I bleed red and black so of course I'm going with the Dawgs.

Seems everyone thinks its going to be Alabama vs. Notre Dame for the national championship. Georgia has the horses to run with Bama.

My main worry is the fact that we are down our two most productive recievers. They were both big physical guys that were also great blockers downfield.

Go Dawgs!

We are pulling for Georgia in Casa de Steelhead

Both of my children went to AU so I am naturally pulling for Georgia.

I don't like either team, but I believe 'bama has a better shot at ND. I'll be pulling for the Tide.

GO DAWGS!!

Mike

It'll be interesting to see who gets to be second in the rankings come Jan 8.



(Okay, you can stop throwing stones now!)

i think those junkyard dawgs are going to have to hunker down saturday.

the odds might be with bama, but we've all seen upsets before. if ga beats bama, they'll likely beat ND in another upset.

I believe Georgia has a good chance. Alabama's D got exposed by LSU and A&M. Georgia's D has 7 guys who will play in the NFL next year.

Bama 24-17.Georgia chokes in the big game.

much as it pains me to say it, I'd have to pick Bama in this game. the bookies have them a 7 or 8 point favorite playing in basically a home game for the Dawgs.

never bet against Nick Satan in big games.

I would think either team can beat ND pretty handily.

Tough week for Bama fans. The teabagger got 2 years in prison. Then Harvey Updyke the tree killer got basically house arrest at his daughters house.

Have to go with Bama, believe they are the team to beat

Being a life long Georgia Tech fan, it is hard for me to pull for Georgia, but I really hope that Georgia comes out on top and gets a shot at Notre Dame.

...pulling for the underdawgs.

I don't care who wins that match up. I just want ND to beat the SEC's best.

Never happen. SEC RULES.

GATA. Go dawgs!!!

Mark my words. We spend most of the night in max protect or at least keeping one more blocker in. But our qb and receivers are good enough to move the ball from that formation all night

Murray overshadows mccarron and we get to see 1980 (uga/nd for the whole enchilada) all over again.

And i will be in miami to see it...'bama is good, but we want it more...

Hunker down you dawgs.

I think Georgia has improved as the season progressed, I'll be interested to see if they've improved enough to beat Alabama.


I just hope for the sake of you SEC haters, ND doesn't get blown out by whomever they play for the BCSCS.


am thinking there'll be a whole passel of "toldja so"'s if they do.

A&M thought so.

I would pull for the Taliban over UGA.

Alabama lost their #2 receiver in last week's game so I feel your pain. Replacement is a true freshman named Black that has never played in a college game. Roll Tide, but I wouldn't begin to bet this game. Still I believe my guys will pull it out and win the SEC and National championships. If they can't get past Georgia, then I'm a Dawg fan when game time comes in Miami.

Bama better hope Cooper comes out of the game healthy....McCarron is running out of people to throw to in the NC game

Ya, I m pulling for Atlanta also. Love underdogs, and they really are a good team this year.

Two things. Bama wins today and a ND/Bama NC game will look worse than the Michigan/Bama game... with ND loosing.

I have to pull for Bama just so LSU can play a Texas team that's almost out of the top 20 in the cotton bowl. What a cluster [bleep].

doesn't seem fair does it....our defense quits for 45 seconds and here we are.

Everyone but Florida and whoever wins the SEC championship are going to eat a schit sandwhich this year when it comes to the bowls.

If GA loses this game they are really going to take it bad.

The only upside to beating Texas in the cotton bowl it will mean in less than a 12 month span LSU can beat Texas, Texas A&M (already done) and TCU (who we paly next year).

surely we wouldn't have to play Texas in the Cotton Bowl if they lose to KState today? wouldn't that be four losses for the Horns?

From what I have read it's going to be Texas either way. I don't know for sure. I know that the crapital one bowl has already leaked they are inviting A&M so that is out for us.

Uh, Roll Tide!

Note to self, send my LSU fans/friends some cheese...

Oh, we'll be cheering for you against ND.....although rooting for Nick Satan against the Catholics is probably a sure ticket to Hell.

but we are kind of entitled to whine a little...but for those 45 seconds we coulda been contenders, instead of bums, and going to a second tier bowl against another bum.

Go Dawgs!

Uh....my name says it all.

BS 1979, Master's 1981.

GATA

I'm looking forwards to a great game.

ROLL TIDE!

Well, we'll know in a little over three hours, won't we?

As a sidelight, I do enjoy the 'Bama Baton Bimbos.

roll tide

Bimbo is such an ugly word. Those young ladies are just trying to show their school spirit.

I wouldn't mind at all if they showed considerably more of it (them).

They do seem to be wearing their cold weather uniforms, don't they?

Ga is using a lot of different offensive looks, TD ga!

The Tide has their hands full right now!

Touchdown Bama

Damn...spoke too soon. Lacy just took it to the house for about 42 yards for a TD. 7 to 7.

Bama would have had another 7 before half if they hadn't decided to take 2 timeouts with 'em to the locker room.....

Saban must have went to the Les Miles school of clock management.

On a side note, McCarron hasn't been worth a schit as a QB since the LSU game.

Looks like GA is playing two teams, with the boys in stripes clearly on the AL side...clearly

Sick of Bama....but who ever wins I want them to jam it up NDs stink hole in Jan!

True that.

The refs missed a block in the back on Georgia on a punt return and an obvious hold on a 3rd down conversion that resulted in a Georgia TD.

I haven't seen any evidence of an SEC inspired conspiracy against the Bulldogs, but I'm sure it's there...

I'm a Bama fan but that kid should have been ejected from the game for the late hit on Murray.. That's not football, that's thuggery.

What? Watch it again in real time. By the time he gets hit Alabama is returning the interception and he is trotting in the direction of the return. When he int is caught it's a change of possesion and he needs to wake up as he's no longer the QB but playing defense.

That's my take on it Nathan. He got blocked as he was no longer the QB, but a defender approaching the runner.

I'm sure all the helmet to helmet fanatics will disagree.

Has anyone ever seen a back running the ball get called for lowering his head and making helmet to helmet contact with defender?

The point is, it's never called against the offense-backs or linemen.

He was a defensive player at that point...and he wasn't paying attention.

Bama looks weak up front.

No penetration and not hardly calling any blitzes.

Playing defensive defense and getting pushed down the field a good bit in this game.

I didn't have a prediction this game. Only saw Georgia play once and they damn near lost to Kentucky in that game. If the Kentucky kicker had simply fallen on his own onside kick instead of staring at it Georgia would have lost that game.

If Ga beats Bama,who will likely play ND for the NC game?

Georgia unless the voters just really want to go all out and put Florida in there, assuming there's enough room against the computers.

I saw the return coming when they lined up. Bama should stick to faking FG's or punting.

Bama is playing with their hands in their pockets and Georgia is playing like they have it all hung out.

Blocked FG's for points.....

Damn.

The bulldogs are playing hungry.

Whooooo Doggies!

The ball wasn't tipped - Pass interference.

That flag being incorrectly picked up just led to 7 for Georgia.

The conspiracy against Georgia is working perfectly..

Holy crap! How 'bout it Nick! Blocked FG returned for TD by Georgia!

Is thought it was pretty well understood that the winner of this game was playing ND. What would the other scenario be?

Both teams come out and play like crapola and the voters try to overcome the computers to put in Florida. But otherwise it's going to be the winner of the game.

I agree it's the probable, almost certain, scenario since the Bulldogs beat Florida this year.

Norte Dame would have a good chance of beating Florida.

The odds of the Irish knocking off Bama or Georgia are significantly less.

Of course, McCarron's terrible play is what has Bama in such a bad position this game.

Okay, I was just checking, thought you might have heard other ramblings, I've been busy and not keeping up with CF like I do most years.

sarcasm - the bastard stepchild of irony.

Mom: "How was school today, son?"
Son: "it was friggin' great, mom."

Sarcasm has the best comedic value.

Not sarcasm, just what happened on the field.

But if people think this game is over....

Look again.

If people think this game is over they didn't see the Bama LSU game.

I wonder if Bama will start calling some blitzes now?

Saban knows he can't rely on McCarron to win this game. His running game will have to win it for him.

Why aren't they throwing short to Lacey and Yeldon out of the backfield? Even McCarron can mange a 5 yd pass. This usually gives defenses fits...

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Same here,man. Been a busy year for me,as well and CFB has taken somewhat of a backseat. I just ran out some bagged leaves to the curb and I come in to 8 on the board for Bama...was it a drive or one huge play?

A drive, and a good one at that.

Laffin!.

Lacey just ran over half of Georgia's defense.

And does again on the next play.

And does it again on the play after that. LOL

Bama starting to play the SEC West game plan of beat down your opponents and then run over them in the 4th quarter...just getting a head start.

Lacy

Bama is taking over.

Here is where a quick pass to yeldon out of the backfield would work.

Pass? no need for that nonsense, they are just gonna keep pounding away.

Missed a couple minutes of it but that was 1 of my top 3 qtrs. to watch for great football this entire season.

The arms on Bama's running backs are as big as my thighs.

Looks like Saban has as much confidence in McCarron as I do.

Next Bama drive, they are going to take a shot off play action. Georgia is gonna have to sell out to stop the run and get burned.

Great game so far, and a hell of a third quarter.

Bama's O line will start pushing Ga's D line 3 feet back on each snap in the 4th qtr. After this TD,Bama will just run that clock down,imo.

I wouldn't doubt that either, I just think that play action will be there for the taking.

Grantham needs to change things up. They are getting caught over pursuing.

I hope that there is an Alabama Trooper who can taser Saban if he tries to call a pass play OTHER than Play action. That drive has finally restored my faith.

Over pursuit?

The backs are running thru holes standing straight up.

Good snag by Georgia receiver!

Bama is not puting any pressure on Georgia's QB..

Where are the blitzes?

Bama is getting absolutely NO pressure on Georgia's Quarterback. The result is him cutting us to pieces.

Ain't that purty. A georgia touchdown.

Over pursuit is killing them on the outside runs and the cutbacks are there because of it. Middle runs Georgia is getting owned.

Can you say quick score?

LOL. Bam!

It's a ballgame boys!

Horsechit call...

Took them long enough to figure that out

They are going to drive me to drink...

Damn the instant replay. (If that interceptoin gets overturned.)

it should, ball hit the ground.

I know it....

LOL @ Georgia clock management, spike the ball and you have a chance to win.

Damn, what would you give for a timeout?

Someone needed to tell that boy not to catch that pass...

Oh My!

Hard to believe he made a mistake by catching the ball. Great game Georgia.

Wow bonehead play to end an otherwise great game.

They could have had 2 chances for a touchdown but not spiking the ball and then him catching it was epic fubar.

What a game...damn!

Wow, one hell of a game. My hat's off to UGA, they brought one hell of a game!

Roll Tide....my daughter-in-law was a bama cheerleader.

That was right out of the Les Miles playbook.

I just wish they both could whip some of that Irish butt. Alabama just beat a heck of a team.

Mark Richt should be fired for not telling Aaron Murray to spike the ball on 1st and goal. Instead of two shots at the win and a chance at the national championship, they throw away their season with a four yard completion.

Overall, great game!

Good to finally see an SEC Championship that isn't a blowout.

I hate a prevent defense...It;s outdated and teams know how to take advantage of it.

Bama still looks like they're hitting on 6 out of 8 cylinders.

Their passing game has went to schit and their defensive backs are giving up too many big passes.

IMHO, None of this will matter much against Notre Dame though.

It was stooooopid clock management. They didn't deserve to win with that bone-head call.

Spike and have two shots. Good Grief!

That was stressful. Ya'll excuse me while I go pour a cold Blue Ribbon.

Hats off to the Bulldogs. You played one hell of a game. Congratulations to the Georgia head coach, who they said was sitting on the hot seat at the beginning of the season. You did a fine job.

Looks like it'll be a replay of the '73 Sugar Bowl.

I sincerely hope!

I'm all ready now to see ND surprise a lot of guys here.

At least this wasn't the usual SEC 10-6 snoozer. It was an exciting game, for sure.

There hasn't been a 10-6 game this year...Hasn't been one in the SEC Championship in forever.

Notre Dame is going to get beat by a team that's having significant problems and aren't playing near the kind of ball they were in the middle of the year.

Helluva game.

Sure would have liked to have seen Richt pull it out though, he's one of the good guys. Seems to be a rare thing in major CFB these days.

So many "outs" that could have ended better.

Spike the ball obviously and take a shot or 2 at the end zone.
Drop the freaking ball when you know you wont' make a TD, IE don't catch it.
Throw the ball into the endzone.

Good game Bama fans... Hate to see my dogs lose but I'm laughing all the way to the bank!

Georgia lost the game when they couldn't convert 3rd and 1 and wouldn't try 4th and 1. Go Irish

Now that was a game for the ages, ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

Wow what a game.



I have a headache........

Excellent pre-emptive strike. Win and it is that much greater of an accomplishment. Lose and the excuse has already had its groudwork laid.

Just this afternoon we were discussing how many big-time players have no real understanding of the game (or its rules).

Clear your cards folks; we have a winner.

you can already hear the Georgia fans whine about their going to the Chick-fil-a bowl, while Florida goes to the Sugar.

You work all season to get into the SEC Championship and screw yourself out of a chance to win by making a pee wee league mistake.

The Chick-filet Bowl sounds about right.

Watched the post game short interview with Lacy. Good grief, I can't imagine trying to tackle that dude. I'm getting out of his way!

I watched the second half , completely indifferent as to the outcome.It was an interesting game for sure.

'Bama seemed intent on playing a zone defense without having the discipline to make it work. Of course,more pressure on the QB would have helped.

Does N D have a good defensive line? When you rack up 400+ yards rushing and are in danger of losing at the end of the game....... Well, I'll just say it's strange and leave it at that.

And Kansas State can beat Texas. I was surprized really to learn Texas hssnt beaten K State in Manhatten since 2002. That's the last five games there over a 10 year period. You really have to love what Coach Bill Snyder has done with K State. They are the real deal.

The top SEC teams play big boy football. They also understand that great defense doesn't equate to playing grabazzz like 95% of college football teams play nowadays. As Danielson said, it was a "viscious" game.

As for U of TX, with the talent they have and get every year, they are probably the most underachieving team in college football.

Answer:

Quality opponent
Field goal blocked returned for touchdown (10 point swing)
Interception in endzone
Thats 17 points in two plays.

Actually UGA will wind up in the Cotton against Texas which is a complete joke. UT will likley barely be in the top 20 after their loss last night.

Another joke - LSU will wind up in the outback against Nebraska. A team that will be outside the top 25.

UF will end up in the Sugar bowl.

All teams that would be in a BCS bowl if not for the 2 team limit per conference.

It's a good rule, too. It keeps the rich from getting richer and lets other teams, who work just as hard and play just as hard, get into bowl games. Their conferences get scholarship money, just like the "big boys".

So socialism in the country isn't enough now we have to have it in college football as well?

The SEC didn't come off the mountain with 6 top teams and a pocket full of cash. They earned it and built their programs around getting better top down and making money.

Who wants to see multiple bowl games of teams ranked in the top 5 against teams that are unranked?

A bowl game is supposed to a reward. A reward for a team in the SEC who finishes in the top 5 is top play a top 10 or top 15 team. Playing a team that is unranked should be unacceptable to any team regardless of conference in a new years day bowl game.

If it's such a great rule and is going to help other conferences how come the further we get along in the BCS era the more SEC teams wind up at the top and near the top? It's because some of the teams in some of the other conferences who do get BCS bowls don't do jack schit with their money.

In fact the Big East LOST MONEY 2 years ago when they got a BCS bowl invite because they couldn't even sell their own tickets at face value as required by the BCS and had to pay for it out of their own AD budget. In fact the Big East has done nothing but suck more and more while sucking up BCS money because multiple teams from multiple other conferences are locked out.

If it was so great to restrict the number of teams from one conference you would think over a span of 14 years now that some of the other conferences would really start picking it up, they haven't.

Because of the rule you are going to have a teamt hat was :04 seconds away from playing for a national championship playing against a team with 4 loses that is likely to fire their coach and will be ranked around 20-22 when the polls come out today. Who wants to watch that? You get better games than that week in and week out.

Either way it's bye bye Notre Dame..........matters not.

Awww bite me!

It is just like the professional draft. The teams that did bad get first picks. It works toward a bit of parity and makes the game...yes G A M E ...better for all colleges. The SEC seems to have some sort of special "worthiness" complex.

Except down south, we don't really give a fugg.


Still, it's just a game.

Stay classy. So when faced with facts your comeback is a personal attack? Nice.

It's not going to be a better game. Look for a lot of bowls this year to have really low ratings. We're talking games that wouldn't be the highlight of the second week of the season in what is supposed to be a top tier bowl game.

It doesn't matter which conference. If the PAC-10 had 6 teams in the top 10 I would like to see those teams play teams that are at least ranked, preferably in the top 15.

I think the loss of interest in bowl games in general is the fact we're deluged with sports of all kinds these days.

I'm not trying to be rude now, but the rest of the country gets tired of having the SEC shoved down our throats by ESPN and other media who hype it as a cash cow.

Money has ruined college football. It has always been a problem, but now it has become nothing but entry level professional sports in some conferences. With coaches making the salaries they do, it's hard to deny that.

Except for the average size of the players, the NV/Boise game was the same football played and just as exciting. It has a smaller market is all. When we lose sight of the kids who actually play the games and focus only on the "elites", we lose the whole purpose of college football. The BCS system is nothing more than a system of making the rich richer.

Watching the bone-head clock management at the end of the Georgia/Alabama game didn't impress anyone. Still, it was an entertaining game. We don't need to make it a cult however.

More spread the wealth garbage. So the SEC is an evil money making machine being forced on poor consumers?

C'mon man. The SEC is successful and every other conference would like to be in their shoes.

You act like the SEC is cheating and all the other poor conferences are being stand up guys, playing by the rules because their moral integrity is so valuable to them.

Like if it wasn't for their high moral standards, the other conferences could easily duplicate the SEC's success...

Laffin.

The SEC hasn't had anything given to them, their success is a result of hard work.

You claim it's all about the kids, Yet you support taking something away from deserving kids who have worked hard and earned it and giving it to others who have not earned it, under the guise of being "fair".

I know of a political party that subscribes to this point of view.

It ain't about the kids, you just don't like the SEC.

Lots of people just think the SEC has always had it. When the SEC started the SEC Championship game to increase revenue and promote the conference everyone said they were crazy and it would destroy their chance at a title. It almost did in the first year, but it became agreat revenue producing game because of it.

The conference for the most part hasn't had any money favorites unlike the Big 12 which has rubbed enough teams the wrong way they eventually left the conference.

Other conferences need to work on building their brand and their brand of football. If football isn't a big deal to them, that's fine. But don't expect to get to be "like the big boys" just because you play football.

Maybe some SEC schools will get invites to the NCAA tournament this year because there are too many teams from traditional basketball schools....see how dumb that sounds?

Some of these other schools need to look up Roy Kramer and maybe hire someone like him to be their conference comissioner.

i couldn't agree more. it's not about money in the SEC, it's about talent.

the talent that accrues from farms, villages, and the big cities. some people just have the talent to play good football, and the viewing publics who tune in recognize that reality.

Be it possessions,job,looks,abilities,or other things, I have never been concerned with mine being the "best". Neither do I care that others have things far better than mine, nor do I mind them enjoying them. What I do find tiring is someone who feels the need to constantly point out the superiority of "theirs".

seems like fans of mediocre teams are the most in favor of 'equality' when it comes to getting bowl bids.

same goes for those that down play being 'the best'

The resemblance to a liberal is uncanny......

To say that the kids at smaller schools didn't work hard or earn something is the height of arrogance. They work just as hard and put as much of themselves into the game as anyone else.

I'm not alone in being worn out by all the SEC hype being shoved down our throats.

I grant that the SEC has the strongest football teams. I don't buy into the "elite" being the only deserving.

And...YES...it should be more about the kids who suit up every practice all over the country, not just the ones who get the scholarships and glamor.

are the various college clubs limited from recruitment in various areas of the country?

i'll bet recruiters are well aware of where the talent lies, and make their offers accordingly?

can any one imagine a Bama player being recruited from Ga?

Only in your own mind. It always seems to come down to "liberals" VS your mindset. That was the stupidest remark I've seen today.

I guess you don't have much else worth a darned way down south, so football makes you feel relevant.

Don't get your panties in wad junior Didn't you mean the most remark comment made today......point proven

Lets get something straight,

I Never said that kids at other schools don't work hard. You're imagining things again.

You said that you think it's acceptable to take things away from people who have earned and give to those that haven't.

I called BS on that one.

If you're tired of hearing about the SEC, get off your couch and start the Mediocre Bowl. Go find 2 hard working 4-8 teams and have yourself a ballgame.

I'm sure it will be a booming success.

20 Bama players are from GA, if it makes any difference...

well, it makes a ton of difference. it just shows that recruiters are on the look-out for the best players possible.

they'd likely go to Alaska if it was worth their time.

Of course it matters. Why do you think so many LSU fans are going to root for ND over the Tide even tho LSU and ND have bad blood in the past. Nobody wants their close rival in the division getting a step ahead on recruiting.

Bama had a top recruit from Louisiana on the field last night who scored a TD. Funny LSU let him pass because LSU couldn't get him qualified academically with the NCAA but apparently Saban had more pull lol.

if you can do it, it ain't hype. just look at the top Ten.

No. 7 LSU gets No. 13 Clemson in the ChickFilA bowl....that might be a pretty good matchup, compared to some of them.