NCAA GDT: 2018 CFP National Championship: (3) Georgia Bulldogs vs (4) Alabama Crimson Tide
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And it's officially time to expand the CFP field. 8 teams, all 5 Power 5 conference champs, the top Group of 5 conference champ, and two at-large teams.
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I prefer 4. Keep the regular season important. But that should have been UCF's spot...
Still like that Georgia defense. Sure Baker lit them up, but Hurts is no Baker. 20-13 Dogs.
Still like that Georgia defense. Sure Baker lit them up, but Hurts is no Baker. 20-13 Dogs.
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Freshman QB against Nick Saban. I think at this time next week that sentence will speak for itself. No way in hell that's gonna go well.
UGA's defense is gonna have to win this one if it's even possible.
UGA's defense is gonna have to win this one if it's even possible.
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UCF has a lot to be proud of this season BUT 3 of their games were canceled, no telling what could've happened in any of those games and if they want to play for the big trophy than they need to play the big teams
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Georgia vs Clemson or anyone else, I would take them. But I prefer not to bet against Bama/Saban.
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They made up 2 of the 3 games. They pushed Memphis back a few weeks and dropped their bye to play Austin Peay who were willing to come here to play. Their stadium was being used to house the national guard during post hurricane recovery so couldn't get Georgia Tech to come here to play and they had sent all the kids home to be with family so they weren't able to even go up to Atlanta to play them.
As for scheduling big teams they would love to but the big teams only want it their way, a 1 and done at their house the top ones won't come here to play. It's why we get the Maryland, Georgia tech, North Carolina and Pittsburg types. And when we beat those we get that their weak P5 teams and it doesn't count as much. We beat more bowl teams than Alabama and had just as many AP top 25 wins as them too. We were ranked 12th and them 4th, that's just biased any way you slice it.
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Like it or not, Alabama deserved to make the playoffs and they've proved their worth so far.
This being a home game for Georgia will be hilarious if they end up losing.
This being a home game for Georgia will be hilarious if they end up losing.
No. What I think ultimately happens down the line is that it becomes a power 4 conference. PAC 12 adds 4 schools, SEC adds 2, big10 adds 2, ACC adds 1 as Notre Dame is kind of part of the acc, but is football independent. Big 12 ultimately follows the big east and is gone. Conference winners become the teams that play in the playoffs. But, that's a few years away.
This allows teams to play other big schools out of conference so that a loss doesn't hurt their BCS standing. Have to win their conference.
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Gene Parmesan
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Georgia is going to have to get creative on offense with personnel. They can't sit in 22 personnel and move Alabama. They can use 10 personnel and sub the inside receivers as TE's and keep them flexed so that you stretch the box and use a lot of outside zone with michel and inside zone with Chubb. If they line up and try and run the ball at the Alabama front 7, they'll struggle. Oklahoma was so bad in their run fits when Georgia ran right at them. Oklahoma held up on the edges. Pretty much have to do the opposite against Alabama. Even if its not incredibly successful.
But, not like Bama is an offensive juggernaut. Don't think Hurts will hurt the Dawgs with his arm. Without the 2 turnovers, the Tide produced 10 points. They needed a short field without an OPI call to get that 2nd TD. Don't get frustrated and Georgia can play with Bama. Will be low scoring.
Comes down to taking care of the ball and hitting on a big play when you get the chance.
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Georgia had the same run fit issues whenever Oklahoma used a zone read or outside zone out of 2x2 pistol. Guess what formation Alabama likes to run the ball out of? Pistol. You can't run wide on Georgia but you can run at them with counters, inside zone and inside veer. Which sets up the boot and play action game. Just like Georgia they aren't going to drop back and throw it all that often. I get it. Everyone is pulling for the Bulldogs but Alabama is a machine. Its not. due to luck that they are constantly at the top.
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I agree that Alabama deserved it, but proving that you were the right choice... I disagree with that.
I predict which teams will make the college basketball tournament every year (before the actual bracket is released). Just because a team on the border of in and out does well doesn't mean that they deserved it. The same goes for a team that makes it and is blown out in their first game.
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UCF only played ONE ranked opponent (Memphis who was #20 by the time they played the rescheduled game) while Alabama played 4 ranked teams (going off both team's schedules as listed on ESPN) during the regular season. now that there are FORTY bowl games in college football saying "we beat more bowl teams" doesn't really mean as much. not sure about this season but last year there were teams with losing records that got invited to bowl games. like it or not strength of schedule MUST play a factor. you can't compare beating Austin Peay or UConn with beating FLA St or Miss St. well, maybe in basketball.
