How would you rate this CFP game?

Bad.

1st half was dead last

2nd half was #2 easily, if not #1

After the Bama injuries and Young’s performance late in the game (he might have had COVID), Bama should have followed aggy’s lead and forfeited in the 4th Q in order to avoid the L

Intense but somewhat boring first half. (I now know how the rest of the sec felt about the 9-6 game in 2011)
Absolutely incredible second half.

This was a very entertaining game

Boring, but can understand GA fans excited about it. Didn't even watch the entire game.

For Dawg fans, it should be #1 and then the Rose Bowl being #2.

Not including any LSU games so I can be objective, I thought the 2017 NCG was most exciting finish but people forget the 1st half was not that exciting either because it was all Georgia.

For back and forth exciting and some surprises, I'd have to go with Bama/Clemson 2015. That game could have gone either way. Saban was just bolder and for once, coaching to win instead of not lose.

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Boring, but can understand GA fans excited about it. Didn't even watch the entire game.

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Well that's why you think it was boring....it all happened in the 4Q

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Even though we lost, I still enjoyed the game. It wasn't decided until the end, with a pick-6.

Great game Georgia fans.

PS - I really have to give it to the (PAC-12?) refs. I believed they called a great game. The controversies were obvious but they seemed to make the right calls every (or nearly) time.

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Same here. The last drive started to give me Iron Bowl thoughts, Bama with a shot to tie and send to OT. They were even moving the ball and had made it to around midfield before the interception. Great game by the Georgia D and it was fitting that it was a great defensive play that sealed the win for the Dawgs. Even though the final was a 15 pt win, it was a close game with neither team leading by more than one score throughout. 4th quarter was great. Bama takes the lead with maybe 10-12 minutes left and Georgia answers with a 3 and out then scores on the next possession to take it back.

I think it was ACC refs, but I might be remembering that wrong..

My answers are clearly biased but in terms of competitive games that were exciting from start to finish in the CFP era here’s what I have

2015 Bama v Clemson: highly competitive and had everything. Big offensive plays on the ground and in the air, significant defensive stops, explosive special teams, critical FGs…it all mattered. Plus in the 2nd year of the CFP you only had one team from the previous year’s selection make it back. This would not happen again until 2021.

2016 Bama v Clemson: highly competitive rematch but Kiffin leaving the week before and while injuries are part of the game, Bo breaking his leg mid game is enough to put 2015 ahead to me. I can see others maybe flipping the two though

2017 Bama v UGA: Bama getting behind resulting in Saban benching a 26-2 starter at QB to put in a freshman QB, 3 freshman WRs, and a freshman LT to win in OT is something only the absolute fringe of Bama fans could’ve predicted

2021 Bama v UGA: 1980 snapped and fairly competitive (if not slightly boring initially). Again, injuries are part of the game but I think most everyone thought it was inevitable once Jamo went down. Still competitive into the 4th Q, and had this gone into OT might’ve ranked higher even with an Bama L

2019 LSU v Clemson: Somewhat competitive until late 3rd/early 4th. While I understand that Clemson won their semi final on a controversial call, I thought OSU was a better team

2014 OSU v Oregon: Hard to rank a game high when a semi finalist put up a much better fight than the team that lost the final

2018 Bama v Clemson: Bama deserved to be in the game but had nothing left and it was blatantly obvious. Very lopsided win and as above, hard to rank a game high when the semi finalist did a better job than the loser of the final

2020 Bama v OSU: probably top 3 for me personally but easily the biggest blowout and since it involved two of the most hated teams in CFB I doubt anyone outside of Bama fans enjoyed this game