Georgia is a college football scams.

Yes, the Bulldogs are an excellent group. Yes, although their schedule isn’t as magnificent as SEC chauvinists declare it is (Alabama-Birmingham, Vanderbilt, Charleston Southern), you might make the case they are at least powerful.

Even so, Alabama utilized a 41-24 success Saturday throughout the SEC Championship Game to squash Georgia which talk from the routine season about the Bulldogs ranking amongst the traditionally elite, with a transcendent defense, an extremely effective quarterback and a relatively good opportunity never ever to lose once again this years.

Alabama exposed No. 1 Georgia (well, a minimum of for the minute) as absolutely nothing however Crimson Tide wannabes. Someone asked Kirby Smart what he informed his Bulldogs in the losers’ locker space at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

” I enjoy them, and I value them,” Smart stated of his post-game words, including that he cautioned them, “The outdoors sound starts now.”

It does, and my hand is raised to lead the shouting amongst those who understand Georgia is absolutely nothing more than a tease for the championship game. In spite of all of those elegant recruiting classes causing all of that preseason buzz for years, the Bulldogs have not won everything because 1980.

Oh, and counting.

Nevertheless, when members of the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee huddle Sunday, they’ll consist of Georgia and Alabama in their Final Four.

The reality is, any mix including a rematch in between these 2 SEC groups will not be quite for Georgia. See Saturday’s outcomes, and get this: The last time Alabama dealt with Georgia was on October 17, 2020 in Tuscaloosa, where the Crimson Tide whipped the Bulldogs by precisely the exact same rating of 41-24 2 years prior to that, Georgia collapsed versus Alabama two times in 12 months throughout basically more house video games for the Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, situated 71 miles from their school in Athens, and Georgia blew double-digit leads both times in the 2nd half.

First, there was the CFP title video game in January 2018, when Georgia went from a 13 -0 benefit at halftime to a 26-23 loss in overtime. Came the SEC Championship Game that December. Despite the fact that the Bulldogs were ahead 28-14 midway through the 3rd quarter, they lost 35-28

The common measure: Smart choked all of those times versus Alabama coach Nick Saban, his old manager. As I’ve stated permanently ( consisting of for Forbes.com last month), till Smart shows he can beat Saban, he never ever will.

Does this noise familiar? Georgia roared to a double-digit lead Saturday versus Alabama after a 10 -0 start simply within the 2nd quarter, however Kirby’s Bulldogs collapsed for a 4th time in 4 attempts with Saban throughout the method.

Regarding the current edition of Kirby versus Nick, there were numerous things we found out (once again).

• Talent versus TALENT.

Even though Kirby has actually invested his 6 seasons at Georgia hiring like insane, he still hasn’t reached Saban’s level. : Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett is quite excellent, however Alabama’s Bryce Young is quite excellent.

” He understood where to choose the ball. He keeps his eyes downfield with the rush, where a great deal of quarterbacks would not do that,” Smart stated of Young, a sophomore who finished 26 of 44 passes for 421 lawns and 3 goals, and he likewise hurried 3 times for 40 backyards and another rating.

Courtesy of Young and speedy Alabama receivers John Metchie III and Jameson Williams, the Tide torched a Georgia defense that had actually permitted challengers approximately less than a goal per video game. You understand, although it consisted of the similarity Alabama-Birmingham, Vanderbilt and Charleston Southern

• Smart did what?

Whenever Saban is throughout the method, with his 7 championship game rings (figuratively, if absolutely nothing else), Smart loses his mind or something.

Take that 2017 CFP title video game, when Smart played conservatively enough after Georgia got that 13- point cause stimulate Alabama’s return. There likewise was his phony punt at midfield in the 2018 SEC national championship, with ball game connected at 28-28 within the last 4 minutes.

It didn’t work.

This time, with Georgia tracking by 2 goals versus Alabama near completion of the 3rd quarter and requiring a pulse (or a basket), Smart chose to have Bennett go all out on fourth-and-six from Alabama’s 19.

That didn’t work, either.

Here’s the greatest thing we discovered …

Smart will never ever beat Saban.