Thus the expectation among many in the business is that conference championship games will eventually go away. That could include the SEC, although SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is hesitant, to put it lightly.

Georgia (12-1, No. 3 CFP), had been 0-4 against Alabama in the SEC title game and 1-7 against the Crimson Tide under coach Kirby Smart.

Conference championship weekend brought plenty of storylines. Teams completed their College Football Playoff resumes, and the Big Ten emerged as the big TV ratings winner of the weekend. An average of 18.

This is an opinion column. There was always something about Atlanta on that first Saturday in December. That unmistakable buzz. Tension. Drama. The SEC was an innovator among major college football conferences when launching its football conference championship game in 1992.

Neither has come to fruition thus far. Even after the College Football Playoff moved to a straight-seeding format for the 2025 season, it still preserved automatic bids for the five highest-ranked conference champions -- adding even more motivation to win a title.

The Georgia Bulldogs' social media team has recently revealed what head coach Kirby Smart told the team ahead of the Dawgs' win in the SEC Championship.

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