UGA vs OHST in the Peach. Michigan vs TCU in the Fiesta.

[Jmonty71]

Go Buckeyes!!!!!!

 

[justafan]

As I predicted. CFP Committee didn't want to open with a Ohio State - Michigan rematch so they put Ohio State at #4 instead of #3. Bad for UGA, which is good news.

 

[coit]

Wild, I was not aware - thank you for letting me know.

You should get out more!

 

[savbandjacket]

for the first time ever, I’ll be pulling for OSU.

Even though I think they could beat uga, I’m glad Alabama isn’t in.

 

[ScionOfSouthland]

You should get out more!

You’re not wrong there

 

[77GTFan]

Penn State dropped three spots to #11 with two losses, both to Ohio State and Michigan, two playoff teams. Bama ended up 5th, with a loss to Tennessee and now four loss LSU. And we are supposed to believe this is an objective process.

 

[GT65_UGA89]

I can’t really argue with the four teams that are in as they are the only P5 teams with 0 or 1 loss. I also agree with not having a Big Integer semi-final matchup. However, if conference championships are going to be played then they need to mean something.

In a similar argument that I have always used against the expansion of March Madness, which should have never expanded beyond 48 teams, practically every team is already in the tournament by virtue of their conference tournament. If you win your tournament then you advance. Taking more than 4 teams from a conference and placing them into a 68 team tournament is idiotic.

I feel similarly about college football in that if conferences are going to have a championship game then it should mean something. In a 12-team CFP it should mean an automatic bid (and probably will). But 12 teams is too many, a six team CFP is big enough. All P5 conference winners go along with the highest ranked non-P5 team. Losers of conference championships do not advance, regardless of record - Kansas State is in, TCU is out, Michigan is in. Ohio State, no, you lost. Clemson is in. Utah is in, UGA, and Tulane.

 

[77GTFan]

I like the look of an eight team playoff - this year you get the five champions, plus highest ranked other champion, Tulane. Two wildcards would have been Ohio State and Bama. Seed them according to rank. Georgia - Tulane plays Ohio State- Bama winnner, Michigan-Utah plays TCU - Clemson winner. Using bowls this year you could have Georgia in Sugar, Michigan in Rose, Clemson in Orange and TCU in Cotton. Semis at Peach and Fiesta.

 

[LaFlavor]

However, if conference championships are going to be played then they need to mean something.

Listening to Herbstreit and Co. before the $EC championship game yesterday, you would have come away thinking that the NC doesn't matter.

 

[ThomsonJacket]

I like Ohio st chances in this match up. They've only had 1 somewhat bad game. They'll be ready to play after missing out on their conference championship game.

 

[verdi]

UGA and Ohio State fans deserve each other.

 

[ETBee]

It sucks that they give UGa what is basically a home game in the Peach.

 

[KingsGambit]

I don't know...it may be in ATL but OSU fans may travel well making it 50/50 but the loss to Michigan may also have taken the starch out of them. UGA fans may be tired of attending? The upper deck seemed to have a lot of empty seats this past weekend.

 

[ThomsonJacket]

I don't know...it may be in ATL but OSU fans may travel well making it 50/50 but the loss to Michigan may also have taken the starch out of them. UGA fans may be tired of attending? The upper deck seemed to have a lot of empty seats this past weekend.

Ohio st fans travel, also a lot of Ohio transplants in Georgia