ATHENS, GEORGIA — The roar inside Sanford Stadium has always carried a certain inevitability. Greatness lives here. Legends are minted here. And every season, the Georgia Bulldogs field a roster built to dominate.

From clipboard to cannon fire

Then the criticism started — loud, relentless, unforgiving

“A crime against football”

Kirby Smart: “We don’t flinch here.”

A deeper rumor simmers beneath the surface

A city caught between celebration and suspense