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The Bulldogs were preseason #1 last year, but ended up delivering a standard 10-3 season.  This year with their star quarterback and runningback gone to the NFL, expectations are a lot lower.  Which is exactly why Georgia could have a much better year.  Since the Mark Richt era began Georgia has consistently done better when they were overlooked, and done worse when the expectations were high.  But how good can they really be without Stafford and Moreno?

The Dawgs offense could be better this year than last, considering their young line now has some experience.  While QB Joe Cox doesn't have Staffords arm, he is a very capable and talented player.  He's also spent the last couple of years studying plays and learning the game more, which should make his decision making better than the young sometimes impatient Stafford.  And while Georgia will certainly miss Moreno, they are still deep in their running game.  And don't forget receiving phenom AJ Green is now a year older and likely even better than he was last year.

The defensive line suffered a terrible blow last year when DT Jeff Owens ended his season with an injury in the first game against Georgia Southern.  The Dawgs were able to get a medical redshirt for the senior and he is back this year.  The biggest problem for Georgia's defense this year will be a questionable secondary.  We'll see early how good they are against the Oklahoma State passing game in the first game of the season.

The biggest problem for Georgia will be its schedule.  No matter how good you are when you play a schedule that includes teams like Florida, LSU, Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech, you're going to have some losses.  And considering the Dawgs can't beat the Gators even in the years where they have the better team, it is highly unlikely they will even compete with them this year.  And lets not forget possible upsets to rivals like Tennessee and Auburn.  But considering the low expectations that people have for Georgia this season, if the Dawgs can hold their losses to two or three, I think that will be a big win for the team.  Then again those expectations could rise quickly if Georgia can pull off a win at Oklahoma State.  We'll see soon enough.

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2009 Schedule (Home games in bold)

09/05 at Oklahoma State
09/12 South Carolina
09/19 at Arkansas
09/26 Arizona State
10/03 LSU
10/10 at Tennessee
10/17 at Vanderbilt
10/31 vs. Florida 
11/07 Tennesse Tech
11/14 Auburn
11/21 Kentucky
11/28 at Georgia Tech

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