re: Georgia 2023 isn't Georgia 2021/2022. But Alabama is getting bonus points as if they were.

This year, Georgia had glaring weaknesses on the defensive line, considerable inexperience at inside linebacker (especially once Dumas-Johnson got hurt), and a decent, but not consistently effective, running game.

These issues waere exposed a couple of times this year, but I honestly don't think the SEC was strong enough to fully exploit them until the Bama game.

I genuinely believe Michigan would have dominated time of possession against us. Washington's and Texas's balanced offensive attacks and strong defensive lines would have posed significant problems.

All college football teams are prone to a broad range of outcomes, no matter their talent level. Thus, it's not inconceivable that Alabama could do well in the playoffs. But the SEC is certainly not dominant this year, and a 12 team playoff could have resulted in significant and unexpected chaos.