Next week is one of my absolute favorites of the entire sports year! Thanksgiving Day NFL football and the Egg Bowl? Rivalry Week? Feast Week in college hoops? NBA and NHL preseason games? The World Cup!

Sign me up.

If you need me for the next week and a half, I’ll be parked in front of my TV.

Now, let’s dive into your questions for this week’s SDS Mailbag:

@SChinni12:

We just saw Tennessee’s juggernaut offense stopped cold by Georgia’s elite defense. Which team is Georgia’s biggest threat moving forward?

This might surprise some of y’all, but the answer is still Tennessee. Yes, the Vols were dominated from start to finish by the Bulldogs in Athens, but they managed to eke out a 28-13 final decision.

In a true road contest, with a voracious crowd and periods of bad weather, that’s actually not a terrible result for Tennessee. I honestly don’t think a team like Ohio State or Michigan (or TCU or USC) could go into Sanford Stadium and pull off a better result.

I’m not saying I’d pick Tennessee or anyone to beat the Dawgs on a neutral field this year, but you put a rematch between the Vols and Georgia on a field in, say, Houston, and I’ll pick Josh Heupel’s crew to keep the score closer than any other team in the nation.

After last year’s Alabama-Georgia title game, it’s not crazy to think we could see 2 more SEC teams squaring off for the Playoff championship this year. If it happens, it should be another thrilling contest.

Robert:

Of the top 10 teams in the current College Football Playoff rankings, what would be your ideal 4-team bracket?

Here’s a look at the current top-10 CFP rankings, for those who may have missed the late release on Tuesday night:

  1. Georgia
  2. Ohio State
  3. Michigan
  4. TCU
  5. Tennessee
  6. LSU
  7. USC
  8. Alabama
  9. Clemson
  10. Utah

I’ll refrain from being too much of a homer by saying I’d like to see No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Tennessee, No. 3 LSU and No. 4 Alabama in the College Football Playoff.

However, I do think the ideal foursome would feature a pair of SEC squads. I’d go with No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Tennessee and No. 4 USC. If you’re going to go toe-to-toe with Georgia, as I mentioned in the previous answer, you’d better have an elite offensive attack.

Well, Tennessee is No. 1 in scoring. Ohio State is No. 2. USC is No. 3. I’d still pick the Dawgs to hold up against all 3 of those offenses, but it would be fun to see the Vols, Buckeyes and Trojans try to take down the reigning champs.

Matthew:

Of all the early season losses for SEC men’s basketball teams, including Tennessee to Colorado, Kentucky to Michigan State and Florida to FAU, which are you most concerned about?

To me, it’s Tennessee that I’m most worried about. Kentucky will be fine in games where Oscar Tshiebwe doesn’t foul out. Florida is still learning a new system under a first-year coach.

But the Vols are shooting way too many 3-pointers for the skills they have. They shot 14-for-44 from beyond the arc in a season-opening win over Tennessee Tech. Then, in a loss to Colorado in Nashville, the Vols made only 10-of-37 from long range. They bounced back with an 8-for-20 effort in a recent win over Florida Gulf Coast.

The ideal mix of 3-pointers to 2-pointers is probably somewhere in between 20 and 37 per game. I don’t like the Vols launching nearly 40 3s per game. But they should be shooting 25-30 times from beyond the arc if they have good looks.

We’ll see how that balanced improves moving forward, but if the Vols are going to shoot 40 3s against major-conference foes, they’re going to lose some games they should win when the 3s aren’t falling.

@Dobbe8:

Are the Lions or Cowboys more deserving of hosting a Thanksgiving Day game every year?

I’m a bit biased on this question, as my dad is a Cowboys fan having grown up in the 1960s. Thus, the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game in Dallas was always the one we’d plan our meal around.

To me, the Cowboys are the bigger brand and have a much bigger following than the Lions, so I’d probably keep the game in Dallas over the one in Detroit.

Fortunately, I don’t have to make that decision, and both cities can keep their traditions. I enjoy having both games on TV during the day on Thanksgiving. It’s one of my favorite parts of the holiday.

I’d rather take away the third game the NFL has tried to force on us as the nightcap. That’s Egg Bowl time!

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