CFP Chairman Hunter Yurachek was effusive in his praise of Georgia and how its dominant 42-7 win over Ole Miss factored into No. 1 ranking.
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If our Dawgs can continue to play like vs. Ole Miss and I Believe they can. Then they can and Will defeat Any team in CFB. Remember the proviso is them playing as good as they did vs. Ole Miss. This Dawgs team has really, really matured over the course of the season.
The game we don’t like to talk about was a horrible, terrible Fluke. But that very bitter dose of humility might well be what propels our Dawgs to a Ntl. Title !! Better to have had that evil fluke and got it out of the way than vs. Ole Miss !!
Win these last three regular season games and in a very twisted perverted way that game might actually have Helped our Dawgs !! Yall know what I’m saying !! These 2026 Dawgs are gonna bring another National Title home !! I can feel it in my ole dawg bones !!
“The ranking means nothing …” Smart said, indicating Georgia would not alter its mental or practice approach."
I fully understand why the committee put UGA at #1, but I really like it when the Dawgs take the field with something to prove (and feeling disrespected). Whether it's going to Austin as an underdog and destroying Quinn Ewers and company in 2023, silencing the Bamers in Tuscaloosa earlier this year, or nearly emptying the stands after the first half in Oxford Mississippi just last week, UGA plays their best with a chip on their shoulder. I don't anticipate another performance like we saw against Auburn, but can CKS find a way to keep them playing in "total domination" mode? I think he has a plan for that, and the Dawgs will continue to set themselves apart from the other teams on that list. I believe that crushing a #10 ranked opponent by 5 touchdowns has a psychological effect on the next opponent. Coach Smart will have this team ready to play "total domination football" and take full advantage of that effect against Missouri.
GO DAWGS!
Even with a No. 1 ranking and a first-round bye next year, we would still have to win FOUR playoff games to claim a national championship. Teams without a bye would need FIVE.
That's a lot of extra football after an already brutal SEC schedule. More games mean more injuries, more fatigue, and the possibility of projected first-round NFL picks deciding their future is worth more than another playoff game.
And for what? A bunch of first-round mismatches, a regular season that means less, and potentially a national champion determined as much by who's still healthy as who's actually the best team.
Meanwhile, ESPN is reportedly paying $1.7 billion over five years for the expanded playoff.
Let's quit pretending this is about finding the best team. It's about finding more TV revenue.
The networks get richer, the players take the risks, and the fans get more games that don't necessarily produce a better champion.
Well said !! Very well said indeed !! ESPN and other media outlets have played a Huge role in the destruction of traditional CFB we all know and love !!
Exactly right.
If I look at the current top 24 teams and think about which teams are actually in the conversation when we talk National Championship it makes me very sad for what's happening to college football. The regular season will mean very little, winning a conference will be devalued, and it will be possible for a weak but healthy and lucky team to win the playoff tournament, a team which doesn't even deserve to be in the conversation.
Main point for today is clear to Kirby. These rankings mean nothing. Being number one today means nothing at all.
Go, Dawgs!
The Crimson Inbreds think they have it in the bag. They are hoping for Texas to win out so they can skip any chance of playing in the SEC Championship, and cruising through the playoffs. Personally I hope to see the Dawgs line up against them in Atlanta. The defense is playing much better now and the offense is coming into it's own. The Dawgs would win by more than three, and how glorious would it be to have three wins against the Tide in telve months time?
I can see your point + there is great value (to me) in winning the SEC + it would be way cool (to me) to win the last three ever SEC championships.
OTOH, it súcks to have another grinding physical game. It's another chance to get beat up and/or hurt prior to the playoffs when you know some teams already have the advantage of having played a soft schedule and fewer games. Speaking of Notre Dame…
Are the Crimson inbreds related to the Toothless Cousin Marrying Moonshine Drinkers who are very nice people except for wearing Uglŷ Orange and listening to horrible, mind destroying obnoxious music?
Absolutely! I think the Tide fears the dawgs more this time around. They don't want to play us.
