As promised, I will make a case for which SEC team South Carolina has the best chance of upsetting this season. Currently, the Online Poll has Florida ahead at 36%, followed by Tennessee at 33%, UGA at 21%, and LSU at 10%.
I disagree with The Open Mike Army on this one. The main reason is that they have chosen the one SEC matchup that is on the road. South Carolina has played particularly well on the road at times over the past few years, however last season we saw that come apart at the end with a bad loss at Arkansas. I think Carolina's has their best chance at home this season.
The answer is the defending National Champions, LSU. History is the reason behind this prediction. Take a look at LSU last season; big wins against Florida and Auburn sandwiching a loss to Kentucky on the road. Move forward this season and you have Florida and Georgia games as bookends to the game against South Carolina in October.
If Carolina can hold the LSU offense under 20 points, they give themselves a shot. Georgia will have too much firepower at the beginning of the season, as will Florida at the end on the road. With the return of Jasper Brinkley and Nathan Peppers, the Gamecock defense should have all of its defensive weapons to hold the LSU offense. On offense, it's up to the O-Line and Tommy Beacher (presumably) to take care of business.
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