ATLANTA — A year ago, ESPN declared that Kirby Smart had built Georgia into another Alabama. I declared that ESPN was being a bit hasty. Smart’s Bulldogs beat Saban’s Crimson Tide for the 2021 national championship, but that was Smart’s first ring. Saban owned six titles at Alabama and a 4-1 record against his ex-assistant.
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The case for UGA being another Bama strengthened when the Bulldogs went on to win the 2022 national championship. The case for UGA being another Bama strengthened when the Bulldogs went on to win the 2022
national championship. Then came another undefeated regular season for Georgia. The Bulldogs made it back to the SEC Championship game as the favorites to beat Alabama and go on to win a third consecutive national title.
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Here was a chance for Georgia to make that ESPN headline appear prescient rather than premature. Instead, the Crimson Tide beat the Bulldogs again for a conference championship. They took Georgia’s place in the College Football Playoff.
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While basking in the glow of his ninth SEC title at Bama, Saban acknowledged that his team has fed on the many outside doubts about them this season. “I think that’s an interesting point that you bring up because one of the motivating factors for this team all year long is they wanted to prove who they were because of the criticism that they got,” Saban said. “Now, this validates (them). Winning the SEC, beating Georgia
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