NCAA College Football -

Not sure why they schedule the national semifinal to start so late on new years day?  Seems like their ratings would suffer.  I didn't watch second half, looks like it was wild.

OK games I watched.

FSU did not deserve to be in the conversation of top 4.  Earlier this year I mentioned them being "back".  They did go 13-0 but a weak schedule.  Think of CFU a few years a go.

Bama Mich was a goooood game.  Glad to see Harbaugh get there and not have to face OSU, lol.

Tex Washington was another goood game. Quite a few dropped passes during that game. Was hoping for Texas to pull it off but couldn't.

It was a fun weekend for college football.

All the games were great! Kind of rooting for Washington now I think.

As for FSU, they had a shocking number of opt outs for the Orange Bowl. I don’t think they would have beat Georgia, but their defense had to be better than that. Sucks the full team did not play. That was not the issue with Georgia, they all played, until the second half and the backups came in (and still looked good).

As for Alabama and Michigan, both teams did not look top notch on offense (defense was another story, particularly Michigan). Early on I thought Michigan was trying to hand the game to Alabama with the interception and special teams fumble. Then, their quarterback seemed to be making passes that no one wanted to catch. That second half was brutal for their offense until the very last drive.

Alabama’s offensive line could not seem to handle Michigan’s defense. Milroe was sacked 5 times? Otherwise, he looked good, but on three different occasions, made very strange play decisions. He looked almost hesitant in deciding what to do, awkwardly sliding instead of pushing for the first down in the first half. And that final run in overtime. I know it was a low snap, but he should’ve scrambled outside for a run around the corner.

Oh well, I do not like Alabama. My mom is a life time Auburn fan and I root for Georgia. It’s hard to pull for Alabama ever! Not sure I like Michigan either (Harbaugh), but happy for those players to win.

I’ll root for Washington next Monday. They looked really good last night for the most part.

Wobbie said:

I still think the best team in CFB was excluded.

Yes they were.

Poncier said:

CROJAM95 said:

FSU had 29 Scholarship players opt out
Both Stud WRS, TE, Stud RB, Backup RB, Offensive line, Lost Star QB 2 Games left in season, Backup QB hit Transfer Portal before this game ( Basically whole offense)

3/4 Defensive line .....Yada yada.......bunch of 1st rd picks

Give Georgia credit for wanting to play, but that wasnt football

It was a problem in many of the bowl games and a major issue in the Orange Bowl. Between the transfer portal and opt outs for NFL bound players, the product for many of these bowls was severely affected. Perhaps the 12-team playoff will help with this next year, but the NCAA has to do something about it.

I think sooner rather than later, the people who organize and sponsor the bowl games are going to put pressure on the NCAA to stop this. They are getting games without marquee players and multiple second and third stringers playing. This will affect their ability to draw fans, and by extension fan's money to their bowls. 

even if FSU had their guys play, I give Georgia the edge

if Jordan Travis never got hurt, they'd be in the CFP

Comitee must be thrilled that both undefeated teams made it to the final

mrussel1 said:

One would think the playoff will keep players on the teams and out of the portal until they're done.  Certainly not every player,  but a chunk of them. 

I'm thinking the same.

Plus, I think there's not supposed to be a long layoff  for the start of the Playoff  games?

J J McCarthy: “we did things the right way”

STFU.

CROJAM95 said:

Im feeling the Huskies.....  27-23

Hope you’re right.

does a harbaugh W or L make it more likely he “pulls a pete carroll” or does it make no difference?

F Me In The Brain said:

Stop comparing that puke of a person to The Pete!  Pete is a great person and always helping people, being positive, and being fun.
Harbaugh is a fucking troll and a cheater.

sorry, F’me, it’s just when a college coach bails to the NFL to avoid cheating sanctions, they call it “pulling a pete carroll.”