O.K. Let me take a look at what everyone else will be doing on Monday.

Florida? They have nothing.

Florida State? Well, playing tennis all the way out in Hawaii. That might beat the bustle of downtown Atlanta.

Auburn? Swimming and diving in Longhorn Country (Texas). A refreshing thought … if this were summertime.

Georgia Tech? Hey, it’s the first day of classes for the new semester. Back to building a better tomorrow! Or at least a better way to get through downtown. Or a better way to close a stadium roof.

Hope the goings on a few blocks down south of you don’t cause too much of a disturbance.

Just wondering to see if anyone wanted to join in on the fun of a national championship game. Hey, we Georgia Bulldog faithful earned this chance at chiding our rivals after coming so close a couple of times just in the last 10 years. After all, we had to watch everyone else gloat, and some of us even ‘rooted’ for Florida and Auburn in their title games just because they were from the same conference.

Not me.

This could be the culmination of a memory 37 years in the making.

Got to get this one in, especially for those like Colquitt County Packer fans who were anticipating a chance to watch a big game at the new Mercedes–Benz Stadium only to … no point in rehashing the whole story. See, Mercedes-Benz – just plain Mercedes-Benz; there’s no other attachment like Superdome in New Orleans – is the site of Georgia vs. Alabama Monday. What do you think the over/under is on this game being pushed back one week due to the possibility of unsafe travel conditions?

Consider if you will the difference between a $22 ticket and a $2,200 ticket and come up with your answer.

But think about this: would a postponement mean the game would take place at Sanford Stadium on Jan. 15? After all, the Bulldogs are the higher playoff seed. Who’s with me in praying for another massive snowfall?

How intense was that Rose Bowl victory? If you watch the first half, you are probably thinking (at least this was I) Oklahoma’s making this look way too easy. But you must remember that it is only the first half with a lot of football still to go.

Still in that first half, Sony Michel does what we certainly thought was possible against the Sooner defense, go the entire distance of the field in one play. Only, that’s not what we want him to do. Yes, a 75-yard touchdown drive is great, but in eight plays that takes seven minutes off the clock, seven minutes our defense can rest and think over things while Baker Mayfield also has to stand and watch.

When Mayfield scored a wide–open touchdown as a receiver late in that first half, that seemed to be as bad as it could get. At the time, I didn’t put much stock in the half-ending field goal from Rodrigo Blankenship – though it was his longest ever – because it was still a two-touchdown Oklahoma lead with them getting the first second-half possession.

Turns out, those 3 meant the difference between OT and sorrow.

The final score doesn’t show it, but the second half was really about defense … that Georgia has a great one and Oklahoma does not. We want to say that Kirby Smart out-coached his younger (how many times does he get to say that in this early part of his tenure?) counterpart, but there were some bad decisions made on the Sooner sideline no matter who was leading Georgia.

Our Butkus Award winning linebacker, Roquan Smith, took away the outside running game, so much so that Lincoln Riley wants to give the ball to someone with only two carries all season on a crucial third-down in overtime. Safety Dominick Sanders gets as easy an interception as any of his previous 16 for the Bulldogs.

So here’s another pair of statements floating through my deductive mind: ‘Is Oklahoma going to have to win this game on defense? No way.’

Then what happens. Fumble, scoop, score and the Sooners are back in the lead. Too bad, though, for that was their one shot at making a big play against the running game. There was once a time, when ‘wildcat’ sets became the hot football trend, Georgia couldn’t run its own ‘Wild Dawg’ for nothing. Before the ball can even be snapped, it’s false start or delay of game or timeout Bulldogs.

Oh, how times have changed, to score both the tying and winning TDs on direct snaps to Michel and Nick Chubb.

And as much as we laud the play of Jake Fromm as a true freshman quarterback, and how much easier his job is with those running backs, how about some credit to the likes of Javon Wims and Terry Godwin for getting open, making sure-handed catches and picking up those extra yards.

Now, despite all the linebacker injuries, Alabama’s defense is going to be at a different stratosphere from that of Oklahoma. Scoring in the 40s in four quarters, probably not going to happen.

The Crimson Tide started the season No. 1 and have a chance to finish that way despite ‘struggles’ this season. The most points allowed by the Tide in one game was the 26 in the Iron Bowl loss to Auburn, but what really seemed to struggle in that game was the offense. The other struggles for Bama were beating Texas A&M by eight, only scoring 27 points, and the win against Mississippi State with the most allowed in a victory, 31-24.

That takes the conversation to Alabama’s worthiness of being in the College Football Playoff since it did not win the SEC Western Division. Even beating No. 1 Clemson handily 24-6 in the Sugar Bowl didn’t silence the critics. Maybe the only reason they got in is by reputation, Nick Saban being the best coach and all those No. 1 ranked recruiting classes.

***** This just in. Central Florida, the only team in the Bowl Subdivision that will finish this season unbeaten, declares itself ‘national champions’ of some kind, complete with banner, parade, and probably more merchandise available at their online store.

On a related note, Peach County High is seeking your help in the purchase of ‘state championship rings’ for the Trojan football team.

If we had an eight-team playoff this year, would UCF still get in? It would probably come down to them, Auburn and a Miami team that got slaughtered by Clemson for the ACC title, because Pac-12 champion USC and both Big 10 title participants, are shoo-ins.

But, but, UCF just beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl. Yes, in a typical case of a more motivated team overcoming the talent gap. What do you think happens if this game, Auburn vs. UCF, is a playoff game?

If what I am hearing is correct, the CFP is not going to expand any time soon. And it shouldn’t. Do we really need a week of the top four seeds blowing out Nos. 5 through 8? There’s no time for Cinderella stories, for football is a one-game-a-week sport, not like basketball where you can play three or four times in seven days.

Besides, UCF, don’t take away from your tennis team’s big tournament run coming up in Daytona.