Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach and ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Nick Saban gave the Georgia Bulldogs plenty of rat poison ahead of the 2024 Georgia at Alabama game. In the preseason, Saban predicted Georgia would win the national championship and the SEC championship.

What exactly is rat poison?

“Rat poison is anything that keeps you from doing the things you need to do to get your job done,” Saban explained. “Whether it’s caused by the media or the weather, it could be caused by anything.”

Saban’s Alabama teams are usually the victims of rat poison, but now the tide has turned. Saban is the one who gives rat poison to Kirby Smart and Georgia. The former Alabama coach had Georgia as the No. 1 team in his projected College Football Playoff this preseason.

Alabama can use Saban’s doubts as additional fuel against Georgia. The Crimson Tide want to prove their former coach wrong. Additionally, Alabama is an underdog at home for the first time since 2007, so the Crimson Tide should have plenty of motivation heading into Saturday night’s game against Georgia.

Kirby Smart is glad his former mentor and rival is still involved in college football even after retiring as coach. “I’m really glad he’s still a part of college football because he makes college football better,” Smart said.

Georgia has a lot on the line against Alabama. The Bulldogs are looking to avenge their 2023 SEC Championship loss to the Crimson Tide, which knocked UGA out of the playoff hunt. Georgia also knows how demanding its schedule is, so the Dawgs need to win to keep their playoff odds high.

It will be fascinating to see who Saban predicts will win the Georgia-Alabama game on GameDay.

This article originally appeared on Bulldogs Wire: Former Alabama coach Nick Saban gives UGA rat poison