04-06-2026, 10:37 AM
My ol'Grand Pappy 'tolt' me back in '39, "Sonny, never get in a pissing contest with a shunk. Even if you drown the 'blastard' you will still stink for two weeks."
Mudbug Malzahn can now steer UGA's fate with the CFP selection committee.
By Mike Griffith, Dawgnation Staff
Georgia football fans likely did a double take when seeing former rival Gus Malzahn was selected to influence UGA’s postseason fate as a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee.
Indeed, former Auburn coach Pat Dye once said that if he were ever on a CFP committee, he would certainly not treat Alabama the same as other programs if he were on such a panel.
It was less than 10 years ago that Malzahn, then Auburn’s head coach, triumphantly walked off the field after a 40-17 win over UGA in 2017, proclaiming, “We whipped the dog crap out of them.”
Georgia responded by winning the next four games against Malzahn by a collective score of 98-37, leading up to his firing in December 2020.
UGA’s win streak in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry stands at nine games...
Smart also recently revealed a growing sentiment in the league that the SEC championship game “probably needs to go” if the College Football Playoff expands to 16 or 24 teams -- which, it’s worth noting, Smart told The Atlanta-Journal Constitution he favors.
Mudbug Malzahn can now steer UGA's fate with the CFP selection committee.
By Mike Griffith, Dawgnation Staff
Georgia football fans likely did a double take when seeing former rival Gus Malzahn was selected to influence UGA’s postseason fate as a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee.
Indeed, former Auburn coach Pat Dye once said that if he were ever on a CFP committee, he would certainly not treat Alabama the same as other programs if he were on such a panel.
It was less than 10 years ago that Malzahn, then Auburn’s head coach, triumphantly walked off the field after a 40-17 win over UGA in 2017, proclaiming, “We whipped the dog crap out of them.”
Georgia responded by winning the next four games against Malzahn by a collective score of 98-37, leading up to his firing in December 2020.
UGA’s win streak in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry stands at nine games...
Smart also recently revealed a growing sentiment in the league that the SEC championship game “probably needs to go” if the College Football Playoff expands to 16 or 24 teams -- which, it’s worth noting, Smart told The Atlanta-Journal Constitution he favors.
