Into The Frying Pan

   The predicted temperature for kickoff for Georgia's game at Arizona State (8 p.m., ABC) is 98 degrees at 5 o'clock in the desert. As if the heat isn't turned up enough literally, the Bulldogs are facing an upset master in Sun Devils coach Dennis Erickson, who was so looking ahead to this game that he let last week's slip away in an overtime loss to UNLV.

   Given the climate, depth is important -- and Georgia goes as deep as an oil drill. The one exception is offensive line, where injuries have chipped away. But the Dawgs survived a furnace in Columbia last week against South Carolina and should be ready for the land of cacti.

   A win could push them past idle Oklahoma, too, and back to No. 2 in the rankings.

   Is that where they belong?