Explaining The Worst Championship Game In Sports History

[@nickflahive8903]

I still can't believe it happened. People say it's the talent disparity but that alone cannot explain what happened. They're a 13-1 team that lost by 58, I really don't know what to say

[@voiceofreason2674]

that UGA team was the best "lazy" team I've ever seen. Top to bottom, coaches to players, all season long they did a lot of looking around for somebody else to win the game. Then Lsu scared them for a quarter, then Osu had them terrified and it awoke the demon in them

[@MattLovesVinyl]

@@voiceofreason2674 So, you saw the Mizzou game. Okay. I guess this means you skipped the Tennessee game. The Oregon game. The Floriduh game. The Mississippi State game. And on and on. Such stupid analysis.

[@MattLovesVinyl]

Shhh... [whispers] it IS the talent discrepancy, but it's not about the starters. It's about how Georgia, on both offense and defense, rotates at almost every single position group, and the players they bring in are just as good as the starters. It's the depth. You're not playing 22 players. You're playing 44 players. Really, closer to 66 players. And they're all, all 66 of them, better than your 22.

[@charlesdoyle3630]

Really no other team that should have been in. Bama had 2 losses. Usc had 2 plus a bad loss. Clemson did not look good or deserve to be in. Bama at least would have given Georgia a better game. And I say this as a Bama fan

[@Kekua208]

Tcu had a long time to train for Michigan and barely any time to train for Georgia and Georgia has been to championships before.

[@hrpickinstuff]

The worst part is TCU quit early. Their body language said it all. It almost looked like they were just there to get the participation trophy. Vandy would've played them tighter.

[@Dawg-Bone]

What’s funny is that Vanderbilt DID play them tighter. Georgia beat Vandy by 55. Georgia beat TCU by 58

[@iloveutarzan9777]

@@Dawg-Boneyoo that’s crazy😭Didn’t even realize that

[@mas5867]

​ @Dawg-Bone LOL. Vandy lost to Bama by 52 and Tn by 56. GA good or Vandy reek?

[@masonpyle5929]

No TCU isn’t good as we thought.

[@abneryates4304]

@@masonpyle5929 no, that's not it. TCU is not 58 points worse than UGA. TCU was not mentally ready

[@dustinwood7999]

As a huge TCU fan, I spent all season waiting for the wheels to fall off, and when they did, it was too late and my heart was broken more than I ever imagined.

[@blackswanrising2024]

Don't cry, your mascot is a horny toad

[@connorjeans6592]

as a uga fan i fully understand your pain before these last few years that feeling was a yearly thing for us and id like to formally apologize while also saying that it’s osu’s fault they pissed off kirby and gave the team something to play for i don’t think any team in the country could’ve beat them that night

[@allahuakbar7717]

Believing big 12 football is even close to SEC football is where you went wrong.

[@WhiteOwlOnFire_XXX]

Dude they were trash all year.

[@saintjames1995]

And now y'all will always be a laughing stock unless Washington decides to

[@Coz2021]

I’m an Oregon fan who watched live as we got crushed by Georgia in week 1 49-0. I was heartbroken and questioned if we would even be good. Watching the Championship Game made me feel a little better though I was rooting for TCU.

[@samm3639]

Hey dont sell your team short. The score was 49-3👍

[@zachcoggins9018]

Y’all will be great. Lanning is a damn good coach, just the talent disparity between the Ducks and the Dawgs.

[@av8077]

Yeah I can tell myself we were better than the #2 team in the country

[@mas5867]

Your coach was in his 1st game ever as a head coach AT ANY LEVEL. Ga's crushing meant nothing. Herbie got yet another walk over.

[@jayminbernhardt4952]

@@zachcoggins9018true there was definitely a talent disparity but not 49-3 type disparity. It was a combination of talent disparity as well as it being Lanning’s first game which happened to be against his old team who seemed to know the game plan that Oregon came with. It really did seem like Georgia had Oregon’s playbook which is credit to them for sure. But the talent disparity wasn’t as bad as the final score looked.

[@dragonsurge1]

I think after embarrassing LSU, Georgia felt invincible. OSU gave them a heart attack so they were much more focused against TCU.

[@SoonerBear]

I would concur w/that, too.

[@coreytrevor6276]

100%. Georgia came out flat against Ohio State then had a wake up call when Ohio State played their best game of the year and almost won. TCU had no chance 10 days later.

[@gradymilholen5603]

Jesus Loves You! Romans 10:9!

[@mercistephens7325]

I don't agree at all. There's literally nothing that indicated that UGA looked down on OSU. If anything all they did was praise OSU and gave credit where it was due when it came to them. Then OSU went out and showed why they got so much praise and played possessed. That doesn't mean UGA looked past them that just meant they were an elite team that could compete with UGA that's it.

[@skoop651]

people actually thought a team that got there winning by 10 or under almost every game against the undisputed undefeated #1 team would be a good game?

[@DrBeauHightower]

I think what you saw in the semis was Georgia's worst game and we saw TCUs best game at the same time. Would have had to have the same thing happen again in the natty for a close game. It didn't

[@0413mrjoker]

REALLY , Georgia's worst game ? ... Ohio State was handling them ALL game long , also , this "vid" fails to mention , about Harrison Jr. concussion , and the fact that Smith-Njigba , their best receiver , wasn't playing in the game either , and their TE Stover , was lost after a back injury .... Georgia . Was . Lucky ..

[@chesterrodrigo2068]

@@0413mrjokeraverage big 10 excuse

[@Supermanfan99]

TCU turned the ball over 3 times vs. Michigan. Definitely not their best game.

[@colepratt7538]

@@0413mrjokerI like how you put “vid” in quotes like what Lmaoooo

[@dcrane8249]

@@0413mrjokerUGA didn’t get handled especially considering the fact that UGA outgained them through the air and on the ground…UGA dealt with injures too so stop bitchin and just try again next year

[@LowlightTonight]

The fact that TCU was firing on all cylinders against Michigan but couldn’t get anything going against Georgia is something that needs to be studied

[@KayBaudelaireTheFirst]

michigan really beat themselves tbh, they should've blew tcu out the way georgia did.

[@JossVacant98]

no they shouldn’t have, they were the ones getting blown out until tcu took its foot off the gas

[@Talkin_Loud]

@@JossVacant98id you even watch the game? Michigan absolutely beat themselves and should’ve blown out TCU. they threw two pick sixes, turned the ball over on downs twice inside the TCU 10 because of idiotic playcalling, and gave up two big touchdowns off botched coverages while their pass rush was in TCU QB’s face. UGA spread in the natty was the easiest bet of my life😅

[@busterobe]

@@JossVacant98because michigan tried to play backyard football against TCU, and it didnt work

[@JossVacant98]

@@Talkin_Loud whatever helps you cope man. It was 21-6 at half and you act like 2 pick sixes was just luck, tcu was in the right place at the right time both times

[@JamesBond-zd5jx]

Don’t forget that Georgia had the unique advantage of practicing against the best team in the nation every week-themselves.

[@23zonebg]

You can say that about every championship team ever

[@JamesBond-zd5jx]

@@23zonebg but the video is about last year.

[@23zonebg]

@@JamesBond-zd5jx you point is dumb.

[@Coach_Shiner]

Like the old 68 Buckeyes

[@23zonebg]

@@Coach_Shiner and Michigan destroyed them

[@codyv2547]

A good thing to remember is that tcu’s offensive coordinator Garrett Riley was interviewing for the Clemson job instead of preparing a game plan in the week leading up to national championship

[@SneikotheDiva]

Really..I thought coaches had time frame on interviews as well as students

[@beavismcdeavis142]

Just to get embarrassed at Clemson all year 😂😂😂

[@bka8851]

It wouldn't have mattered. No way TCU was going to beat Georgia no matter how they prepared

[@hyperionthundermain]

As a Georgia fan, another factor was attitude. Georgia was pissed about how the Ohio State game went, and they took it out on TCU.

[@mykosiv.]

agreed, OSU was way too close and TCU was probably one of the worst teams we’ve played against this year so yk, great target

[@arthurchannell4426]

Of the 3 games in the CFP this past season(UGA/OSU, TCU/MICH, and UGA/TCU) the UGA/OSU game was the most entertaining of the 3. As a Buckeye fan, UGA #EARNED that game in the end.

[@sethlicklider5801]

Of course Georgia was pissed they thought they could blow OSU out but we are every bit as good as they are.

[@mykosiv.]

@@sethlicklider5801 not every but OSU is still good

[@SoonerBear]

I would tend to concur w/that theory.

[@zs2977]

UGA effectively winning on a missed kick as the clock struck midnight was magical

[@user-zb7pr3bb2w]

You can imagine how crazy it was on a cruise in the bahamas in a bar 😂

[@hellothisis9893]

@@user-zb7pr3bb2wtrust me, as an osu fan it was way worse in person😀🔫

[@matthewfudger4563]

on new years day too

[@jonahmays]

Sadly the broadcast was behind so it wasn’t perfect for the fans there, but for everyone watching including me it was out of this world

[@dylandover5428]

I was at the game and it was probably one of the most surreal things to experience😂

[@Terry737dwnovrabq]

As a Notre Dame fan I’m just so glad there’s finally a team that embarrassed themselves worse than we did in 2013

[@Kekua208]

Norte Dame is not relevant or related to this at all lol

[@STMARTIN009]

Yeah I remember that one. I am a Notre Dame fan. It happens. You move on.

[@ScarletGray-o3j]

You're kidding me, right? USC smacked Oklahoma 55-19 in 2004.

[@Terry737dwnovrabq]

@@ScarletGray-o3j okay boomer

[@Danieltaylor25]

You guys got more embarrassed 😂

[@itskaihere3875]

Georgia vs Ohio State was the real championship game...

[@gbear34]

Except.... It wasn't hahahahahaha

[@Waynebruce234]

@@gbear34🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@bnimer92]

The team who backdoored their way into the playoffs? Ok buddy…. 45-23, dont forget 〽️

[@Waynebruce234]

@@bnimer92 Max duggen made you his lap dog don’t forget

[@brucemcgoose7609]

@@bnimer9251-45 don’t forget

[@dimpledwonder7461]

Calling Michigan “the badgers” and DKR “memorial stadium” is wild

[@mattwilson8396]

And showing B Roll of Tennessee when talking about Bama - saying Oregon-Georgia was in Athens...

[@zacharywerner5745]

@@mattwilson8396terrible video

[@hudavis550]

He also said Oregon came down to athens but it was atlanta

[@griffinwalker823]

and saying the second biggest NCAA chip blowout was Bama-LSU as if the Bama-ND game never happened...this guy needs an editor

[@hudavis550]

@@griffinwalker823 fax that 2012 championship was a complete wreck

[@andrewpowell6360]

Was an embarrassing championship game forsure but the playoff win against Michigan is still a big accomplishment and very impressive

[@chiefflats2949]

Fr you cannot say anything. Everyone wrote them off but they beat Michigan. This is the exact reason that FSU got fucked

[@mayojarr6243]

​@@chiefflats2949 yeah fucked by Georgia in the bowl game😂

[@SurferRC]

@@chiefflats2949fsu would have beat michigan too!

[@sithnandy]

@@mayojarr6243Almost like they didn’t have their starting players

[@SpectralUmbreon197]

I remember looking at the score with a few minutes left in the first quarter and saying to myself "Well, TCU's only trailing 10-7. At least they're keeping it close". Needless to say, I spoke too soon.

[@oldbrokenhands]

And here I was expecting a video with nine minutes of explaining TCU's bad special teams.

[@ayarzeev8237]

The offense and defense were also pretty bad to be fair

[@nicknav09]

That Sonny Dykes grit 😂

[@kennypowers1945]

@@ayarzeev8237only against Georgia. They best lesser teams like Michigan

[@Turamwdd]

@@kennypowers1945 They also lost to a lesser team earlier in the season.

[@michaelkeesling9128]

(Die hard Dawg fan here) I told my brother before the game that there was no way that TCU's defense would stop Georgia's offense during the game, and that if our defense played to their ability, the game wouldn't even be close. I wasn't expecting it to be this bad, but I was predicting a relatively comfortable game. Most UGA games I'm a little nervous before the game, but I vividly recall not being the slightest bit nervous for this game.

[@Mattum]

as a TCU fan, i'd like to see that game get replayed with the same teams. I think Georgia came out the gate swinging and we simply werent ready. When duggan 3 and-outt'ed the first drive I knew we were doomed. I still wonder what would of happend if we got something going in the first half.

[@michaelkeesling9128]

@@Mattum I agree. I do believe that if the game had been re-played, it wouldn’t be as ugly as it was. My prediction was in the area of 45-10 or so.

[@Mattum]

@@michaelkeesling9128 I could see it somewhat close going into the 4th, maybe 36-20ish but i think 8/10 times georgia pulls away with it

[@toska459]

I feel like these things ultimately hurt UGA in the end in terms of respect and why no one gives credit to their success. The stars aligned for the Dawgs in 2021-2022 in a lot of ways and it’s not necessarily their fault it’s just how it was dealt. TCU we’re considered frauds all season and they lose their CC game and get out in regardless. They go on to beat a grossly overrated Michigan team that’s won one bowl game in the last decade and proceeds forward. TCU never belonged and that was a gimme NC and that doesn’t help after OSU choked a basic FG that would of advanced them.

[@Footballlover-zu2eg]

lebron james type shi

[@parkermoes5281]

Ohio State's lone loss in the regular season was to the Michigan Wolverines, not the Wisconsin Badgers (I'm a Badger fan, lol). Just thought I'd point that out.

[@logan_page]

I think he mistook Wolverines for Badgers, like literally mistook the animals 😂

[@atrholiday2889]

I mean if he said out loud to himself “Michigan Badgers” I think he’d have realized it was incorrect

[@Walker_Bulldog]

You'll get'em next year!

[@Ghost21666]

Yeah even Wisconsin wouldn't beat us 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@asics1149]

Lol in zero ways was this the “most highly anticipated national championship game in a long time” 😂

[@SaintJames012]

He is confusing the massive controversy and debate over whether or not TCU should be in with the anticipation of the game. Everyone knew Georgia was going to beat TCU, it was only a question of how badly.

[@Nick_T_90]

@@SaintJames012the answer was such brutality even the mongol empire looked away in horror

[@BubbaBrons]

Maybe not anticipated, but definitely the most interesting. Defending champion juggernaut vs the definition of a Cinderella team with the most likable QB in the nation, Georgia vs Texas, no Bama or Clemson since the very first one, etc, etc.

[@sportstrap4285]

I think the biggest reason this was so bad wasn’t that TCU wasn’t good. On the contrary they really were a very good team with lots of talent. The problem was TCU had a tendency to start off games slow, they were a great second half team The problem is Georgia was so much better than everyone else in the country, TCU could get away with starting slow against literally anyone else but Georgia just kept the foot down and once TCU was behind early there was no coming back

[@Turamwdd]

TCU was one play away in 4 other games from being a 9-win team instead with several losses to bad teams. People confuse luck with skill.

[@g.williams2047]

The depth was the difference. TCU doesn't have the guys to go for 60 minutes against a recruiting juggernaught. They were a tough group that was down in nearly every game they played, and won all but one close game. They deserved to be there, and Georgia simply was the better more talented team.

[@270calex]

The blue chip ratio is getting insane for the most elite level teams and it is really starting to show. I think last year's TCU team had like 30-40% blue chip ration, where Georgia's was +80%. I think only Georgie, Bama, and maybe A&M have blue chip ratios that high. I hate it because it creates greater disparity in college football, akin to when the all-stars in the NBA combine to make super teams to make the road to getting a championship all the easier. It cheapens the win and the dominance when the deck is so incredibly stacked in the top dog's favor. In that respect, with NIL being unrestricted and unregulated, college football is more like MLB than the NFL right now. No rules or structure to promote parity, like salary caps or drafts, so instead we have the teams with the biggest pocket books buying success, meaning Georgia and Bama operate more like the Yankees than any NFL team.

[@g.williams2047]

@@270calex Yep. Harder to pull of upsets nowadays against the big boys. Feels like monumental upsets are extinct in modern CFB, no longer do we see the teams where they go 11-1 with a loss to Louisville or someone anymore.

[@brian2440]

Idk I’d argue 2022 TCU wasn’t really setup for a good shot. You contain the QB in the pocket and prevent long yardage passes and you kinda shutdown TCUs entire offense. My question would be in simulation what would 2022 Georgia vs 2010 TCU be like. Cuz 2010 TCU is undoubtedly a better team than 2022 TCU. They were G5 and had less “blue chip players” but had more players drafted to the NFL. Despite inconsistency, I’d still rather have Andy Dalton as QB than Max. But 2010 TCU was a defensive juggernaut. They had prime era Garry Patterson and a hall of fame DC in Dick Bumpass, on top of 8 Defensive NFL draft picks. Georgia would have to contend with both rush and pass offense with arguably better QB and RBs and an unquestionably better defense. 2010 TCU stopped a Russel Wilson, Monte Ball, JJ Watt B10 Champ Wisconsin in their tracks forcing a 42ppg 480ypg offense to just 19 points total and 1 TD and a scoreless second half. I’d argue at the very least it would have been a much more interesting game

[@g.williams2047]

@@brian2440 Maybe, but I don't have enough of an eye for the more technical side of FB to even wager a guess at their possibility to pull it of against 2022 UGA.

[@KingGrapeBear]

They didn't even for a QTR dawg 🤣

[@s.2470]

That TCU team barely escaped several Big 12 matchups against unranked opponents and opponents playing on their 2nd and sometimes 3rd string QB. It was the luckiest title run in history, and their luck finally ran out. They finally played a good, healthy team, and the predictable result occured.

[@bullgravy6906]

The number of times TCU would mount a comeback win AFTER injuring a QB (the same guy injured 3) was worthy of taking a closer look at. My Cowboys were kind of slapping them around until our starter got hurt, they came back to win in 2OT, and we went from 5-0 to finishing 7-6.

[@RobertRodriguezdrummer]

@@bullgravy6906 That's something I noticed, they would squeak by after injuring someone...kind of odd...K-State really should've beaten them twice but I don't think K-State would've been ready for the playoffs....That being said, I think K-State would've at least put up more of a fight.

[@ScarletGray-o3j]

How would TCU have done against Ohio State? Marvin Harrison Jr. might not have played because of that concussion.

[@drewrockwell8000]

62 to 17 @@ScarletGray-o3j

[@Ellison991]

@@RobertRodriguezdrummer I have noticed that TCU has had a long history of dirty playing to try and win games particularly when they are good. Many others have noticed this too.

[@Black_Caucus]

1:45 WAIT WHAT WAS THIS SUPPOSED TO SAY?

[@pebblesanddirt]

If TCU had a month to prepare, they don’t get beat by 58. However, reporters around the UGA program consistently noted, in discussing the various events leading up to the game, that Georgia players just looked gigantic and more athletic when standing next to TCU players in street clothes. These aren’t crazy homer reporters, either. They just said it was patently obvious that Georgia was bigger and stronger as a team. Does that mean they’ll necessarily win the game? No. But at some point it becomes about the Jimmy’s and Joe’s, not the X’s and O’s. And if all the reporters noticed it, the TCU players noticed it too. They were intimidated before gameday, and that’s not a knock on TCU. It’s just human nature.

[@HeavenhoundGiuseppe]

When your team is collectively an entire star worse than your opponent talentwise, it doesn't matter at all how good of a gameplan you have. Sad reality of college football is that the team with better football players will win more often than the team that plays better football. Playing better football can certainly let you punch above your weight, as TCU proved by being 12-1 after the regular season in the first place, but there's a point where it doesn't make a difference anymore.

[@joshg1529]

Definitely agree because 58 is insane but I think 9/10 times Georgia wins comfortably

[@pebblesanddirt]

@@joshg1529 yeah Georgia’s just too much on the lines of scrimmage. Eventually it just wears teams down

[@ayarzeev8237]

​@@HeavenhoundGiuseppewas that not the case for Michigan and TCU as well?

[@HeavenhoundGiuseppe]

@@ayarzeev8237 Michigan-TCU was a much closer talent gap. They had to play near perfectly and have Michigan play their worst game of the year, and it was still a close game.

[@SmittyToked]

I think you’re leaving out a huge detail… big people move little people. Preparation or not, TCU never had a chance with the size and speed of the UGA defense and O-Line.

[@MediocreLPC]

Georgia's first snap was a five yard gain in two hand touch. I knew it was over after that play.

[@kennypowers1945]

@@MediocreLPCsure you did pal

[@savagesavant4964]

Yep ....

[@masterandcomandr3441]

I remember watching right before the natty started and they were showing snippets of interviews with players on each team, and I remember vividly when Max Duggan was up there and said, "We're just happy to be here." I called the game there to be a blowout right then.

[@STMARTIN009]

Pretty much.

[@Sirjohn_4197]

There’s a difference in attitudes for sure

[@josephmiller3672]

Not the worst championship game in sports history. That would be the 1940 NFL Championship game when the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0.

[@davidtaylor-it9pw]

1916 Cumberland vs Georgia 222 - 0 would be the worst blowout in history but at least it wasn't a championship game

[@matthewhenningervonada9914]

That would have been fun. George preston marshall was a piece of crap, and his team got wreck.

[@mykosiv.]

⁠Feorgia Tech to be more specific

[@KWCline91]

@@chandler2 kind of does at times to an extent.

[@ghostmachine71]

@@davidtaylor-it9pw Cumberland got whooped because they had stopped playing football but were obligated to play and fielded a `team' (if you could call it that) of complete scrubs, not players.

[@chriskoeder1229]

One of the big reasons why Florida was not considered a contender this year...

[@Unknownagitation]

Kirby deserves more respect for his preparation from him and his staff. Kirby gets guys to buy into a system that is everyday matters, every practice matters every week matters then play the game and win it then right after the guys are focused on next week. He perfects the system while adding fuel to the fire of showing how Georgias disrespected even when they play great. Georgia wants to hunt not be hunted and that phrase he perfects to the tee.

[@laronderamsey2247]

As a UGA fan, I did not expect THAT to occur. Having a 58 point advantage to what is classified as one of the best teams out there. I did not expect to see backups playing in the biggest CFB game. I expected a good team to play us (after a humbling experience with OSU) and win by a touchdown or two. However I’m happy my dawgs dominated but at the same time I have respect for such a successful TCU squad. I sure hope I see them again in the playoffs so they can get a ring of their own. Much love to TCU & fans 💜 🖤 🐸

[@grondhero]

As a TCU fan, I appreciate that and hope we meet again, just with a different result. I think TCU was awestruck at being on that stage (body language at the coin toss was a big reveal). And UGA was simply a professional-skilled team playing college kids. We saw Dykes learn from the K-State loss in the Big12 Championship and I hope he learned from this as well. One of our biggest problems is that we're a small school (~10,000 students) with a small stadium (47k, even UTEP is bigger). Hopefully we'll be able to keep recruiting and playing better. God bless and hope to see you this coming season! ✝🐸

[@laronderamsey2247]

@@grondhero God bless you as well and I hope to see you guys again, too 😁

[@MichiganMan4Ever]

It will be a long time before we see TCU in the playoffs again. They definitely won’t be in this season. With all the talent they lost, they’ll be lucky to make a bowl game. Like 90% of their key contributors either graduated or they went pro. It will be a very rough season in 2023.

[@user-ef7wk6gb4k]

@@MichiganMan4Ever Disagree. I think TCU wins 9 games and makes a decent bowl.

[@Kekua208]

Finally a kind Georgia fan!

[@tjredreppinpcp]

As a Georgia fan I never think any game is a guarantee win or blow out. I’ve seen too many games go bad. About midway thru the third I think I finally breathed and believed we were gonna win against tcu man. But by the end of the game tcu was outmanned. You mentioned preparation, I feel like tcu lost this game in summer workouts, in the cafeteria, on the recruiting trail, in the film room, tcu wasn’t ready the lights were bright and it hurts

[@washedupwarvet2027]

I don't think you can compare the caliber of player going to those schools. Georgia has pick of the litter with recruits, TCU doesn't have that luxury lol. That Georgia team was very good, I'm not sure anyone beats them that night.

[@Dusty141]

As a TCU fan, I had almost had this terrible memory out of my head. Thanks a lot. 😂😂😂

[@RoxorTehCoxor]

I'll see your memory and erase it with my own, an '01 Miami - Nebraska perhaps? I still hurt.

[@Madmun357]

A good friend of mine was at the game. I didn't even know what to say. As it is he hates flying. Then to fly back to Dallas after THAT?

[@Lukas-oy1dp]

Try being a TCU student this year and instead of everyone outside of the university talking to u about how great of a season they had all they want to talk about is the 65-7

[@Dusty141]

@@Lukas-oy1dp I feel ya. I live in Lubbock and deal with dumb red raider fans asking the same

[@pp3k3jamail]

I mean you don't one who click on the video you could easily skip it.

[@TheRealMagnusCarlsen]

Something overlooked is TCU’s 3-3-5 defense. It is reliant on the DB’s being able to come up, keep containment and make tackles. A two TE set with Darnell Washington as an extra blocker was the difference. TCU was so worried about the TEs setting the edge and getting 10 yard runs that the DBs started cheating up. That led to play actions where TE Brook Bowers was wide open. Not saying TCU would’ve beat OSU, but 3-3-5 is very effective against single TE sets, especially if that TE isn’t 6’7 280lbs like Washington.

[@grondhero]

As a TCU fan, I agree. Also, I hate our 3-3-5 defense.

[@Turamwdd]

As a reminder, Michigan did not send its "scouts" to TCU last year. We can see how that cost them when they didn't know TCU's signs.

[@gbalph4]

One of my friends who goes to TCU and lives in SoCal went to this game. She and I agreed that it was like watching our high school team play.

[@Yshtola.]

damn 65-7, I didn't remember it was THAT bad

[@ayarzeev8237]

I'm still pissed we gave up 7

[@mykosiv.]

@@ayarzeev8237lmfao same

[@mykosiv.]

ngl I thought it was 70 smth ☠️

[@lupusebrius]

And I remember Georgia took it easy in the fourth quarter. They could have put up more points if they wanted to.

[@jamin4445]

As an Ohio State fan, watching this game made me realize that we had a national championship in the bag had we played with more grit in that last quarter

[@nutswanger6655]

Georgia played the worst they had played all year and still won. Ohio had no chance of winning that game

[@ILoveOldTWC]

​​@@nutswanger6655Georgia played just as poorly against Missouri. They duplicated that performance against Ohio State.

[@sovietmuffin501]

⁠@@nutswanger6655Ohio state was a better kicker/kick away from winning that game, they absolutely had a chance.

[@nutswanger6655]

@@sovietmuffin501 Georgia played one of its worse games all year, with several key Injuries, and 2 missed field goals... And they still won lmao. Ohio had absolutely no chance at winning that game

[@1amthebest103]

u did not have it in the bag

[@nathansimpson5721]

2018-2019 Clemson Tigers were very similar. They destroyed absolutely everybody except for close game against Syracuse and when Kelly Bryant started a game against A&M. Then they murdered Alabama in the national championship game.

[@charlesdoyle3630]

Bama lost that game because they completely changed play calling after 1st quarter. Granted not being able to stop Clemson did not help. But Bama did not score again after the 1st quarter

[@Joswag]

and then Joe Burrow came the next year with LSU and shit on them

[@minotaur3092]

@@Joswaghe did that to everyone lol that team was not legal

[@Joswag]

@@minotaur3092 nah but Clemson had given up 9 passing TDS all year and gave up less than 200 yards passing per game Joey got 5 TDS (another dropped one AND they took a knee at the 5) And three for over 400

[@ayarzeev8237]

​@@Joswaghelps when you play in the ACC

[@daltond-bo9293]

As a Michigan fan. We wish we could play that game over again. 9/10 we win. But hey that’s why underdogs/favorites don’t matter.

[@mas5867]

LOL. Just like a Michigan fan. And far and away, favorites win.

[@daltond-bo9293]

@@mas5867 would u say favorites lose…… 1/10 or more than that? Otherwise would they even play the game if that favorites ALWAYS win. Dumbass

[@midlifecrisisincarnate]

I'm not sure about winning 9/10, but Michigan couldn't get out of their own way in that game.

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

TCU had a double digit lead most of that game

[@Otxoyxotcotxotxyoco]

Bad calls really decided that game

[@Turamwdd]

Anybody who actually watched TCU's games knew they were lucky, not good. If they had finished with 8 wins, nobody would have thought they under-achieved based upon how they actually played.

[@walterrobinson1988]

Yes, I saw it coming. I think the 4 weeks to prepare is a factor, but I don't think it was quite as all-encompassing a factor as you seem to think. On paper UM, tOSU, and especially UGA were significantly better teams than TCU, both in performances and in talent level. But the game isn't played on paper. TCU did significantly outcoach Michigan, but it wasn't just their superior preparation, Harbaugh laid an all-time egg. Running a double reverse from the 1-yard line on 4th and goal... who does that, it's a hugely bad percentage play with very little upside. And there were a number of other egregious coaching errors on the Maize and Blue side. If Michigan had simply taken the approach Bama did against Cincinnati, and run the ball down their throat over and over again, their superior size and athleticism would have worn TCU out and they'd have won easily. The simple fact of the matter is that game had fluke written all over it. But I do agree it didn't matter who won between UGA and tOSU, either team would have won easily because they wouldn't have shot themselves in the foot dozens of times like UM did. TCU was way out of their weight class and they got exposed. If they'd been given 4 weeks to prepare they wouldn't have lost by 58, instead it would have been 38.

[@lacroy9861]

refs also handed tcu the game

[@justacbellfan20]

@@lacroy9861#stillwecry

[@WalterFlanagin]

@@lacroy9861 Brother Michigan had more penalty yards

[@Dalejr88rox]

I think this is the biggest factor. TCU played with guts and grit all year, and Michigan played terribly in their playoff game. They gave TCU an inch and they took it for a mile

[@lopi4591]

As a Georgia fan I was excited for an amazing and close game. Ohio state game was such a mail biter and I expected something similar. By halftime I was ready to turn the game off and go do something else

[@edmondthompson7525]

I was telling everybody that Georgia was going to make TCU look like they’d never been on a football field before! Not off of any sort of scientific analysis but because it always felt like it was going to happen. They were going to run out of the sauce at some point. It’s almost like when you’re playing golf and you string a few good holes together, you and everybody else in your group knows it’s only a matter of time before you triple the next hole. UGA was that long par 4 for TCU

[@wheatgerm]

Saban raging about getting snubbed will always be funny to me. The playoff picture was clear as day and Alabama most certainly did not have any argument for being in the top 4.

[@fratersol]

Georgia fans was still scared to play bama. Bama lost twice last second. I'm not a bias bama fan I hate bama love lsu

[@whatnot57]

​@fratersol So do you think bama should have been in the CFP? Didn't bama finish in fourth place in the SEC?

[@V1nce_man]

@@whatnot57 They obviously should’ve and the championship proved it. Like- Cmon. TCU had NO chance! Even when beating Michigan Georgia is on a whole other level. Actually the platform for the national championship is stupid to me! Obviously conferences are gonna be different than the others. You have conferences that are better than others that’s just how it is, so maybe we should keep those conferences separated.

[@wheatgerm]

@@V1nce_man hindsight is 20/20. you can use the result of any game to posthumously justify who "should've" been in the playoff. Alabama did not deserve to be in, end of story.

[@V1nce_man]

@@wheatgerm They did, end of story. No matter what you say- the game speaks for itself… Alabama should’ve been in it- TCU shouldn’t… it’s clear why. Get over it.

[@tryagainb9669]

When Kirby Smart said "We going hunting tonight," before kickoff i knew TCU was in trouble

[@TheEmpire822]

Man it's sad when you call the playoffs a 4 team tournament, that puts it into perspective that the playoffs are just a joke. Idk if I would call a tournament with 4 teams an actual tournament

[@Teddy-kv5ns]

Michigan simply didnt give tcu the respect they deserved and preped for Georgia instead, that combined with the unpredictability of turnovers and poor play meant that tcu were in a spot they didn't expect and got fucked

[@robertl8270]

Michigan is doing it again this year in my opinion. Heard they have a "beat Georgia" segment at the end of each practice now, on top of their "beat Ohio State" segment. Ohio State I fully understand, they're actually guaranteed to play them. Georgia, not so much.

[@grahamconklin5464]

Not true, TCU was Better than UM that day

[@dcirish1213]

This was NOT highly anticipated! Most people knew Georgia was going to win, nobody thought they would win by 60 points tho! Lol

[@haroldfarquad6886]

College football is worse with Death Star teams. When Bama was steamrolling teams, it got boring. When UGA is so far ahead of everyone else, it's boring. If there's any silver lining to all the chaos of conference realignment, it's that UGA, Bama, and Ohio State will have much tougher schedules and a more difficult time in making the sport boring.

[@CooperJones777]

So the teams who are consistently super good are the ones making it "boring" for you? Really? REALLY?

[@cheesehead52221]

This year honestly is the biggest reason in favor of the playoff format. Tcu pulls off a flukely upset, and they end up in the championship. At least a playoffs format makes you play multiple games to prove you are a good team. If not balanced schedules to help with rankings, playoffs give many teams chances, while also letting them fight among themselves to get the title

[@thesbleeder2162]

TCU deserved to be there more than any other team. Georgia was just that good.

[@ILoveOldTWC]

Very flukey! How they beat Michigan I do not know.

[@ILoveOldTWC]

​​@@thesbleeder2162And being that good doesn't mean you won't have a loss or come close like they did against Missouri and Ohio State. Theres always a game or two you just have to survive in order to win it all.

[@jacob-z6h]

I was at the four seasons maui while this was happening. Everyone was at the bar and just laughing at TCU

[@chompions06]

This is funnier knowing Michigan didn’t have TCU’s signs

[@gagejernigan5277]

Georgia won that bad because they destroyed the entire SEC while TCU was skirting by every week in the Big 12. That and the talent disparity made the result obvious.

[@hansnevaloses1741]

Yes it gives me 2012 Notre Dame vs Alabama vibes. Notre Dame barely won so many games that year to even unranked opponents and rightfully got exposed in the BCS Championship. As did TCU.

[@w4tt58]

Yeah. Alabama and Georgia make the sec. And sometimes LSU. It's just like all other conferences, top heavy.

[@270calex]

For sure those were the 2 biggest reasons. I also think what created the perfect storm for that result was TCU had used everything it had against Michigan the week prior and Georgia had a close nail-biter against Ohio State. I think that scare created a focus in Georgia that we had not scene all year, and so the Natty was Georgia possibly playing at their absolute best.

[@brian2440]

@@hansnevaloses1741Would have been interesting to see 2012 Alabama vs 2012 Ohio State. The only year outside of 2019 that Ohio State went undefeated…..

[@TheoSprinkles]

TCU had 8-4 or 9-3 type talent and had the ball bounce their way in a lot of games. Not sure how Kansas State exposing them for who they were all along didn’t disqualify them from the playoffs. I can’t explain the Michigan game though.

[@devioushenry_]

Max Dugan was an absolute DAWG at TCU 😭😭

[@GlorfindelofGondolin]

Reminds me of what happened with Washington this year. They had the game of their lives against Texas and then acted mortal against Michigan.

[@user-cq6dg6ql9j]

I can think of no sport where it is more fun to root for the underdog than in college football. But nearly everyone knew to spare themselves that underdog hope when TCU met Georgia.

[@Frogz1620]

Everyone thought TCU didn’t stand a chance against Michigan and they somehow won. I think people were riding that feeling

[@andyhooper8641]

I am a diehard Georgia fan and when Duggan threw an interception at the end of the first half, I didn’t cheer or jump up. As that ball was in the air I said “Oh no.” That was my instinctual reaction. That says a lot. It was awesome to have your team put in such a dominant performance but I didnt have any desire to see that happen to TCU. That was the best team, 100% locked in, with an absolutely perfect gameplan and almost perfect execution. It was great and awful and the same time.

[@obijuanquenobi1911]

@mattliehr3124Watching Utah in the past 2 years, I view them as a good “what if” team.

[@Walker_Bulldog]

@mattliehr3124 The Utah team which lost to Florida?

[@Walker_Bulldog]

@mattliehr3124 Could've, would've, should've, didn't. Every team has injuries; that's why you recruit for depth.

[@biffmcgraw]

Andy Hooper Good call man. Georgia is an awesome team that was firing on all cylinders that night. They gave TCU an ass whooping of biblical proportions. TCU earned the right to be there by winning. They also beat the undefeated BIG 10 champ by shutting down their run game. I think Georgia would have ass whooped anyone playing as well as they did but TCU was the one team that earned the right to be there.

[@bhumibolrushing7830]

I mean it's tcu..they were never going to win against an sec team

[@odonnelleditz]

That Roman Wilson pass should have been a TD but at least we got this year

[@cshepard09]

"the committee decided that Georgia would be the number 1 seed" is exactly why college football is a joke to me. If national championships were trully about who is the best team it would be the same 4 teams every year, anyone else who wins is just a fluke.

[@BusinessMan_ForthePeople]

TCU athlete here there 3 points I would like to say. First point is that the gate we got for making it to the playoffs was weird to me. Because personally I don’t want to see the same 3 or 4 teams in the CFP every year (ex Bama, Georgia, Clemson) it’s boring in my opinion see that every year. Second I feel like once Georgia woke up after halftime we lost. Kirby had to have chew them out and woken the dogs pun intended and sealed our fate because they weren’t gonna do that in the Natty. Thirdly most of knew it would be a stretch for us to win. Georgia has bigger players and more skilled players than us (they had a lot of 5 Star’s) we was just hopeful not to get blown out like we did. But I was hoping for a TCU vs Oregon comeback tho.

[@smarterthanyoure]

You say it's boring for the same teams to get in, why not, I don't know; play better football? Nothing is more boring than seeing an overrated Notre Dame, Oregon, TCU get in and get smacked down and swatted like a fly. Makes for a really boring game to watch for football fans.

[@bababooey8330]

@@smarterthanyoure TCU did play better football, better than every other team in the country except for Georgia, thats why they came second.

[@whydoineedachanneltocommen8755]

@@smarterthanyoure I mean, teams have been playing better football for years and were still ranked below the same teams due to brand and name recognition. See: UCF and FSU. Hell, Bama was ranked 5 in 2022 despite not being one of the 8 best teams, much less 4. They beat virtually no one the whole season. The selection committee isn't exactly perfect.

[@smarterthanyoure]

@@bababooey8330 that's why they got the dog shit beat out of them? Or is it because they're overrated

[@smarterthanyoure]

@@whydoineedachanneltocommen8755 because nobody gives a fuck about TCU

[@bluescrubsn1913]

I saw it coming and actually had predicted that UGA would win in a blowout. Across the board, UGA is loaded. They did not properly prepare or played with needed grits and focus against Ohio State and it nearly cost them. Preparation for the final with TCU is a different matter. UGA had weeks to prepare and watch films. The coaches would not allow for any letdown or loss of focus. The result is in the putting. TCU was way outclassed, outplayed, and out coached.

[@Al-Rudigor]

No, the other team always has something to do with how you play. The equal talent on Ohio State makes you think you didn't play as well.

[@deficitstifflegzercherdeadlift]

Wow, you’re like Nostradamus being able to predict that a team full of blue chips would blow out a team with a single 5-star recruit 🤯

[@willsjaime]

Or do we now have another piece of the explanation? Michigan had the signs for every other team, but when TCU changed theirs, Michigan was exposed, and so TCU as the weakest team should have been eliminated in the first round but instead made it into the championship and was crushed.

[@BronzeLincolns81]

The real explanation is Michigan totally blew their game against TCU and handed them a win(Michigan lost way more than TCU won). They then went up against a team which didn't shoot themselves in the foot the entire game and got the expected result. I suppose Michigan wasn't prepared with all the unforced errors they committed against TCU but yeah, What happened in the NCG really wasn't surprising.

[@dfp_01]

Or, Ohio State could've (and probably should've) beaten Georgia, which would have made for a much more competitive and fun championship. That aside, the fact that up until now only 4 teams out of like 130 even get to vie for the title in the first place is beyond stupid though, by far the most lopsided playoff format I know of.

[@bcp5296d]

nope, TCU should have been 4th.

[@calebleeson5662]

It’s just like the weasels to choke the easiest playoff game ever

[@DeadEye622]

@@calebleeson5662 And it's just like the suckeyes to choke a 2 td lead only to miss a last second field goal. Happy to know bucknut fans are still crying about their playoff flop. 45-23 is still pretty sweet though 😂😂

[@WalterFlanagin]

"un forced errors " = your QB making a bad read and throwing it right to a DB twice TCU had 3 unforced turnovers so really Michigan keeping it that close was the fluke

[@scottblish766]

Chicago 73, Washington 0 - 1940 NFL Championship. Sammy Baugh, the Redskins QB, had a TD pass dropped on their first possession. When asked after the game if scoring there would have made a difference, he said, "Yeah. It would have been 73-7."

[@WarriorPride65]

Makes you think. If Michigan wasn't involved in all the sign-stealing and sending signs to other teams that were a threat to Michigan winning the National Championship, the CFP would've been much different, and better. We would have the following Final CFP Rankings 1 Georgia (13-0) 2 Ohio State (13-0) 3 Tennessee (11-1) 4 TCU (12-1) Georgia's blowout win over TCU would come in the Peach Bowl, and we would have 2 great CFP games. One in Ohio State vs Tennessee in the Fiesta Bowl, and Georgia vs Ohio State in the National Championship game.

[@A.B.421]

Well, this theory was just proven wrong.

[@TheIm-i8d]

I had to play a basketball game during this and I’m glad that basketball game was scheduled 😭

[@joaquinbello1871]

All I can think ab is how close we came to a Michigan Ohio State national championship

[@ArthurSanford3706]

That game would've been more toxic than the UNC-Duke Final Four game

[@kermitthefrog13]

Tbh it felt like 12 men with guns vs 3 kids with safety scissors

[@STMARTIN009]

No running with scissors! Lol

[@justamaninTN]

The bottom line is the way the current system is set up creates a sort of college football oligarchy. It’s big enough for the crème de la crème college football programs (Alabama/Georgia/Ohio State) to all get in, but small enough to ensure all 3 stay at the top. This allows those 3 programs to amass most of the blue chip talent because they are the only schools who can guarantee a shot at a national championship. So when TCU runs into one of those 3 schools playing for all the marbles, they just get bludgeoned. Hopefully two changes will serve to break up this monopoly. First, NIL. There are a lot of schools in states with lesser instate talent that have more money than they know what to do with. Schools like Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Michigan, Tennessee, Auburn. If UGA, Bama, OSU only get half the number of five star players they currently get, it will make a huge difference. But bigger than that is the playoffs expanding. Now, the playoff club isn’t as exclusive. You only have to win 9 or 10 games to have a shot at a national championship. That will make a huge difference.

[@cryogeneric]

Unless you really love Georgia, you weren't watching this game after halftime. You might have checked the score on your phone a few times just to confirm the obvious, but that was about it.

[@bryantsturgis3333]

TCU was basically given the game by Michigan. I don't think they would have beaten Ohio St or Georgia in the semis with a year to prepare.

[@UHaulShorts]

given?

[@bryantsturgis3333]

@UHaulShorts If you watched the game, and you are unbiasedly watching, you should know. I am a fan of neither and watched enough breakdowns of this game from unbiased sources that feel the same way. Michigan just laid an egg this game.

[@JirehBandola]

FSU needs to blame TCU for what happened this year. Pretty sure the committee saw the beatdown and said nope never again.

[@RockbandDrummer321]

Starting QB or not, a beatdown would never have happened. Fsu has a defense

[@kingMT514]

@@RockbandDrummer321 I’m not a FSU or UGA fan but we’ll see in the Orange Bowl…

[@Effervescent_Smegma]

The committee was right. 😂

[@whydoineedachanneltocommen8755]

Seeing as 2023 FSU and 2022 TCU have virtually nothing in common, I don't see how you back that claim. TCU had an offense and a real QB. Can't even use the Orange Bowl - FSU watched their backups get fried by Georgia's backups. That tells us nothing about how GA's starters would play FSU's starters, QB or no. It also doesn't tell us whether the committee was right. It also can't be "strength of schedule." TCU split its series against Kansas state and slaughtered a Texas team whose backups Alabama survived by one point. (Alabama beat no other real opponents in 2022, incidentally - they had no business in the conversation). Had this been Oklahoma and Bama been Ole Miss, no one would even be talking about this. It's just the name. That's what TCU and FSU have in common. They don't have the name we expect to see in the playoff.

[@SurferRC]

Fsu defense was elite though, no one was going to score more than a couple scores on them regardless, ask LSU…

[@cameron818]

TCU was picked to go 5-7 and finish I believe last in the Big12. So how good were they really? And they still had a magical season.

[@kmcc01]

They were good, but in a weak conference.

[@Horns2014]

More lucky than good. Overrated is the right word.

[@matthewseferian5807]

What tcu did against uga was basically what happened to Michigan. Very out of character and at the worst time. Its hard to win

[@bbkyjohnson]

As an OSU fan that was a tough loss. UGA did exactly what good teams are supposed to do. They capitalized on our mistakes. Congrats to them. It was amazing watching those idiots up north having the worst game of the season in playoffs. That was the only good thing about the entire season.

[@xenonballs7651]

i thought y'all were enemies only on rival games? this just seems personal

[@bbkyjohnson]

The greatest game I ever watched was whenever they lost to Appalachian State!! lol If they ever win a game it’s one too many!! I’m sure they’ll say the same about us. Hate is a 365 day a year job.

[@myronallen2237]

Great explanation... TCU needed more time to get crushed... to funny 😅😢

[@jiminicrikett]

If TCU had 4 weeks to prepare for UGA, that means UGA would also have 4 weeks to prepare…if everything was equal, coaching, play style, etc, then I would pick the team with the bigger players!

[@joemama724]

I was at the Georgia vs Ohio st game and everyone was cheering when TCU won

[@Quawnn]

Fantastic take. Most people will choose the easier and causal take but you brought up an excellent point. I said there were a number of reasons for the blow out. 1. Georgia has been there before, having that experience in a game like that does way more than people think. 2. Preparation time, like you mentioned 3. Seemed like TCUs heart was taken from them early in the game and Georgia wasn’t letting up even if they begged lol. Was the Georgia gonna win regardless? Yeah but most of that Ass whooping was them while they were down lol.

[@dblevins343]

While I never saw TCU standing a chance, I at least expected the differential to be closer to 21-28. Not what this was. TCU did play terrible and Georgia played well.

[@Paul_seekingthetruth4U]

TCU lost their last game and didn’t lose rank. Ohio St lost their last game and gained rank. It was a horrible CFP ranking ever.

[@bladej7688]

TCU empited the gas tank in terms of player health and endurance to get to the national championship game. They were doing just enough each week as mentioned to keep it together throughout the year.

[@thedrippiestdrip]

The real difference was TCU walked on the field ready to lose. They believed the medias narrative of being the far less talented team and played like it

[@thehottamale2910]

There was no way TCU was even gonna make that game close I think they got out there and saw what we all saw. They had never played a team like us and knew they were hopeless. We destroyed number 1 ranked Tenn just as bad and top 10 ranked LSU. There was nothing TCU could’ve done to make that less than a 3 TD game especially after we almost blew the OSU game. TCU was damned if they damned if they didn’t best case if we played them again maybe 21/24-55 or something.

[@thehottamale2910]

They gave up 39 second half points to a Michigan team a year prior we decimated in the national semis. They were cooked from the start.

[@tsarytsin]

It should have been Bama. They stomped K State, who just beat TCU in the Big 12 Championship game Game. The committee just didn't want an ALA/UGA rematch in the natty.

[@secretc9926]

The reality is that a lot of things went right in the #3-10 spots to allow TCU to be there. Michigan had multiple touchdowns taken away in the semi final so (in my mind), Michigan was no doubt the better team but as it stands- TCU won. In addition, TCU had six wins over Top 25. OSU had a bad loss which I’ll note their closest win was Northwestern which was a bad win. The way the system is designed, it’s tough to put a two loss team over a one loss team with 6 Top 25 wins. Was Alabama better than TCU? Perhaps. But the playoffs were designed to make sure the best two teams play - and TCU beat Michigan which no one can argue they didn’t deserve to be there.

[@leejones8082]

as a life-long UGA fan, this was satisfying to watch. Also, thank you for pointing out that Tennessee Georgia was never really that close.

[@hecker1636]

Always should've been a Michigan vs Ohio State rematch. A rivalry national championship. That would've been way more intense

[@Kekua208]

TCU might of been blown out but I’m still proud of them. Michigan was there true national championship game. I wish they would’ve won lol but they made history for TCU, the BIG12, and the state of Texas. Go horned Frogs, I know they will be there again one day!

[@RobertDetert]

They kicked Michigan "s ass.

[@mmclaurin8035]

"Arguably" the hardest conference to go undefeated in? C'mon man. The act of going undefeated in the SEC deserves a trophy in itself.

[@brian2440]

I’d argue it’s actually not that hard, because if you look at the top schedules in most years The SEC Champ is really only beating 2-3 teams that will actually finish ranked. The problem is that conference gets overrated af throughout the year so every team acts like they play a juggernaut when in reality they just played a 7-6 Arkansas……

[@brian2440]

Which is harder: 1. Going undefeated in the SEC regular season? 2. Pulling a BSU a go 36-0 in any conference over 3 years…..

[@brian2440]

Which is harder: 1. Going undefeated in the SEC regular season? 2. Pulling a BSU a go 36-0 in any conference over 3 years…..

[@brian2440]

Which is harder: 1. Going undefeated in the SEC regular season? 2. Pulling a BSU a go 36-0 in any conference over 3 years…..

[@ragnarlothbrok4281]

Georgia broke down the signals on the signs TCU was using to signal the plays.

[@michaeltrahan2313]

I was just talking about this a couple weeks ago. 2022 was a competitive year, had good story lines and a great surprise team in TCU. The only problem was while the best teams in the nation were great teams, that Georgia team was playing on another planet. Ohio St was the best shot to beat them, but Georgia took care of them to.

[@mas5867]

GA on another planet. WTF! * Oregon, a 1st year coach, head coaching his 1st year at *ANY LEVEL* * FL another 1st yr coach * LSU another 1st year coach * Auburn 2nd year coach, fired before end of season * SC, 2nd yr coach blah, blah. Ga on another planet. HA!

[@popularyutuber]

@@mas5867dude… they went 15-0 in the SEC and won the National Championship by 58…

[@mas5867]

​ @popularyoutuber4927 Next time you're with a bunch of your friends, tell them you kicked your neighbors 4th grade daughter's ass 20-2 in one on one. Report back what their response was. Seriously, does it mean anything that your competition was a joke. GA beat nobody, but Ryan Day and a couple of others. Wait. Check that. Ryan has lost 2 in a row to a coach who 3 years ago was on the verge of being fired and is currently 1-6 in bowls.

[@morganadamo4706]

@@mas5867it doesn’t matter if they had 1st year head coaches they got there asses beat. Also Brian Kelly has been coaching for a while or did you forget that

[@michaeltrahan2313]

@@mas5867 Well, if we are playing for a title, and the best you can send out against me is a 4th grader, that’s on you not me. Georgia showed up and delivered while everyone else lost. Clearly the best team last season and dominated the championship. Ohio State was the best chance to beat them and they lost too. Who else could have beaten Georgia?

[@joeym5243]

Michigan is the wolverines mate, badgers are Wisconsin

[@OneEyedGatekeeper]

He wanted to trigger Michigan fans

[@djtrig6576]

@@OneEyedGatekeeperI approve 😂

[@IsaacPunts]

In my defense, badgers and wolverines are ALMOST the same species (very close in genome) and it’s more of confusing them in the real world that translated to this goof

[@joeym5243]

@@IsaacPunts honestly keep calling them badgers, I think it could be a good running gag. Not sure if you're from Ohio or not since you're a Bengals fan but dumping on Michigan is universal

[@MarkyMark1221]

@@joeym5243that’s what happens when you can’t win football games

[@zachwesterfield5182]

The OSU v Georgia semifinal game was the national championship game imo

[@delicemurayi6112]

I think the whole 4 teams in the playoffs is actually ridiculous. They need to change it, maybe if every conference winner was in the playoffs and there’s 8-12 teams instead of 4, the finals will always be evenly matched.

[@DarthJynx115]

That’s exactly what’s happening from next year and onwards. The playoffs go up to 12 spots and more bowl games will be apart of playoffs leading into the National Championships

[@thenumberquelve158]

As a man who spent the first 26 years of life in San Diego, any time I see a football team wearing blue and yellow who is really, REALLY good on paper, I have learned to *always* expect them to lose The Big One™somehow, regardless of competition level. Congratulations TCU. That's what I'll remember you for. (And of course my own Aztecs' unbelievable run through March Madness, but I digress.)

[@wolvesetc]

Harbaugh coached your team for a few seasons before Stanford, ain't he?

[@DeadEye622]

Well the Rams already debunked your theory

[@goodkrypollo1706]

Michigan would have matched up better against Georgia than TCU did. Michigan lost to TCU, but Georgia almost lost to Ohio State who Michigan beat.

[@thegoodfellow41]

I remember TCU's WR screen plays just getting obliterated by Georgia's DBs. Reminded me of JV v Varsity in practice.

[@ehrenknappe8268]

Yeah, my in-laws are Texas Tech alumni, but they were pulling hard for TCU (probably a Texas thing). I remember trying to talk with them and reason that the Horned Frogs didn't stand a chance. I didn't think all-time worst blowout, but I didn't think it would be competitive either. Going into that whole playoff I thought OSU-Georgia was going to the real championship game, unless it turned out to be OSU-Michigan in the final.

[@dblevins343]

100% agreed. I watched the Georgie vs. OSU game as if it were the final. While it was cool seeing TCU there, they never stood a chance if Georgia played in a serious manner.

[@hawtathelete123]

As a red raider and lubbock native, the root for the in state team is real unless its baylor, or texas anytime after 2009. What UT did to try and kill the B12 was unforgiveable, and myself and my family refuse to support the horns anymore post- Vince Young.

[@HockeyCentral-xd8fs]

Simple Explanation The SEC is the MLB Big 10 is AAA and the Big 12, ACC, and Pac 12 are AA AA players can play in AAA and AAA players can play in the MLB, but AA players cannot play in the MLB

[@RobMacQ]

Weird. How did FSU (AA according to you) beat 2 SEC teams last year?

[@HockeyCentral-xd8fs]

@@RobMacQ The beat a bad LSU team????

[@RobMacQ]

@HockeyCentral-xd8fs How can an MLB team be worse than a AA team? Please explain.

[@HockeyCentral-xd8fs]

@@RobMacQ Its a good estimate 95% of the time it aint full proof but Given Tennessee boat raced the ACC champ and SC beat Clemson as well I think FSU beating the 4th best SEC team isnt something to ride home about (was also LSUs first game with Daniels and Kelly) Dont act like you dont remember Norvells beginging (GT, Jack State etc.....)

[@SurferRC]

Lol youre an idiot if you believe that

[@robertclark5874]

interesting take, but it sounds as if you are saying it comes down to coaching staff- who can break down film and prepare faster. While there is no doubt that UGA has better coaches all around (head to analysts), that itself doesn't account for the differential. I'd say its 5 or more things that all combined, in no particular order: coaching, championship experience, depth, dominate line of scrimmage, recovery after a tough game/season, bad luck. I'd like to think that if they played 2 days earlier or 2 later it would be a different outcome by a couple of scores, but who knows, thats why we play the game. And I still think TCU deserved their spot due to the Michigan win. Michigan fans must feel more defeated than TCU?