Film Room: What Does Georgia Have to Do Differently This Time vs. Alabama?

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By Richard Johnson A month after the Tide’s SEC title romp, will the rematch be closer? These are the matchup’s defining questions. Will the Georgia-Alabama sequel be anything like the original? Well, you’d certainly hope not after two largely uncompetitive semifinal games got us back right where we were a month ago: a 41–24 SEC title game boat racing in Bama’s favor. Vegas sees Monday’s game as a tighter affair, with Georgia as a three-point favorite, 3.5 points fewer than the first game. It’s not likely that the Crimson Tide will again be 17 points better than the Bulldogs, but the combined …

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