re: Alabama At Full Health

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I haven't denied anything. Georgia won. I'm simply discussing things that influenced the game.

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Biggest reasons why UGA won the second game against Bama and not the first.

1) The NC game mattered more for UGA. UGA was in the playoffs either way. Smart coached the SECCG knowing that... he didn't pull Bennett for Daniels in that game because he cared more about what helped UGA long term... having a confident Bennet... then taking a stab at coming back in the SECCG when winning it wasn't necessary.

2) An extra month to get players healthy. UGA was at it's healthiest last year in the NCG. We were still down a bunch of guys, but it was the least injured UGA was all season.

3) Learning from the first game. Bama had to show most of what it had in the SECCG because it was a must win game for them while it wasn't for UGA who didn't need to show everything.

4) Bama players got hurt and their backups couldn't step up. It did factor in for Bama... but the fact it mattered was more a matter of Bama not having the depth we normally see from them, not the fact injuries occurred.

5) Bennett confidence. Smart sticking with Bennett left him with a ton of confidence going into the NCG that he didn't necessarily have in the SECCG. That let him shrug off the horrible fumble call the refs made and not spiral like he did in the SECCG earlier.