1. AJ Green is, as expected, leaving for NFL. Can't blame a guy for taking a chance at being the #1 pick. Wouldn't it be weird to see the second UGA guy go #1 in the NFL draft in 3 year? With Andrew Luck not in draft and Steve Smith declining (is he maybe a free agent this year?), it could definitely happen. So, what did UGA do over those 3 years with two #1 draft picks? 23-15, with no SEC title, no BCS games, no SEC East title, and final rankings of 13, NR, and NR. Sort-of hard to believe.
2. The biggest question about leaving early surrounds Justin Houston and Brandon Boykin. I think classes were supposed to start today or tomorrow (probably neither because of the weather), but their registration/attendance could be a sign. I think they technically have until the end of the week to decide, but it will be big. Houston will especially be a big loss. The question will be which talented person replaces him at OLB? Richard Samuel (who may actually be an inside linebacker at this point), or maybe one of the two talented DE/LBs the Dawgs are recruiting: Ray Drew or Jeoffrey Pagan? I think Pagan may be a more natural DE given his size, but Drew could definitely be a perfect OLB. We shall see.
3. The game tonight: I know this is late and no one will see before the game is over, but I will go on record predicting an Auburn victory. I think they will win something like 42-31. I will be rooting the the Ducks given the antics of Auburn during the UGA game, but the silver lining to an Auburn win is that the SEC rules. This will be the first time in a long time I haven't pulled for an SEC team to win in the title game (if ever). But I think Cam will have a monster game and we will see a lot of smiling, dancing around, Trooper towel-waving, and references to Cammy Cam juice (rolls eyes). Should be an interesting game.
Guess you've seen that Glenn and Boykin are both coming back. I think this was a very wise decision by both. I could see both playing in the NFL but both need to improve on this year. Glenn had mono that really hindered the first 4 or 5 games for him to get back to full strength. Boykin was asked to play Nickel (instead of Corner) for most of the snaps this year. He's a great Corner and hopefully as the 3-4 gets better, we play more 3-4 instead of Nickel, keeping Boykin at his best position. This is a huge WIN for the Dawgs. Both would be tough to replace immediately with the talent behind them.
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