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A win is a win, even if it's not the prettiest. Sorry Mr. Day, but 1 play did not win, or lose this game, 1 play has never won, or lost a game. It's the little mistakes , that seem trivial at the time, combine those mistakes over 60 minutes, and THATS what loses games, not 1 play . OSU played it's best game of the year, no doubt. But I saw SEVERAL no calls for holding on your offensive line during the entire game. Great teams find ways to win, and UGA did just that. Hats off to OSU, they came ready to play, as I knew they would. It'll be a tough off-season for OSU, knowing they gave up over 40 points in their last 2 games against Michigan, and UGA, resulting in losses..GoDAWGS!
So we learned that Georgia's C game is slightly better than Ohio State's A game. OSU clearly played like they had something to prove along the line of scrimmage, and their two-time Heisman finalist quarterback had the game of his life. Meanwhile, I lost count of the opportunities the Dawgs missed in the first half; they were clearly off their game that night. And in the end, Georgia wins.
Also, I'll have to go back and see how long it was that Harrison went without a catch. I seem to recall it was a long stretch, and it would be good to know the next time someone says Georgia "didn't have any answers" for him. (Looking at Connor, but I can't comment under that article.)
Always amazed how folks always go to the missing player as the difference and then give no regard to the players UGA lost. Washington, while he isn’t as productive as Bowers, is a huge threat for the DAWGS and he was gone very early in the game creating a huge hole. The defense then loses one of its few outside LBs with Chambliss and then Beall and had true freshmen taking significant snaps but yet, you don’t hear people using that as a reason for some of the coverage breakdowns. No doubt Harrison being lost on a very clean football hit hurt them but great programs adapt and move forward. What UGA accomplished last night was a testament to resiliency but also to the nature of the program that has been built. You don’t make excuses, you put the next person in and they perform to the best of their abilities and you move forward. UGA did that in spades last night and that is a big reason they live to play again. Go DAWGS
Yeah. Winning makes people forget about which players were missing. Losing has just the opposite effect.
I'm no expert, but I'd have to say that Georgia won the game as much as it was lost to THE OSU. M'rite?
There were stretches when THE OSU rolled UGa. But there were also stretches (17-0, 18-3) when UGa rolled over them. THE OSU QB had a "spectacular" game, 23-34 for 348 yards, 4 TDs. But the other QB was 23-34 for 398 yards and 4 TDs. Ref calls went both ways. Some benefited THE OSU. Some benefited UGa.
In the end, UGa had more points, if I remember correctly.
The PAC 12 Ref's were terrible. Apparently there is no such thing as holding in the P-12....though I'll give them credit, they called it one time when it was so obvious my pee wee league grandson noticed...."popie, they're tryin to tear off our guys jersey!" Without a doubt, TOS played their best game of the year...I'm still scratchin my head on how they lost to Michigan?
THey were clearly holding our guys all night long and got flagged once to my memory! Shameful!
How is it not holding on a defensive lineman if 2 Ohio St guys are on either side of him but not in front of him and he cant blow past them?
After watching both playoff games, my suspicions have been confirmed:
High scoring games in football happen because the refs are calling sh** on the offense.
When you properly call holding and blocks in the back by the offense, the game of football is balanced. If you don't, it ends in a shoot out with tons of long plays. Ultimately, this becomes a different sport (maybe more like CFL). I'm sure many like it. However, I don't particularly enjoy these games. It puts too much focus on the QB. Even a mediocre player will find receivers if given twice the time as usual.
Give the defense a chance to shine, too!
It's time to move to professional officials. The days of a former 4th string D2 player, now insurance salesman or lawyer and part time official calling a CFP playoff game should be over. There's enough money in the SEC to support a merit based professional officiating team.