At last the 2017 season is ending, culminating in the long awaited Georgia vs. Alabama matchup that most expected to occur in the SEC title game -- until Auburn upset the Crimson Tide in the Iron Bowl and took their place. Multiple schools have attempted to do what Georgia is now doing: hire a former Nick Saban assistant and copy his program-building strategies in order to topple Alabama as the reigning SEC power.
Georgia has some unique advantages in its attempt to become the SEC's new flagship program, starting with one of the most talent-rich states in the country.