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Alabama, Conquered: How Kirby Smart, Georgia Finally Broke Through to Win It All

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Sports Illustrated

By Pat Forde The Bulldogs snapped a 41-year championship drought, and they had to get past the best coach of all time, and that ‘outside noise,’ to get it done. INDIANAPOLIS—When the Georgia Bulldogs filtered back into their locker room after their only loss of the 2021 season, there were tears, there was anger and there was resolve. The Alabama 41, Georgia 24 scoreline in the Southeastern Conference championship game Dec. 4 wasn’t supposed to happen. Not again. Not this year, of all years, when the Dogs finally had a better team than their nemesis. Right then and there, they set about making …

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