky again would be bad, really bad. No doubt about it.

But let's say we beat UGA and Kentucky and drop one to Ole Miss or Vandy. That would be really bad too

We really can't afford to lose one, but there is no "one" that is absolutely "must win" either.

Beat Coastal by three TDs and we're off to a good start.

Beat UGA and we're off to a great start.

Lose to UGA, keep it very very close, and we have to move on.

Can't afford to let it carry over into the Marshall game either way because Marshall is never an automatic gimme for anyone. But we have to win that one, absolutely.

Then we go to Vandy, another must win. No hiccups.

Then at Kentucky. They believe they can beat us every year now ... we're going to have to break them of that. It'll be a tough game.

Then we come home to face Mizzou. By this time our mindset will be set one way or the other. Another must win game.

Stay home to face A&M. We've never beaten them. They don't believe we're supposed to beat them. It's another hump we're going to have to get over. Another must win game.

Off week ... gotta win this one. Time to lick wounds.

Then comes Tennessee. We're circled on their schedule. We absolutely must win this game to establish a trend and maintain momentum in the division. Keep our place above them in the pecking order. Boom has never lost to them and we can't let it happen this year.

Let's say we're cruising by this time. We go to Ole Miss and it's definitely a trap game. Some of the best games I remember have been against Ole Miss. Talk about a must win game. This one has the potential to bite us in the arse if we're not careful.

Then it's off to Gainesville for another Boom return to the place that shite on him. Everyone knows this will be a battle. Likely a night game in The Swamp. But this game could, maybe, have huge implications for us on so many levels ... again, a must win game.

Come home and get some relief against the Mocs and hopefully get some playing time for third teamers and scrubs. We'll be in need of an easy win by this time. A chance to fine tune some things and, in all likelihood by this time in the season, some backs-ups replacing injured players will need to get some solid reps before we go to tatertown.

Finally ... at Clemson. We'll be a double digit dog anyway we cut it. Depending upon how our season has gone and whether or not we've got momentum and confidence and chemistry rolling into this game ... it could very well be a must win game.

The possibilities heading into this season are endless.

Here's the thing heading into a season.

I'm more into the "who can we not afford to lose to injury" speculation.

Lose Bentley, what happens next?

Lose Deebo again, or BAW, or Dowdle, or Kinlaw, or a couple of DBs?

We're just not deep enough yet to overcome the loss of certain players for any period of time. We have to hope to stay healthy. If we can stay relatively healthy and get some good bounces ... and provided this new offense clicks - then this could be a really fun season.