No. 2 program in the SEC this century

Up until last Saturday it would've been difficult to argue against LSU, but now you could d a half-arse case for Georgia. If Georgia goes 15-0 and matches LSU's 15-0, a decent argument could be made for Georgia.

IF Georgia wins its last two games this season:

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

LSU – 3
Georgia – 2

CFP appearances


LSU - 1
Georgia - 3

Weeks ranked No. 1 in the CFP

LSU - 3
Georgia - 12

SECCG victories

LSU – 5
Georgia – 4

Series record this century

LSU 6-5

SECCG head to head this century

LSU 3-2

SECCG appearances this decade

LSU – 7
GEORGIA - 10

...The argument against LSU is that they only went to one SECCG game in 11 seasons between 2008 and 2019. LSU spent most of that time wishing that their coach would be fired, and it's hard to be a juggernaut if the fans want their coach fired the whole time. Also, LSU's 2020 and 2021 were clunkers and really embarrassing.

Also, Georgia has clearly been the better program during the CFP era, and it aint even close.

Regardless, based on the fact that LSU has 1 more national championship and also that they've had to play Alabama every once every season, I'd say that LSU is still the clear-cut second-best SEC program this century.

But, if Georgia wins the SECCG again next season and LSU is sitting at home watching the game, the situation might change.