For the previous two seasons -- and honestly, for the majority of several seasons before that -- the rest of the SEC was chasing Alabama.
Everyone will open the 2016 season as the Crimson Tide's pursuers, again, although only a few teams are legitimate threats to catch up to Nick Saban's juggernaut. Over the next several days, we'll take a look at the Tide's fellow SEC contenders and their cases for overtaking Alabama in the upcoming season.
After examining Arkansas, Auburn and Florida in previous installments, now we move to perennial SEC East contender Georgia, which is starting over after 15 years under Mark Richt:
How they can beat Alabama: Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity apparently subscribes to the theory “If you can't beat them, join them.