Re: Latest Bama 12/2/12
Chris White: It wasn't their time, but no regrets | Online AthensAs Alabama players stormed the field and confetti rained from the Georgia Dome roof, Georgia players made a painfully familiar walk to the locker room. Most made the trek stoically, some with million-mile stares and a few obviously fighting back tears. Unlike the scene a year ago when Georgia players trudged to the locker room after a 42-10 loss to LSU, the Bulldogs didn’t leave the field as the SEC East’s feel-good story after rallying from an 0-2 start to the season. This time they had plans to be here, they planned to win here, and they weren’t shy about saying it. This season was less about surprise and all about expectations. It was their team, their time and there were going to be no regrets, as the team’s motto goes. "Several guys came back to be deemed SEC champions, to play for a national championship," Georgia senior receiver Tavarres King said. "Those dreams were crushed tonight. You can imagine everybody is pretty mad and sad. After all those hours you put in for 60 minutes, it’s just sad it has to end like this."