There’s plenty of chatter whether it’s better for a team considered to already be safely in the 12-team College Football Playoff to be watching conference championship weekend at home or being in action.

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart has sounded almost disgusted by that line of thinking even with the injury risk of an added game.

His No. 3 Bulldogs are playing in their fifth straight SEC Championship game on Saturday Dec. 6. It’s a rematch from the regular season against Alabama , No. 10 in the coaches poll and No. 9 in the CFP.

“It's something that all of these kids grew up watching, talking to the players that are from this area, they know the significance of it,” Smart said. “So many guys have watched it growing up. One of the most viewed games of the year every year. Coupl

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