The Georgia Bulldogs face three SEC contenders on the street subsequent season in Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss. Based on one author who covers the Bulldogs, it’s the Texas Longhorns who will get essentially the most focus this offseason.
DawgNation beat author Mike Griffin had the next to say of the matchup between Texas and Georgia.
“Georgia doesn’t suppose an excessive amount of, Kirby (Good) doesn’t suppose an excessive amount of, about Alabama. Actually the Oct. 19 sport at Texas is the large headache.”
Griffin’s robust take is a shocking one given Alabama’s sustained success over the past decade and a half. Whether or not or not it was a delicate dig on the Crimson Tide is up for debate, however the beat author shared that Georgia devoted have a excessive esteem for Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian.
“They’re (Georgia vs. Texas) as in all probability the sport that’s gonna determine the SEC in Texas subsequent 12 months. And, to me, that’s what I’ve heard extra about, is the sport in Austin.”
SEC Community host Paul Finebaum pushed again reminding Griffin of Georgia’s street battle with Alabama earlier within the season. After all the Tide isn’t going away, and may present a tricky battle for the Bulldogs. However, Griffin didn’t again down and additional defined his reasoning.
“That’s a (Texas) workers that’s been in place, that’s a group that beat Alabama by 10 factors in Tuscaloosa final 12 months. That’s a powerful program that Steve Sarkisian’s constructed and so they’re an actual risk to the SEC with their finances. So, to me, I feel that’s the large risk proper now. Individuals speak about Texas and Georgia on the high of the SEC, and you then get into the second tiers.”
Griffin listed Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss and Missouri as second tier groups in 2024. Undoubtedly, that tiering with trigger a stir within the southeast, however the Longhorns and Bulldogs, based mostly on final season and what they return, appear to be the clear favorites to achieve the SEC championship.
Texas will look to push for a robust begin to its first SEC schedule when it opens convention play with Mississippi State on Sept. 28 in Austin.
Story initially appeared on Longhorns Wire
