Iraq2xVeteran said:
I love that Jimbo Fisher is rising to the challenge. He probably wants to beat the first of Nick Saban's former assistant coaches to beat him. Beating Alabama is virtually the only way to win the SEC West. The next step would be beating Georgia or Florida in the SEC championship to punch a ticket to the College Football Playoffs. This year will mark the 30th SEC Championship Game. Those 29 titles in the SEC Championship era were claimed by a total of 6 programs: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and Tennessee. I think Texas A&M will become the next first time SEC Championship game winner.
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/who-will-be-sec-next-first-time-winner-ranking-candidates-2021/
Of Nick Saban's former assistant coaches, Kirby Smart was the closest to doing so, but Georgia blew double-digit third quarter leads against Alabama twice in the 2018 calendar year. In the 2018 CFP National Championship game, Georgia blew a 20-7 lead with 6:52 left in 3rd quarter before losing to Alabama 26-23 in overtime. Georgia is unlikely to have a better opportunity of winning a national championship game than they had that year. 11 months later in the 2018 SEC Championship Game, Georgia blew a 28-14 lead with 12:39 left in the 3rd quarter before losing to Alabama 35-28. Last year, Georgia led Alabama 24-17 with 23 seconds left in the 1st half before Alabama outscored Georgia 24-0, including 21-0 in the second half, to crush Georgia 41-24.
I married a Georgia alum. She mentioned to me that they open against Clemson next season, to which I said, "Well, Clemson's going to win." Without blinking she agreed.
Georgia's attempt to dethrone Alabama is as futile as if they were Kentucky. They're trying to recreate the Saban process without the tactical genius of Saban himself. Saban is more than just the Process - if that were all, someone would have knocked him off by now. Saban is the Process
and impeccable game strategy.
Jimbo has his own process and his own strategy. He's not trying to create Bama-on-the-Brazos. He shares his former mentor's attention to detail and relentless drive for perfection, but he spent years learning from another legend and coming into his own as a champion at Florida State. If anyone can unseat Saban, Jimbo has the best shot. And if resistance truly is futile, if it should come to pass that we all must wait for Saban to retire, when that time comes Texas A&M will roll over Alabama, Georgia, and everyone else.