Georgia won't help SEC make it 6 in a row

It started with a Florida sandwich of titles with LSU providing the meat. Alabama and Auburn followed by not only keeping the BCS crystal ball not just in the conference by within the borders of Alabama. As Cam Newton jets off to the NFL and Urban Meyer rides into the retirement sunset, the SEC is left without an overwhelming white horse to gallop straight to the title game for a shot at a sixth straight time. Perhaps Alabama will find a new QB to go with Trent Richardson and maybe LSU catch lightning in a bottle with new QB Zach Mettenberger to go along with the stable of athletes Les Miles has collected. One thing 99% of ration Georgia fans will agree on though is that Georgia has little chance of helping the SEC continue the run of titles.

There are just too many holes right now on January 24, 2011 for Georgia to be considered a serious contender. While Aaron Murray is a very nice piece to start with at quarterback, who will step up at wide receiver for him? Orson Charles is his most reliable returning weapon, however Charles is a tight end. Tavarres King could be as could Marlon Brown, but as of TODAY, those two COMBINED aren't what AJ Green was. Washaun Ealey has shown some great flashes that he could be a fine running back, but he also has shown that he cannot always be depended upon to hold onto the ball. Isaiah Crowell would be a nice addition like Michael Dyer was for Auburn last year or Marcus Lattimore was for the SEC East champion South Carolina Gamecocks, however he hasn't even publicly pledged to Georgia. The offensive line doesn't have a coach and must build some serious depth as just four players with starting experience return.

The defense is more of the same. Jonathan Jenkins would be a fine addition on the defensive line at nose tackle, but he isn't officially in the fold just yet and may decide to go elsewhere. If he doesn't show up to Athens for the 2011 season, the D-Line will have a huge hole in the center for the second straight year, leaving Jarvis Jones and Richard Samuel vulnerable at ILB. The OLBs will have to replace Justin Houston, only one of the most dominating linebackers/DEs in the SEC over the last two years.

A lack of players on offense and a huge hole in the center of the defensive line to go along with a coach on the hotseat, as he sees nearly every other coach in the SEC wearing a championship ring on his finger, will keep Georgia sadly on the couch instead of in the BCS title game at the end of the 2011 season. The SEC could very well win a sixth straight BCS title, but unless Georgia can ink a few major recruits such as Jenkins and Crowell on National Signing Day and get a receiver to step up to replace Green, the Bulldogs won't help continue that streak.