With the CFB season in its business end, stress and duress are reverberating across the scene. Be it the coaches, players or even veteran broadcasters, everyone’s tense. No one knows what the CFP bracket will shape up like. The SEC is a real point of contention, with 8 teams in the fray for the postseason. Amidst the continually shifting landscape, Lee Corso of all people seemed to lose his figurative bearings.

In the lead-up to CollegeGameday in Athens for Week 12, Kirk Herbstreit took fans behind the scenes via social media. He posted a video on X with Lee Corso and asked him his favorites in the SEC. Put on the spot, a pensive Corso perhaps got ahead of himself and named Ohio State! Even a tenured expert like Corso cannot escape the Buckeyes’ amazing run. The comedy of errors didn’t stop there, as he later went on to name the Longhorns as his team to watch out for “outside” the SEC. His intertwining of conferences is not quite Corso’s proudest moment!

GameDay-spotlight Georgia Bulldogs will be hoping they can put in a performance today and make their way back into the forefront of the SEC discourse after a loss to Ole Miss last weekend. Kirby Smart and Co. seem to have become an afterthought in this sort of dialogue, as seen by Corso’s lack of acknowledgement. The race for the throne to the SEC is heating up!

With the elimination of divisions, the first-ever season of the new conference format has presented a doozie. There are some chaotic scenarios simmering in the SEC when it comes to the CFP and the conference championship. With how things have panned out, as many as 7 teams may finish with the same 10-2 record. That is a very realistic outcome, considering how future games are lined up.

In case that hypothetical becomes a reality, tiebreakers will come into play. The decision about who makes it to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to play for the SEC championship will boil down to the barest of metrics. Who takes the cake in that case is anybody’s guess right now, given the many factors at play. Some experts in the matter believe Alabama and Texas A&M would sit atop the standings if there is a hoard of 10-2 teams. The biggest domino to fall in the SEC playground is poised to be an enormous one.

Game of the weekend will have massive consequences going forward

The Georgia Bulldogs (7-2) are stood precariously, to say the least. Last week’s loss to Ole Miss (8-2) was not out of the question in the lead-up. However, Kirby Smart has built a reputation on the back of excellence in November and December. The untimely loss now means they are in a virtual do-or-die game vs the Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) on Saturday.

Georgia tumbled all the way down to 12th in the latest CFP rankings. While Tennessee sit above them in 7th, Georgia is still a 9.5-point favorite. Their prestige precedes them; however, it may well turn into prejudice. The Vols will be looking to hurt the wounded Dawgs in their own kennel.

Lee Corso and the GameDay crew will be looking to brush off the tomfoolery as they build up to the game of the weekend and perhaps Carson Beck’s biggest litmus test yet. Kickoff in Athens is set for 7.30 PM Eastern.