Georgia coach Kirby Smart, left, speaks with Alabama coach Nick Saban before the first half of the SEC title game in December. The two teams meet for the national title Monday night in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart got an inside look at what it takes to build a college football juggernaut working for Nick Saban at Alabama for eight seasons.
Blueprint in hand, Smart took over at his alma mater in 2016, and the Bulldogs have been ascending ever since, going 57-10 in the last five seasons.
“I think the University of Georgia, Kirby’s program is probably one of the elite programs in the country,” Saban said Sunday.
But to truly be like ’Bama you have to beat ’Bama. Smart and the Bulldogs are 0-4 against the Tide.
No. 3 Georgia gets another shot to take down the king Monday night. The Bulldogs face the top-ranked and defending national champion Tide in all-Southeastern Conference College Football Playoff title game played in the heart of Big Ten country.
Five weeks after Alabama once again asserted its dominance over Georgia in the SEC title game, the Bulldogs drag the weight of a seven-game losing streak against the Tide and a 41-year national title drought into a rematch at Lucas Oil Stadium.
“I mean, it’s definitely motivation,” Georgia tackle Jamaree Salyer said of the losing streak to Alabama. “It’s the truth. You can’t really run away from the truth.”
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