The joy of the 2021 national championship for the Georgia Bulldogs conjured up a lot of memories from the glory days of the early 1980s. In 1980, the Bulldogs won the national championship. I was eight. And I was in love. A love that still burns strong.
A year later, the reigning national champion Bulldogs demolished Tennessee 44-0 in the season-opener Between the Hedges. Heading into this season’s kickoff against Oregon, the reflections went back to 1981, the last time the Bulldogs entered a season as the defending national champions.
It would be mighty greedy to dream of a 44-0 season opener again.