Two Saturdays ago, I found myself enjoying a lovely evening of joy and fellowship at the wedding of a dear friend. The bride was beautiful, the groom charming, the company lively, and the steak tender. There was, however, a slight problem: I was missing college football.

And not just any day of college football, mind you. Not only were my accursed, beloved Arkansas Razorbacks playing and, naturally, blowing yet another fourth-quarter lead for the second time this season and the thousandth of my lifetime, it was the day that gave us the hotly anticipated showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide. All the storylines were there: Two top-ranked Southeastern Conference juggernauts looking to claim pole position in the College Football Playoff rankings. On one side, you had Alabama’s head coach, Kalen DeBoer, who took over this season following the retirement of best-to-ever-do-it Nick Saban, in his first SEC matchup. On the other, you had Georgia’s Kirby Smart, the best active head coach, looking to finally shake off that Bama boogeyman that haunted his team when facing them under Saban. And the game did not disappoint, with the Crimson Tide out to a massive lead before the Bulldogs mounted one of the most historic second-half comebacks in years, only to fall short in the end.