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re: Losing the SECCG was the best thing for UGA
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:17 am to TexanTiger68
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:17 am to TexanTiger68
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and then barely win
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Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:17 am to TexanTiger68
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You started the thread
I didn’t
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If Georgia was the best team, why did they lose to Bama in the SECCG?
Clemson won a ring in a season they lost to Syracuse. Osu won a ring in a season they lost to VT. Bama lost to ole miss. Are you implying a team can’t be a champion with one loss?
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and then barely win against a depleted Bama in the NCG?
UGA won by 2 less points than bama did… is a 15 point win close and 17 point win a blow out? Are you implying bama is the only team in college football that is effected by injuries?
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They won the NC but were they the absolute best
They had the best season, so yes.
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 10:19 am
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:19 am to TexanTiger68
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Why exactly? UGA would have murdered Notre Dame in the Semis and Michigan in the Final. Losing the SECCG meant they ended up having to play the team with the best chance of beating them
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News flash man ... Notre Dame did not make the playoffs.
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 10:21 am
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:26 am to BrotherDawg84
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Losing the SECCG was the best thing for UGA
Yes it was. Otherwise, their fans would have been tied up on message boards claiming that their team was the best in history like another fanbase after the 2019 season. You see what happened to them after that.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:32 am to TexanTiger68
quote:To answer your question, the better team overall doesn't always win each game. We've lost to inferior teams in the past and we know Alabama has. As someone else pointed out, if Alabama is better than Texas A&M, why did they lose to them?
If Georgia was the best team, why did they lose to Bama in the SECCG?
But more to the point, Alabama was inconsistent all season long, losing a game to a lesser team and nearly losing other games to inferior teams. In the SECCG, Alabama played their best game while UGA played its worst. The combination of the two led to Alabama winning.
quote:"Depleted"? Sorry, but as others usually point out, losing a few players (even if they are highly productive) does not mean Alabama was "depleted". Others have pointed out that UGA was also missing some very good players. We were able to build depth all season and we were playing several freshmen out of necessity, and those reps gave them opportunities to play and improve. That helped us down the stretch.
and then barely win against a depleted Bama in the NCG?
Was Alabama not able to develop other players to step in? If not, perhaps we need to revisit what constitutes a "team". Is it just the starters or ideal starting lineup? Or, is the "team" the whole roster who are able to contribute to the game? It seems like you are arguing that Alabama had the better group of ideal starters but didn't have the better team when accounting for depth.
quote:We slaughtered everyone on our schedule except for Clemson in the very first matchup (which we won), and lost to Alabama because we played a terrible game and had a terrible game plan (with Alabama playing a great game). We were the clear #1 team in the country for several weeks, and it was only until our loss in the SECCG that that was in question. We then came back and beat the team that beat us. I think that solidifies things a bit.
I'm not convinced that Georgia was *the* best team in 2021. They won the NC but were they the absolute best? I have my doubts.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:35 am to FooManChoo
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Sorry, but as others usually point out, losing a few players (even if they are highly productive) does not mean Alabama was "depleted". Others have pointed out that UGA was also missing some very good players. We were able to build depth all season and we were playing several freshmen out of necessity, and those reps gave them opportunities to play and improve. That helped us down the stretch.
I love to see Bama folks continue to try and spin the NCG into a case for why they didn't have adequate depth and/or kids on the bench who could step up and deliver when it mattered.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:40 am to BrotherDawg84
You're national champs and still coping with the SECCG loss?
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:40 am to BrotherDawg84
Sure it was! It is always better to be the National Champions with 1 loss than to be the National Champions with an undefeated season.
Bulldog logic right there for ya boys! Next y'all are going to be saying that y'all lost on purpose so that there would be a rematch for the NC and that GA would have a chance to beat Bama for the NC rather than just the SECCG!
My Gosh, enough already!
Bulldog logic right there for ya boys! Next y'all are going to be saying that y'all lost on purpose so that there would be a rematch for the NC and that GA would have a chance to beat Bama for the NC rather than just the SECCG!
My Gosh, enough already!
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:47 am to TexanTiger68
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You started the thread. If Georgia was the best team, why did they lose to Bama in the SECCG? and then barely win against a depleted Bama in the NCG?
I'm not convinced that Georgia was *the* best team in 2021. They won the NC but were they the absolute best? I have my doubts.
Anyways enjoy your win man. Georgia was very fun to watch at times and I'm happy for most of your fanbase
Actually I started the thread.
1) Who was a better team than Georgia? Make your case. How badly did Bama beat Cincinnati vs how badly UGA beat Michigan? How did Bama and UGA fare vs common opponents like Auburn?
2) Barely won vs a depleted Bama in the NC?!?! The score was 33-18! Do you have any idea how many injuries UGA's had in the past few years? We were starting a walk on QB for most of the season. What if Bama played the season without Young, instead playing their 3rd or 4th string QB? 3 of our 4 TDs in the NC game were scored by freshmen! Our leading receiver for the season, who did not score in the NC game was freshman, Ladd McConkey.
Facts can be your friend in formulating an opinion.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:55 am to TexanTiger68
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UGA was down their best pass rusher for both games
Adam Anderson a first round pick had just been cut from the team. That played a huge part too.
I don't want to hear about injuries, GA was decimated the whole year with injuries. Hell, we started a walk on at QB.
GA was the clear best team in football in 2021, no disputing it.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:12 am to TexanTiger68
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Anyone can cherry pick stats to make their squad look good
Points per drive is cherry picking?
quote:Yes, but did you know that georgia had drives of
Good defense has a lot to do with this stat in case you didn't know.
87yds, 80yds, and 75yds against Alabama in the National Championship game?
People see what they want to see. I mean, sure Georgia had a great defense, and the defense helped the Offense.......but the offense was pretty darn good, too. People just refuse to admit it.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:14 am to madmaxvol
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Yes it was. Otherwise, their fans would have been tied up on message boards claiming that their team was the best in history like another fanbase after the 2019 season. You see what happened to them after that.
You think we are going to go 6-6 and then 5-7 over the next two years?
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:18 am to SCgamecock2988
Yes, it's the gaping hole in their season. They lost by a LOT in that game and were completely dominated after 10-0. After Bama responded to 10-0, the game was never in doubt after that.
Bama resoundingly trounced them in the SECCG. That team that day was the best team of the year -- yes it was not perfect. No team ever is.
But Georgia did win the NC and are the champs. And deservedly so. No one is disputing that.
But the best team? That was the point of the OP and I have repeatedly given my perspective on how that is not objectively true. Sorry Dawg fans. It is what it is.
At best your NC was #7 over the last 10 NC teams. It truly was a down year for cfb. This was Bama's worst team since probably 2013, 2010 or 2007. Even they are not disputing that.
Bama resoundingly trounced them in the SECCG. That team that day was the best team of the year -- yes it was not perfect. No team ever is.
But Georgia did win the NC and are the champs. And deservedly so. No one is disputing that.
But the best team? That was the point of the OP and I have repeatedly given my perspective on how that is not objectively true. Sorry Dawg fans. It is what it is.
At best your NC was #7 over the last 10 NC teams. It truly was a down year for cfb. This was Bama's worst team since probably 2013, 2010 or 2007. Even they are not disputing that.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:18 am to DawgsLife
Not being in East! East always weak side of SEC. FACT!
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:19 am to atlanta917
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If UGA beats bama and then Notre dame or Baylor gets their spot, I still see UGA winning in the playoffs.
This. We just prolonged getting the monkey off our backs. Win in Atlanta and we pimp walk across the rest of the CFP without worrying about Saban looming.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:21 am to BrotherDawg84
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Whichever team won the SECC was likely going to lose the NC.
If Alabama loses the SECCG, they’re not in the CFP and UGA still cruises to a national title.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:21 am to TexanTiger68
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I think it was evident that UGA fans just wanted a Natty at any/all cost(s). If Bama, so much the sweeter but they would have been happy beating the shite out of Cincinnati too.
Name one program that would not take a title.
You're a strange dude. First you troll Alabama. Now you troll Georgia.
My guess, is you are just unhappy because your team isn't very good against anybody.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:22 am to BrotherDawg84
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Losing the SECCG was the best thing for UGA
What a loser statement. Losing the SECCG isn't what won UGA the title, Metchie and Williams and the bama secondary being injured was.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:22 am to LSUBALLER
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Not being in East! East always weak side of SEC. FACT!
You don't know very much about SEC history, do you?
FACT!
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:23 am to TexanTiger68
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But yet, not the same teams and you know why
What I know is that whining like an infant about a couple of injuries will not move the national championship trophy from Athens to Tuscaloosa.
Alabama lost.
Georgia won. Fair and square.
33-18. Better luck next year.
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