re: Is there a consensus #2 football program in the SEC, historically?

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2 for UGA, so they had the edge on us by 1.

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No one but Georgia gives any credence to 1942. It’s claimed in your own minds only.

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They also only had 8 SEC titles compared to our 12.

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You put WAY too much weight on SEC Titles… especially the old ones which were much easier to come by.

I mean look at 1980 Georgia’s path to the SEC Championship. They defeated:

Tennessee (5-6)
Ole Miss (3-8)
Vanderbilt (2-9)
Kentucky (3-8)
Florida (8-4)
Auburn (5-6)

That’s it. No having to play in a Championship Game. Just win six games, five against opponents with a losing record, and win a trophy.

1981 was nearly just as bad.

Tennessee (8-4)
Ole Miss (4-6-1)
Vanderbilt (4-7)
Kentucky (3-8)
Florida (7-5)
Auburn (5-6)

GA shared the title with Alabama that year, meaning 20% of the league won the Championship.

That’s 2 SEC Titles in two seasons without ever having to beat a ranked conference opponent.

If you think that somehow compares to Florida in the 1990s who had to get past a typically Top 5 Tennessee just to have a shot at then beating the West Champion, you are crazy. In Florida’s 5 SEC Titles won in the 1990s, they had to play 15 conference opponents that finished ranked in the Top 25… that’s 3 per season.

Not all SEC titles are created equal. Sure you get to claim the trophy, but you can’t expect folks to think Georgia’s 1980 or 1981 team was just as deserving as those Gators teams in the ‘90s, LSU in 2019, Auburn in 2010, etc.

We have eyes. And we have brains. And if one simply applies an ounce of logic, it’s obvious that taking every SEC title since 1933 and pretending they were all won with the same difficulty is insanity.

And Georgia has won more lackluster SEC titles than anyone.