The Georgia Bulldogs are just a couple of weeks away from getting started with the season, and the goal is going to be to win a national title as it is every year in Athens.

In college football, the game has changed in recent years when it comes to evaluating which teams are actually capable of getting that done, with the Indiana Hoosiers making everyone re-think everything they thought they knew about the sport last year.

The Bulldogs are always going to have a tremendous roster which rivals the rest of the sport as long as Kirby Smart is at the helm. Smart and the program have been criticized for not spending as much as others, but a new report looking at some rosters headed into the year reveals that may not be the case.

A story from Chris Hummer and John Talty of 247 took a look at the most expensive rosters in the sport, and while the Dawgs came just below the top tier of $40 million+ rosters, they are right there.

The only rosters in the sport this season the exceeded the $40 million mark according to the story are LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas and Texas A&M. The Bulldogs are in the tier of teams who just missed that figure along with Michigan, Tennessee, Ole Miss and USC.

While some fans would argue the Dawgs should be in that top tier, clearly it has proven that huge spending does not always guarantee success, and the development at Georgia being second to none influences things as well.

Smart has less of a need to supplement from the portal because not only is he focused on bringing in his own talent from the high school ranks, he and the coaching staff also develop and retain that talent at a higher level than anyone else.

This decreases the urgent need for a massive roster turnover year over year and still allows the Bulldogs to keep up with the top programs in terms of talent on the roster. Smart has continued to zig while the rest of the country zags, and while it will likely be years until it's revealed whether that approach is correct, Georgia has found a way to keep on winning.

As long as Smart is in Athens, this is likely the way the program will continue to operate and keep doing it at a high level.