That was the narrative with which we and other fanbases stoked the inherent insecurities of UGA fans, which I am all for, but how true was it really?
They weren't better than Bama in 2014 or 15, or Bama or Auburn in 2013, in 2012 they were close and almost beat Bama except for the aforementioned deflected pass, in 2011 they were a distant third behind Bama and LSU, they weren't better than Cam Newton's Auburn in 2010, Bama in 2009 or Florida in 2008 or 2006. In 2007, yeah, they probably blew it that year because they'd have beaten LSU I think. 2005, they won the SEC but USC and OU were undefeated, they weren't getting in. In 2003 and 2004, LSU and Auburn were SEC champs respectively with LSU winning the natty, and UGA wasn't better than either. I think Richt's team choked really one time when they had a really good team in 15 years and could have won it. They choked early that year losing to South Carolina, lost to a good UT team and then were lights out after that, but it was too late.