This is an opinion cartoon.
Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley: “I’m good enough. I’m smart enough. And doggone it, people like me.” - vintage Saturday Night Live
Underdog Alabama or Bulldogs of Georgia?
How does mighty Alabama cope with being an underdog in the SEC championship game against undefeated Georgia?
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Maybe this Crimson Tide team could use a vintage SNL comic relief therapy session. About a hundred years ago when Saturday Night Live was a puppy, Al Franken performed a skit called Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley. Here are a couple of episodes, including this classic featuring Michael Jordan:
Daily Affirmation: Michael Jordan - SNL - Bing video
Daily Affirmation: St. Patrick’s Day - Saturday Night Live - Bing video
Underdog or Bulldogs? Who ya got?
I like Joe Goodman’s prediction: There’s a Game of the Century feel for Georgia, but if Alabama can keep it close they’ll win it in the end with the better quarterback and kicker. Alabama isn’t getting blown out with Will Anderson Jr. on the line of scrimmage. The Crimson Tide’s 4OT dogfight with Auburn prepared Alabama mentally for its toughest test of the season.
Joe’s pick: Alabama 24, Georgia 21
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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix.
