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Kirby Smart and Georgia Determined to Close the Gap on Alabama

HOOVER, Ala. – Georgia and Kirby Smart can’t shake Alabama. Two years ago, Alabama prevented them from winning a national championship. Last year, Alabama stood in their way of an SEC title and playoff appearance. On Tuesday, Alabama hung over their experience at SEC media days, the annual unofficial kickoff event held at the Hyatt Regency in a Birmingham suburb, which is, of course, located in the state of Alabama. They’re already nauseous of Alabama talk, whether they admit it or not. Many of the questions here during the Bulldogs’ spin through this media circus were about their cross-division rival.