There's a psychological component to Alabama and Georgia's on-field success that reveals itself in the approach both Nick Saban and Kirby Smart take to a simple, foundational word. What does discipline mean to the 2017 season's two playoff finalists?
Every coach aspires to take his team where Nick Saban and Kirby Smart had Alabama and Georgia at the end of last season, and most of them spend the offseason talking about the importance of developing a program-wide culture that will help them reach that championship stage. This year’s two College Football Playoff finalists didn’t get to the top of the SEC and the college football world just by loading up with talented players (although that…