Stephen A. Smith had to eat some crow this morning on “First Take” after the bombastic ESPN personality picked TCU to beat Georgia in the College Football Playoff championship game.

The Bulldogs won 65-7 becoming the first team in the College Football Playoff era to win back-to-back championships.

Smith explained his position during a discussion with analysts Sam Acho and Keyshawn Johnson.

“I just didn’t want to go with the grain,” Smith said. “I know Georgia is the better team, but it’s one night, it’s college athletes, who knows what the hell could happened, but obviously I was a damn fool.

“The college football committee needs to give ESPN their money back. Seriously, we need to get our money back for that. What an atrocity.”

As the discussion continues, Acho wondered loudly if Georgia can keep up the winning and get to the level of where Nick Saban brought Alabama won six titles in 13 seasons.

Johnson said it’s not time to kick dirt on Alabama’s dynasty yet.

“Nick Saban is Nick Saban, there’s a reason that he has the No. 1 recruiting class this year….they just won a championship a couple of years ago,” Johnson said. “People are acting like Alabama just all of sudden fell off the face of the Earth and they’re down there with Vanderbilt and some of those teams in the SEC. They’re still top dog.”

It’s hard to disagree with some parts of what Johnson is saying, but right now the top dog resides in Athens, Georgia.

You can listen to the conversation below.