ATLANTA — Kirby Smart felt it in pregame. He felt it later in the game, too.
All he needed to do was look up in the stands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at any point on Saturday and he’d see a few thousand empty seats in the upper deck during Georgia’s 22-19 overtime win over Texas.
Call it a sign of the times.
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It just means more?
For championship weekend, “It used to mean more” is far more apt.
“I hate to say it, but in pregame, I didn’t think the game had the same juice and atmosphere I’ve seen it have before,” Smart said.
On Saturday morning, commissioners of the ACC and SEC campaigned on “College
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