welp, Alabama is in there agin.

Like Walt called, story of the game was in the trenches. Cincinnati o-line never made a play. The d-line managed to put Young under pressure and forced an interception, but Ridder couldn't give his receivers as many chances as they needed due to always having a rusher in his face. I think it's pretty clear that Ridder is significantly better than his receivers. I think he performed well enough (though far from perfect). I think if he had some help either his o-line or from his receivers, it would have been a much tighter or even winnable game, but weakness at both areas was too much to overcome.

Hopefully this won't be cited as a reason to never invite another G5 team to the show. Five other playoff games have finished with larger margins, and a number of games were effectively over before the fourth quarter. Alabama had a month to prepare for this game and still only won by four points more than they won the SEC championship by.

Georgia looking very strong in 1st half. 27-3 with one more possession. Glad it wasn't 28-3.

Georgia joinin' in on the sloppy play in 3Q.

(12-31-2021 07:29 PM)franklyconfused Wrote:  Hopefully this won't be cited as a reason to never invite another G5 team to the show.

If it is, I’d argue that they should never invite another B10 team not named Ohio St again either. See Georgia v Michigan St.

looks like they gettin' back on track in 4Q.

As I said, Michigan is grossly overrated. Snuck by a bunch of games this year, and only beat Ohio State because blizzard conditions favored their run-oriented offense and stiffled Ohio State's passing-oriented offense. Georgia has burned Michigan's secondary deep repeatedly. And the current 34 - 3 score should be even worse. Georgia could have easily had at least a FG to end the first half, but instead elected to run out the last 1:48 seconds, despite have 3 time outs and the ball on their own 45 yard line. I also don't understand the repeated runs up the middle when they've had open space every time they either ran outside or passed the screen.

(12-31-2021 10:34 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  As I said, Michigan is grossly overrated. Snuck by a bunch of games this year, and only beat Ohio State because blizzard conditions favored their run-oriented offense and stiffled Ohio State's passing-oriented offense. Georgia has burned Michigan's secondary deep repeatedly. And the current 34 - 3 score should be even worse. Georgia could have easily had at least a FG to end the first half, but instead elected to run out the last 1:48 seconds, despite have 3 time outs and the ball on their own 45 yard line. I also don't understand the repeated runs up the middle when they've had open space every time they either ran outside or passed the screen.

ya' mean McGuffie plays?

it's AlaGeorgia again.

(12-31-2021 11:16 PM)bullet Wrote:  With that win SEC moved back ahead of Big 10 in season's ooc records. 2 more head to head B$G/$EC games tomorrow. MWC clinched best record in bowls. B$G 4th but could finish as high as 2nd if they win their remaining games.

1. MWC 5-1
2. AAC 3-1
2. Sun Belt 3-1
4. B$G 5-2 (4 to play)
5. Indie 2-1 (1)
6. Big 12 2-2 (3)
7. MAC 3-5
7. CUSA 3-5
7. $EC 3-5 (3)
10.ACC 2-4
11. Pac 12 0-4 (1)

Quote:Sportsbooks expect 'huge' action for College Football Playoff title game between Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide

Georgia was installed as a small favorite over Alabama in a national championship game that bookmakers believe will be the most-heavily bet ever.

The Bulldogs opened as 2-point favorites over the Crimson Tide at Caesars Sportsbook. The SEC rivals will collide Jan. 10, in Indianapolis in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T.

It's a rematch of the SEC Championship Game, in which Alabama beat Georgia 42-24 in early December. The Crimson Tide were 6.5-point underdogs in that game. It was only the second game in which they had been an underdog since 2009; both times came against Georgia.

For now, Alabama is an underdog again.

"This line is close, so I'd expect a huge [betting] handle on the game, Adam Pullen, assistant director of trading for Caesars Sportsbook, told ESPN on Friday night. "It will be interesting to see if the bettors put a lot of stock behind the Alabama win in the SEC Championship Game in how they handicap this game."

The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide each won impressively in Friday's semifinals. Georgia crushed Michigan 34-11 in the Capital One Orange Bowl, and Alabama dominated Cincinnati 27-6 in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl to advance to its sixth championship game in the last seven seasons.

"I think the public will be on Georgia," John Murray, executive director of the SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas, said. "Georgia got to make the last impression, and it was a very, very good one, as they obliterated a good Michigan team. Public may write off Alabama's win over Cincinnati, thinking they (the Bearcats) never should have been there in the first place.

"Anything less than the biggest handle for a title game ever would be a disappointment in my book."

The over/under total on the championship game opened at 51.5.

(12-31-2021 10:05 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 07:29 PM)franklyconfused Wrote:  Hopefully this won't be cited as a reason to never invite another G5 team to the show.

If it is, I’d argue that they should never invite another B10 team not named Ohio St again either. See Georgia v Michigan St.

Yep. Michigan destroyed any argument that G5s don’t belong. Cincy put up a much better fight than the Wolverines this year.


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(12-31-2021 11:27 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 11:16 PM)bullet Wrote:  With that win SEC moved back ahead of Big 10 in season's ooc records. 2 more head to head B$G/$EC games tomorrow. MWC clinched best record in bowls. B$G 4th but could finish as high as 2nd if they win their remaining games.

1. MWC 5-1
2. AAC 3-1
2. Sun Belt 3-1
4. B$G 5-2 (4 to play)
5. Indie 2-1 (1)
6. Big 12 2-2 (3)
7. MAC 3-5
7. CUSA 3-5
7. $EC 3-5 (3)
10.ACC 2-4
11. Pac 12 0-4 (1)

Without question, the MWC is the best mid-major conference in football right now.

For all the hype about various offensive schemes that goes on here, it was great to see good old slobber-knocker defenses win a couple of big games.

I don't think the championship game will end up 7-3, but I for one would not be unhappy if it did.

(12-29-2021 08:31 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(12-29-2021 12:53 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-29-2021 12:06 PM)Ourland Wrote:  Bloomgren couldn't figure out a way to win with 26 seniors. All that growth and development wasted. No they're all gone.

What growth and development?
Trying to force square pegs into round holes is neither growth nor development.

These guys operate on five-year plans, comrade.

And this one looks like the old story with wheat crops in the Ukraine. Always below expectations because of the weather.

(12-29-2021 12:03 PM)Ourland Wrote:  The AD fires the baseball coach after three bad seasons

Three bad seasons???

Try one. When two of the three "bad" seasons included NCAA Regional invitations, and one a conference tournament championship, those are the kinds of "bad" seasons that we would cherish in the other men's major sports. They were "bad" only measured against the standard that coach had set--23 consecutive NCAA post-season tournaments and 20 consecutive conference regular season and/or tournament championships. When a bad season is you don't make it to a super-regional and a good season is you make it to Omaha, you have what is called an outstanding program. Best wishes to Cheito to bring it back to that level ASAP.

Wayne Graham is the reason Joe Karlgaard's job even exists. On that basis alone, Wayne deserved far better than he got from Joe.

(01-01-2022 10:03 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-29-2021 12:03 PM)Ourland Wrote:  The AD fires the baseball coach after three bad seasons

Three bad seasons???

Try one. When two of the three bad seasons included NCAA Regional invitations, and one a conference tournament championship, those are the kinds of "bad" seasons that we would cherish in the other men's major sports. They were "bad" only measured against the standard that coach had set--23 consecutive NCAA post-season tournaments and 20 consecutive conference regular season and/or tournament championships.

Wayne Graham is the reason Joe Karlgaard's job even exists. On that basis alone, Wayne deserved far better than he got from Joe.

Geez, Chip-- he was referring to the firing of Bragga; not The OG.

(01-01-2022 10:39 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(01-01-2022 10:03 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-29-2021 12:03 PM)Ourland Wrote:  The AD fires the baseball coach after three bad seasons

Three bad seasons???
Try one. When two of the three bad seasons included NCAA Regional invitations, and one a conference tournament championship, those are the kinds of "bad" seasons that we would cherish in the other men's major sports. They were "bad" only measured against the standard that coach had set--23 consecutive NCAA post-season tournaments and 20 consecutive conference regular season and/or tournament championships.
Wayne Graham is the reason Joe Karlgaard's job even exists. On that basis alone, Wayne deserved far better than he got from Joe.

Geez-- he was referring to the firing of Bragga; not The OG.

I don't have a problem with firing Bragga. It's firing Wayne that irritates me to no end.

(01-01-2022 10:45 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(01-01-2022 10:39 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(01-01-2022 10:03 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-29-2021 12:03 PM)Ourland Wrote:  The AD fires the baseball coach after three bad seasons

Three bad seasons???
Try one. When two of the three bad seasons included NCAA Regional invitations, and one a conference tournament championship, those are the kinds of "bad" seasons that we would cherish in the other men's major sports. They were "bad" only measured against the standard that coach had set--23 consecutive NCAA post-season tournaments and 20 consecutive conference regular season and/or tournament championships.
Wayne Graham is the reason Joe Karlgaard's job even exists. On that basis alone, Wayne deserved far better than he got from Joe.

Geez-- he was referring to the firing of Bragga; not The OG.

I don't have a problem with firing Bragga. It's firing Wayne that irritates me to no end.

And in Rice message board tradition it only took a while to get from this year’s college bowl games to the firing of Wayne Graham, 3 years ago. Next we devolve into mistakes made at the end of the southwest conference.

(01-01-2022 10:03 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-29-2021 12:03 PM)Ourland Wrote:  The AD fires the baseball coach after three bad seasons

Three bad seasons???

Try one. When two of the three "bad" seasons included NCAA Regional invitations, and one a conference tournament championship, those are the kinds of "bad" seasons that we would cherish in the other men's major sports. They were "bad" only measured against the standard that coach had set--23 consecutive NCAA post-season tournaments and 20 consecutive conference regular season and/or tournament championships. When a bad season is you don't make it to a super-regional and a good season is you make it to Omaha, you have what is called an outstanding program. Best wishes to Cheito to bring it back to that level ASAP.

Wayne Graham is the reason Joe Karlgaard's job even exists. On that basis alone, Wayne deserved far better than he got from Joe.

I'm not following. If you don't mind, please include my full post with your response. It helps set context.

JK showed patience in not firing Bragga sooner. After season number three, it was time to cut ties. JK is giving Bloomgren slack that he doesn't deserve. He should have been fired, but he gets a pass because he's JK's friend. It's a bunch of crap. I guess we're agreeing