CFB 2022 Bowls Week 3: Final Four

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Stroud has looked wayyyy better tonight. But as a Bucks fan… the things that have killed them all year are already rearing their ugly head.

Georgia has this
 

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The committee screwed up by getting greedy. Ohio State Michigan then B1G vs Georgia title game would do much better ratings then TCU Georgia.

Georgia is going to roll them. They’ve spotted a talented Ohio State team 14 and are about to erase it in a second
The ratings will be great regardless.
 

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The committee screwed up by getting greedy. Ohio State Michigan then B1G vs Georgia title game would do much better ratings then TCU Georgia.

Georgia is going to roll them. They’ve spotted a talented Ohio State team 14 and are about to erase it in a second
Does it really matter? Heck if TV ratings , and or setting up the best possible title game was most important here, they would have screwed OSU over and put Bama in
 

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Does any other major program have as much of a potential homefield advantage as Georgia? Get to play in Atlanta for the SEC championship and then a possible playoff game. USC maybe for the Rose Bowl, but I think the PAC championship rotates and is N/A with their move to Big 10.
 

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Does any other major program have as much of a potential homefield advantage as Georgia? Get to play in Atlanta for the SEC championship and then a possible playoff game. USC maybe for the Rose Bowl, but I think the PAC championship rotates and is N/A with their move to Big 10.
Maybe Texas in the year a playoff game is at the Cotton Bowl.
 

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Defenses not dealing as well with the month off in these semifinal games as the oifenses, another fun one so far.
 

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Xavier Truss at RG for Georgia is a cousin of a friend, so following him for sure. He's been doing a pretty good job thus far.
 

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Georgia may pay for wasting a TO on that try to draw them offside, but either way, I expect them to at least score a FG with 49 seconds left, and put it as 30% or more chance they score a TD

So I couldn't have been more wrong
 
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College football is so much more wide open than the NFL. Stops are kind of theoretical.
The Arena football people used to say 'Forget about the touchdowns. Those are expected. Pay attention to the stops. Those are everything. Those are the highlights'

The more I watch college football, the more true this is.
 

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Does any other major program have as much of a potential homefield advantage as Georgia? Get to play in Atlanta for the SEC championship and then a possible playoff game. USC maybe for the Rose Bowl, but I think the PAC championship rotates and is N/A with their move to Big 10.
It’s not that big of an advantage against other SEC schools or many ACC schools.

Miami when they were good in Orange Bowl was closer to campus I think but a similar thing. This is kind of like LSU in the Sugar Bowl.
 

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The Arena football people used to say 'Forget about the touchdowns. Those are expected. Pay attention to the stops. Those are everything. Those are the highlights'

The more I watch college football, the more true this is.
This is why I have a strong preference for the NFL. I also assume why many love College
 

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The Arena football people used to say 'Forget about the touchdowns. Those are expected. Pay attention to the stops. Those are everything. Those are the highlights'

The more I watch college football, the more true this is.
What's funny is TCU had 15 possessions, Michigan had 9 stops for no points, and really 10 stops if you include the FG (which was a 3 and out). TCU only scored TD on 5 drives

Of course on the other hand Michigan had 18 drives. Scored on 8, let other team score on 2, and settled for FG 3 times. (plus turned down a FG once)
 

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It’s not that big of an advantage against other SEC schools or many ACC schools.

Miami when they were good in Orange Bowl was closer to campus I think but a similar thing. This is kind of like LSU in the Sugar Bowl.
Interesting. I've never experienced football down there so I just assumed the Georgia folks would end up with 70%+ of the tickets once they hit the resale market.
 

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Does any other major program have as much of a potential homefield advantage as Georgia? Get to play in Atlanta for the SEC championship and then a possible playoff game. USC maybe for the Rose Bowl, but I think the PAC championship rotates and is N/A with their move to Big 10.
USC also has SoFi (location of the title game) , Rose Bowl, and the Vegas stadium all pretty close to campus. SoFi and the Raiders stadium will host quite a few title games in the future.
 

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Same with me. I get the appeal for this kind of game but I just prefer the NFL and better defenses.
College scores are inflated because there are a ton more plays due to timing and offense differences. Average NFL game has 150 some plays, B12 is something like 200 plays. You’re going to have more points.
 

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It’s not that big of an advantage against other SEC schools or many ACC schools.

Miami when they were good in Orange Bowl was closer to campus I think but a similar thing. This is kind of like LSU in the Sugar Bowl.
Alabama or Ole Miss or Auburn in the Sugar (against non-SEC or your guys) is the same thing
 

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Alabama or Ole Miss or Auburn in the Sugar (against non-SEC or your guys) is the same thing
They don't also get the conference championship guaranteed in their backyard was more my point. At least as far as I can tell. Sounds like it's a non-issue though - take that, Rams & Chargers fans!
 

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Stroud's arm strength, just casually flipping the ball downfield from a slow trot, is impressive. When every college QB seems to throw it 80 yards, he still stands out.