Once upon a time, winning the SEC Championship was the no. 1 goal. A National Championship was out of a team’s power because of fickle rankings. But a team could control their own destiny in the conference.
That’s no longer the case down south. Sure, winning any championship is fun, especially the SEC Championship. But National Championships are the be-all, end-all now. It’s really been the case for almost a decade now, Alabama’s just the only team to realize it with two National Championships in years that they didn’t win the SEC West.
Not anymore. The Georgia football squad, thanks to the coaching and the culture brought in by head coach Kirby Smart, have just one goal.