A lot can happen in the span of 10-12 years, in terms of college football powerhouses living up to scheduling obligations at the back end of the next decade.
But it's still fun to think about cool non-league matchups, even if the prospective players involved are currently toiling away in grade school.
On Monday, word leaked of UGA agreeing to a pair of home-and-home series with Texas and Clemson, covering the 2028-30 seasons.
According to reports, Georgia will travel to Texas for the 2028 season (Sept. 2), with the Longhorns returning the travel-based favor the following year (Sept. 1, 2029 in Athens).
And with Clemson, the Tigers will host the Dawgs in 2029, before making the short trip to UGA the following season.
(The two schools are also slated to meet in the 2024 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.)
So, if you're scoring at home for Georgia, that's two daunting matchups with Texas (home) and Clemson (away) over a two- or three-week period in 2029.
Not a schedule for the faint of heart, for sure.
HISTORY: UGA vs. Texas
1949: Texas 41, UGA 28 (Orange Bowl)
1957: Texas 26, UGA 7
1958: Texas 18, UGA 13
1984: UGA 10, Texas 9 (Cotton Bowl)
UGA vs. CLEMSON: Last Four Meetings
2002: Georgia 31, Clemson 28
2003: Georgia 30, Clemson 0
2013: Clemson 38, Georgia 35
2014: Georgia 45, Clemson 21
"We're excited. I mean, I think when you come to the University of Georgia, you want to play against the best. I've always believed in playing Power 5 opponents. Our fan base will follow us anywhere. They want to go. We proved that last year," said head coach Kirby Smart, regarding the Texas-Clemson-UGA scheduling pacts.
"We've proven over the history of time that Georgia people will travel. They want great games; they want home-and-homes. And as a coach, I know that for going out recruiting, it helps."
Now, for the jolt of reality: Even with signed contracts in hand, there are no guarantees of Georgia, Texas and Clemson honoring these future deals.
Why is that? In today's college football landscape, especially with major programs, scheduling decisions are usually driven by television money, quality of opponent and the need to arrange at least eight home games per season, as a means of reaching revenue estimates.
And things can often change on the fly.
Take Alabama, for example. Roughly a decade ago, 'Bama and Michigan State arranged a home-and-home series for the 2016 and '17 seasons, with the mutual option of playing a neutral-site game in 2018.
For the strong contingent of MSU alums living in the South, it stood as a rare opportunity to see Michigan State play within reasonable driving distance.
However, this plan was summarily crushed around five years ago, when Crimson Tide athletic officials pulled out of the multi-year pact, citing two reasons:
a) At the time, the SEC was pondering the act of converting to a nine-game scheduling model for conference play, compared to the current plan of eight seasonal games.
b) Coach Nick Saban preferred the neutral-site games for season openers, allowing more Alabama fans to travel with the team.
There are financial considerations, as well, especially with big-dollar offers to play in super-sized venues.
(Ohio State reportedly got a $5 million payday for playing TCU at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas earlier this year.)
