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Post by Bevo on Jan 2, 2018 14:25:43 GMT
Georgia wins a shootout against the best of the Big 12, who... as a conference, had a pretty good Bowl season.
Bama absolutely DESTROYS the best team from the ACC, who looked mediocre as a conference in post season play.
The SEC, as a whole, was slightly down this year. They'll end up with a 5-6 Bowl record. That's a BIG number of games, but... not an outstanding number of wins.
However, the SEC will add another notch to the belt where it REALLY matters: At the top. Having GREAT players matters. Adding good coaching to that matter too.
Bad year for the SEC haters.
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Post by jameshowell on Jan 2, 2018 15:05:59 GMT
Will anyone outside the SEC watch? Potential for lowest rated championship.
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Post by doc on Jan 2, 2018 15:10:06 GMT
Will anyone outside the SEC watch? Potential for lowest rated championship. The ratings in Georgia and Alabama will be through the roof! |
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Post by Bevo on Jan 2, 2018 17:28:38 GMT
Will anyone outside the SEC watch? Potential for lowest rated championship. Past SEC rematches had pitifully poor ratings. This is NOT in the "Cartel's" interest. But, I think Bama made the committee's final spot selection look pretty good. |
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Post by EvilVodka on Jan 2, 2018 20:17:07 GMT
I expect Alabama to win another title...sorry Bulldawgs. The fact that I think this should probably make Hero worry a bit, given my betting record of late  I wish Oklahoma had won...Oklahoma and Mayfield vs. Alabama would be light years more exciting. Sorry, but Georgia Bulldog football is boring, and now it's an all SEC battle, and I don't see anywhere on the field where Georgia is better than Alabama |
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Post by Bevo on Jan 2, 2018 20:22:54 GMT
I don't see anywhere on the field where Georgia is better than Alabama Really? You aren't looking very hard. Hurd is awful as a QB. Georgia is better there. Georgia is better at RB too. |
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Post by EvilVodka on Jan 2, 2018 20:33:17 GMT
I don't see anywhere on the field where Georgia is better than Alabama Really? You aren't looking very hard. Hurd is awful as a QB. Georgia is better there. Georgia is better at RB too. Georgia plays right into an Alabama gameplan. Alabama stuffs the run. Those huge runs against Oklahoma will turn into 2-3 yd gains against Alabama. Hurts doesn't have to be a good QB, he just has to use his legs, distribute the ball, and don't turn it over I would be completely shocked if Georgia won Alabama wins 30-14 |
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Post by Bevo on Jan 2, 2018 20:39:15 GMT
Really? You aren't looking very hard. Hurd is awful as a QB. Georgia is better there. Georgia is better at RB too. Georgia plays right into an Alabama gameplan. Alabama stuffs the run. Those huge runs against Oklahoma will turn into 2-3 yd gains against Alabama. Hurts doesn't have to be a good QB, he just has to use his legs, distribute the ball, and don't turn it over I would be completely shocked if Georgia won Alabama wins 30-14 I hope you're right. I'll be pulling for Bama. But, it's crazy to say Georgia isn't better than them ANYWHERE on the field. |
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Post by GatorGrad on Jan 3, 2018 1:12:03 GMT
An all-SEC final, just like the CWS final in Omaha.
Not sure what the TV ratings will be but this might end up being the toughest / most expensive ticket in the history of college football. You have UGA playing in their backyard for their first natty since 1980. Alabama is a short drive over as well. Brand new stadium in the heart of SEC Country.
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Post by Hero on Jan 3, 2018 11:11:19 GMT
Georgia wins a shootout against the best of the Big 12, who... as a conference, had a pretty good Bowl season. Bama absolutely DESTROYS the best team from the ACC, who looked mediocre as a conference in post season play. The SEC, as a whole, was slightly down this year. They'll end up with a 5-6 Bowl record. That's a BIG number of games, but... not an outstanding number of wins. However, the SEC will add another notch to the belt where it REALLY matters: At the top. Having GREAT players matters. Adding good coaching to that matter too. Bad year for the SEC haters. I think the last all SEC Championship inspired the playoffs so maybe this one will inspire expansion of the playoffs. Big mistake to invite two SEC Teams.  |
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Post by tigercpa on Jan 3, 2018 12:43:39 GMT
An all-SEC final, just like the CWS final in Omaha. Not sure what the TV ratings will be but this might end up being the toughest / most expensive ticket in the history of college football. You have UGA playing in their backyard for their first natty since 1980. Alabama is a short drive over as well. Brand new stadium in the heart of SEC Country. A fellow Tiger alum and his dad bought 10 tickets for $500 each just in case we made it.
Just flipped them for $35k to a dawg family.
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Post by Bevo on Jan 3, 2018 13:53:12 GMT
I think the last all SEC Championship inspired the playoffs so maybe this one will inspire expansion of the playoffs. Big mistake to invite two SEC Teams. I was just thinking the same thing last night. The LSU-Bama rematch is what finally moved the ball toward a 4-team playoff. Having another all-SEC finals, PLUS having a 13-0 UCF with a win over Auburn MIGHT be enough to convince people to expand. This is, the BEST POSSIBLE SCENARIO for those in favor of expansion. Of course, adding MORE teams to the playoffs is not going to make having all-SEC Finals any less likely. In fact, the reverse is probably true. :-) |
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Post by tigercpa on Jan 3, 2018 14:44:11 GMT
Georgia wins a shootout against the best of the Big 12, who... as a conference, had a pretty good Bowl season. Bama absolutely DESTROYS the best team from the ACC, who looked mediocre as a conference in post season play. The SEC, as a whole, was slightly down this year. They'll end up with a 5-6 Bowl record. That's a BIG number of games, but... not an outstanding number of wins. However, the SEC will add another notch to the belt where it REALLY matters: At the top. Having GREAT players matters. Adding good coaching to that matter too. Bad year for the SEC haters. Yep, the blue chip ratio is most strongly correlated to national championships.
Imagine that.
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Post by GatorGrad on Jan 4, 2018 18:25:29 GMT
I think the last all SEC Championship inspired the playoffs so maybe this one will inspire expansion of the playoffs. Big mistake to invite two SEC Teams. I was just thinking the same thing last night. The LSU-Bama rematch is what finally moved the ball toward a 4-team playoff. Having another all-SEC finals, PLUS having a 13-0 UCF with a win over Auburn MIGHT be enough to convince people to expand. This is, the BEST POSSIBLE SCENARIO for those in favor of expansion. Of course, adding MORE teams to the playoffs is not going to make having all-SEC Finals any less likely. In fact, the reverse is probably true. :-) I agree...the more times P5 conferences get completely left out (like the Big Ten and PAC this year) the better our chances for expanding to eight teams. So if you are in favor of playoff expansion, root for conferences to get two teams in like the SEC did this year and root for Notre Dame to take up a spot as well. |
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