Georgia football finished on fire, but ‘what-ifs’ linger on CFP Semifinal Monday

System · January 1

Georgia football finished on fire, but ‘what-ifs’ linger on CFP Semifinal Monday

ATHENS — New Year’s afternoon will be a tough watch for Georgia, who don’t need to wonder what might have been.

BornADawg · January 1

Please, let’s not start sounding like Michigan, Ohio State and even Alabama. We got beat! We ain’t going nowhere and our Dawgs will bounce back and be more hungry than ever! I, for one, am very proud of this team, especially the Seniors! Go Dawgs!

Butch · January 1

Did the FSU coach say anything about Georgia being a pretty good football team?

MikeGriffith · January 1

@Butch Not much beyond just that

BubbaBill · January 1

I wonder how this would have all panned-out if Bama had not completed the miracle 4th and 31 pass against Auburn. Oh well, great season and amazing performance in the Orange Bowl. Go Dawgs and Happy New Year!!!

MikeGriffith · January 1

@BubbaBill I don't wonder ... Would not have been the same Alabama vs. Georgia

GoodOlDawg · January 1

“• The outgoing Georgia seniors, particularly Sedrick Van Pran and Kamari Lassiter, were tremendous leaders and paramount to a 50-4 record”

According to the 2023 roster, Kamari Lassiter is a Junior.

GO DAWGS!

ScoreCheck · January 1

Hey Mike, what is your thoughts on the 4th and 4 completion that led to mama's TD at the end of the first half? I will give you my opinion: It was clearly an incomplete pass and the Refs didn't even bother to stop play to review the play. Sour Grapes on my part? You are darn straight!

BubbaBill · January 1

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/739049#Comment_739049

True, it would have significantly changed the SEC Championship game dynamics. Bama would have had 2 losses so a win over our Dawgs wouldn’t be good enough to make the playoffs. It’s possible the top 4 would have been Michigan, Washington, FSU and UGA with Texas being left out at #5. Two things certain are it doesn’t matter now and we can blame Auburn 😂

David1 · January 1

Mike, you forgot the 4th point, obviously incorrect nonsense calls that should have been reviewed or reversed. I’m sorry, but that ball was on the ground on that 4th down play and they did not stop play to properly review it and horse collar penalties, in this case called incorrectly, should be reviewed. If it’s a safety penalty concern like targeting, than it should be reviewed. Even with all of the other mistakes Georgia made, we win that game if those 2 plays are called correctly. But that doesn’t happen for us when we play the grinch.

CWdawg1979 · January 1

Before the season started, I was really concerned about all the off-season distractions and the loss of a beloved teammate. As it turns out, the injuries all year long from start to finish were of huge consequence. Without the promising play of Branson Robinson, the backfield, usually a UGA strength, started off as a liability. Mid year, injuries kept mounting. By the championship game, UGA'S best player, best wide out and best linebacker were hobbled and not able to contribute their best. Brock and Ladd could not separate, which is usually their best traits, and Mondon was not able to play with the speed needed to stop Bama's QB. I know injuries are part of the game and all teams have them, but I don't recall a UGA season so impacted. The pressure is off to 3 peat, so I will repeat what I read earlier... 3 out of 4 in '24.

Go Dawgs

ShoottheHooch · January 1

Michigan played Iowa, freakin’ Iowa, for a conference championship, a ticket to the playoffs, and a one seed! Bama ain’t Iowa! Texas lost to two loss Oklahoma and beat a team that lost to South Alabama for a conference championship. Bama needs to hand the playoff committee a Wolverine head and a Longhorn steak on a silver platter to show them the idiocy of their ranking and seeding this year!

reddawg1 · January 1

The committee thought UGA was number1, until we allowed a resurgent BAMA team to beat us by 3. So, for that. we got bumped from #1 to #6! You can't make this stuff up!

MontanaDawg · January 1

I don't like to dwell on What ifs, because it accomplishes absolutely NOTHING. You could play that sad record every single week during the regular season.

We needed to win the SEC Championship, and we didn't. Period. End of story. Let's MOVE FRICKIN' ON !!!!

Now, to next season...we will/should have the most talented and deep roster in college football. There will be no denying that. We also will have one of the toughest regular season schedules that we have ever faced. We cannot lose more than 2 games and expect to still make it to even a 12-team playoff. We've got LOTS of work to do in the meantime, but we are setup about as good as you can be for next season. If we don't make the playoffs then I'd say we have lost a great opportunity to win another Natty.

Vetdawg · January 1

I will be routing for Michigan tonight. The bammers were lucky in that game. Yes the trenches whipped us but no one can look at the entire game and say Alabama did not get lucky by the Bond call.

some may argue that one call can’t define a game, to those I say

4th and 31

or

2nd and 26

now you see what I mean?

I can’t stand Burton and I can’t stand milroe dancing around after the Auburn game proclaiming himself the heisman winner.

i can only hope Saban doesn’t retire before we play them in Tuscaloosa in ‘24, because I can guarantee you Kirby will have the dogs frothing and wanting revenge.

sorry for the rant. I have moved on and I am excited about next year,

go dawgs!

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Georgia football finished on fire, but ‘what-ifs’ linger on CFP Semifinal Monday

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