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It’s the biggest weekend yet in the SEC as five conference games lead the six-game schedule, and none are bigger than the showdown between No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Can Alabama continue its dominance in the series without Nick Saban? Is Kalen DeBoer capable of out-coaching Kirby Smart? We’ll find out Saturday.
More importantly, it’s going to be strange seeing an Alabama team face off against Smart’s Bulldogs without Saban on the opposing sideline. It may take time to get used to this new normal, especially with Saban’s fingerprints still on the Tide.
“Well, he recruited a lot of them, and they’re good players,” Smart told reporters this week. “I think anytime you go against a really good team, that’s a powerhouse in college football, it’s a challenge. And I really look at it like this is a hell of an opportunity for our kids, our program. National stage, and we’re on the national stage a lot. We’ve been on the national stage a lot, especially the last three to four years. So it’s the reason kids wanna come to Georgia.”
Yes, the bread and butter of Saban and Smart’s rivalry has always been recruiting. No matter the schemes, the matchups or the banter, it all comes back to recruiting — and that should concern both teams. Alabama maintains the nation’s most talented roster in 247Sports’ Team Talent Composite this season, but Georgia is not far behind at No. 2. Recruiting leads to winning, and no one has done it better year after year than the Tide and Bulldogs. On Saturday, we’ll see which coach can close the miniscule gap with their in-game adjustments.
Drama is never limited to the field in the SEC, so before we get to the picks, a few thoughts to ponder after a bounceback performance in Week 4 that featured a 10-0…
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Author : Brandon Marcello
Publish date : 2024-09-25 16:27:56
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