Paul Finebaum explains why Georgia has already replaced Alabama as CFB's premier program

Paul Finebaum believes Georgia is the new top dog — better yet, dawg — in the college football world.

During an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up with Mike Greenberg, Finebaum explained why he believes Kirby Smart’s program is the premier one in all of college football, overtaking the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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“They have Greeny,” Finebaum responded, when asked whether Georgia has replaced Alabama as the premier program in the country. “Just watch the NFL on Sunday. There’s a lot of Alabama players who are no longer on that campus. They still have the two the matter, but so many have gone and they have not replaced some of the elite wide receivers. They haven’t replaced some of the elite defensive players. I think overall the biggest deficiency for Alabama today is the fact that Kirby Smart is at Georgia. He was Nick Saban’s most valuable assistant, and he’s not been able to replace that. I think a lot of the shift has been his move to Georgia. He’s very comfortable with his staff. He has Will Muschamp with him there now. Nick Saban has good assistants, he has Bill O’Brien, but he has never been able to replace Kirby Smart. I think the shift has already happened.

“I’m not saying the dynasty is over, I’m not saying any of that. Nick Saban is about to be 71 years old. But Georgia looks like the better program right now, and they’re backing it up on the field.”

Nobody looks like they’re on the level of the Bulldogs in 2022, and Paul Finebaum can see that. Georgia may have an inside track to the College Football Playoff, but the SEC — and Alabama — will have plenty to say to them over the remainder of the season.

Paul Finebaum: ‘Georgia is the new Alabama’

Furthermore, while Nick Saban’s Alabama program carried that flag for over a decade, Finebaum believes Kirby Smart’s squad has supplanted the Crimson Tide. During an appearance on Sportscenter on Sunday morning, Finebaum explained why he believes, “Georgia is the new Alabama.”

“In many ways, Georgia is the new Alabama,” stated Finebaum. “Why is that so? Well, for obvious reasons. They look like the best Alabama teams that Nick Saban had back, maybe a couple of years ago when Kirby Smart was his defensive coordinator. I’m not saying Alabama isn’t still out there, but they have holes. They have deficiencies. Georgia doesn’t. They look like the perfect team. They look like you went into a lab and put them together. I realize it’s early, but they still beat Oregon. We can say whatever we want, but Oregon finally bounced back yesterday. They went on the road to South Carolina and we all heard of how difficult that was. Well, they were up 48-0 when Carolina got a garbage touchdown.

“They’re not giving up any points, and that reminds me so much of Kirby Smart, defensive coordinator under Nick Saban.”