The Georgia locker room pre-game for the National Championship game was as loud and animated as I have ever seen it. In the Kirby Smart era. In any era … that I have experienced.
There were flashbacks to the 1980 national championship game with Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. It was eerily quiet. “Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”
I remember Rex Robinson humming along with the singer of the national anthem. Herschel Walker’s broad shoulders stretched beyond the width of his locker. Frank Ros was slapping teammates on the back with inaudible comment.