Last year, with all the injury problems and all the bad luck, four of Georgia’s five losses came by five points or less, and the other came without Gurley. That 8-5 record is misleading. Despite the loss of a quarterback who didn’t get enough credit for keeping the team afloat in its close wins, a young team is about to become a veteran one, and an injured one a healthy one. And that’s how close games can suddenly become convincing wins, and how a team that’s always coming up short regains a foothold as a championship contender.

Ahhh.

(h/t Ben)