Pete Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 if both teams had all the guys that they had during the championship week, Georgia still beats Florida State. Not 63-3 levels. But I don't think you could look at this result and say a 60 point margin was all due to the opt-outs. Georgia beat TCU by 58 last year. Georgia's an asskicker of a team. Meanwhile, the Barstool Bowl is actually on TV this year, on the CW, and it's a close game in the shadow of Georgia murdering Florida State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Wyoming with a last-second win over Toledo. Kinda wild that the CW is now airing all the football that would get syndicated to the 5th/6th best stations in a TV market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 51 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: if both teams had all the guys that they had during the championship week, Georgia still beats Florida State. Not 63-3 levels. But I don't think you could look at this result and say a 60 point margin was all due to the opt-outs. Georgia beat TCU by 58 last year. Georgia's an asskicker of a team. Georgia is great and would've been a deserved favorite if both teams were at full strength. But between opt outs, injuries, and portal exits, FSU was down thirty-two scholarship players. The team they put on the field today didn't resemble the 13-0 team from this season. (Also that's kinda what puts the entire Alabama over FSU "4 best not most deserving" argument to the lie. Georgia would've been favored over all four teams in playoffs after a month to get healthy, yet they were ranked behind FSU.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 1 PLAYER MISSING COMPLETELY CHANGES THIS TEAM! 31 players later… 32 PLAYERS MISSING CHANGES NOTHING ABOUT THIS TEAM! Edited December 31, 2023 by BloodyChamp 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 12 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: if both teams had all the guys that they had during the championship week, Georgia still beats Florida State. Not 63-3 levels. But I don't think you could look at this result and say a 60 point margin was all due to the opt-outs. Georgia beat TCU by 58 last year. Georgia's an asskicker of a team. I like to think a full-strength FSU squad with 80 chips on 80 shoulders would've gone in pissed off and looking to make a point to everyone. They still probably would've lost but they'd have bloodied Georgia's noses in the process and gone out on their collective shields. This feels like the end of the road for Norvell. He had a month to motivate his kids into a better place, keep the band together and show the CFP how wrong they were for the snub. Instead you got a cavalcade of aight-imma-head-outs and an island of remaining misfits who played like they'd rather be in Gaza. Or possibly Chyna. Either way, he/they got exposed to a biblical degree and I can't see why any top recruit would commit to a program that shit the bed as badly as they did under pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Pete said: I like to think a full-strength FSU squad with 80 chips on 80 shoulders would've gone in pissed off and looking to make a point to everyone. They still probably would've lost but they'd have bloodied Georgia's noses in the process and gone out on their collective shields. The sheer number of players who bailed out makes me question how those players would have responded if they played and experienced early adversity Fortunately for players who opt-out of bowls, there’s so many of them that you’d have to be a pretty borderline draft prospect for it to be held against you by an NFL team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctapley Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Pete said: I like to think a full-strength FSU squad with 80 chips on 80 shoulders would've gone in pissed off and looking to make a point to everyone. They still probably would've lost but they'd have bloodied Georgia's noses in the process and gone out on their collective shields. This feels like the end of the road for Norvell. He had a month to motivate his kids into a better place, keep the band together and show the CFP how wrong they were for the snub. Instead you got a cavalcade of aight-imma-head-outs and an island of remaining misfits who played like they'd rather be in Gaza. Or possibly Chyna. Either way, he/they got exposed to a biblical degree and I can't see why any top recruit would commit to a program that shit the bed as badly as they did under pressure. The loss of Travis was significant for FSU of course. But with that much of your talent being assembled via Portal and NIL payments, Norvell had to know he had a group of rented mercenaries who would likely opt out of a non-playoff game. On the other side, though, Kirby was definitely sending a message to recruits. Between the FSU NIL strategy and reports of significant amounts of tampering with UGA players, Kirby had zero intention of letting up and it showed. I know personally he likes Norvell. As a competitor in recruiting for south GA prospects, Kirby used this game to send a message to future recruits. It was both savage and intentional… ETA: Even had everyone played for FSU, this still likely would have been a UGA 30 point win… Edited December 31, 2023 by ctapley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Kirby had 0 intentions of letting up because Kirby was in on the take ftw. I’m not a conspiracy person but there’s just no way all those players played for love of the scrimmage. Saying they would have beat us anyway is just not good enough. Horseshit and everybody knows it. Now with all that said and meant, I will meet halfway on something else that’s not getting repeated, that proves I have a clear head about what I’m saying and am not just mad. The problem with FSU was the fact that they were not mentally prepared to play a football game on the night of November 18, 2023 (North Bama). The whole thing started falling apart from the sound of the opening gun of that game. We weren’t ready to play, we didn’t respond to getting hit in the mouth, and the star player got hurt when he tried to be all Brett Favre in a highschool game. I could smell it about to happen. I don’t know if I ever posted that here but I swear to gosh I knew it was coming. Edited January 1 by BloodyChamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Georgia probably would've won against a near full strength FSU, but I think it would've been more 35-14, maybe even 28-17 type of game. I just don't think there's a single thing you can take away from the game yesterday except that Georgia had a lot fewer important players opt out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctapley Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 5 hours ago, BloodyChamp said: Kirby had 0 intentions of letting up because Kirby was in on the take ftw. I’m not a conspiracy person but there’s just no way all those players played for love of the scrimmage. Saying they would have beat us anyway is just not good enough. Horseshit and everybody knows it. Apologies, I don’t understand what you are saying here. What does “Kirby was in on the take” mean? And I am not sure what you are saying in the second paragraph? What is horseshit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 22 minutes ago, ctapley said: Apologies, I don’t understand what you are saying here. What does “Kirby was in on the take” mean? And I am not sure what you are saying in the second paragraph? What is horseshit? It sounds like you understand fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctapley Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 It does? Because I don’t. Oh well, not a big deal. Have a good New Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Liberty having their worst day since the day Obergefell v. Hodges dropped 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 So who had "Michigan physically dominates the first quarter and a half but keep making mental errors keeping the game tied" on their bingo card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 i'm reading the "Alabama needs to run more" takes on Twitter and wondering "hey, should you really run the ball *more* vs a Big 10 team" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: i'm reading the "Alabama needs to run more" takes on Twitter and wondering "hey, should you really run the ball *more* vs a Big 10 team" Alabama definitely needs to throw away every empty backfield set in the playbook at halftime. Michigan is just teeing off on Milroe every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 one example, there was one third down play where it probably would have worked better as a jet sweep to the in-motion RB than having the QB run up the middle for a yard. So that would be a run play, but not an uninspired "running into the pile" run play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 It's interesting to see Bama's band tempting fate by playing "Mr. Brightside" during halftime. Michigan does seem to actually have a plan this year instead of reading the wrong signs attempting to coast like they did against TCU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I was going to ask if Alabama is starting to heat up and then all of the sudden center is having a terrible case of the yips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 so how many backup centers did Alabama dress today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Bama seemed to have figured out a better approach before the center/QB exchange became impossible for them on that drive. Michigan could really use a touchdown and some breathing room on this drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Low scoring and tense is exactly what I expected but God damn Michigan is so close to having broken this wide open but they missed so many chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cobra Commander said: i'm reading the "Alabama needs to run more" takes on Twitter and wondering "hey, should you really run the ball *more* vs a Big 10 team" Looks to be working well for them. Michigan has let Bama hang in this game with dumb mistakes on offense, they can't fuck this drive up. Narrator: They did. Edited January 2 by Raziel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Yeah Michigan really should've been up like 20-3 at halftime but they shot themselves in the foot too many times and now Bama seems to have it figured out and Michigan is dropping good passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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