Kirby Smart and Ryan Day are both national-championship-winning head coaches. They also have a similar problem -- routinely losing one of the biggest games on the schedule.
In that sense, the Bulldogs and Smart are probably fortunate that the SEC avoided scheduling Georgia and SEC in the regular season for so long. Smart is an elite head coach. There is no doubt about that.
Georgia blasted Michigan football on its way to the national title back in 2021, when it defeated Alabama to win it all. However, that remains Smart's only win over the Crimson Tide.