ATLANTA — Last December, the last time Georgia swaggered into Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Bulldog faithful fell all but silent long before the end.
There were few, if any, callings of the Dawgs as that Southeastern Conference championship game became a debacle, and no roars for a Georgia trophy presentation. In fact, by the end of an evening with a double-digit loss to Alabama, there were not all that many home state fans left.
Nine months — and, despite that December night, one national championship win over Alabama — later, Georgia soundly reclaimed the theoretically neutral turf about 70 miles from its stately campus in Athens.