College football analyst Paul Finebaum compared Kirby Smart to 'prime' Nick Saban.
With the retirement of Nick Saban, college football fans and analysts did not hesitate to tab Georgia footballas the new king of college football. After helping lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back national titles and consistently recruiting at a top-three level, it's easy to see why Coach Smart would be awarded that title.
Smart's success at Georgia has also sparked up a conversation of comparison between Smart and Saban. Just about anyone would tell you that the former Alabama head coach is the undisputed GOAT of college football, but some may also say Smart isn't too far off. Them having ties with one another throughout their careers will keep them connected for the rest of their lives, but one college football analyst gave a very bold take on the subject.
"They are what Alabama was about five or six years ago," Finebaum said. "Cliche, reload, whatever you want, they have it. Because they have recruited at such a high level and Kirby Smart in his late 40s is Nick Saban in the absolute prime of his career."at the University of Georgia but living up to prime Saban is a tough bar to reach.
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