CFP National Championship Game: #1 Georgia vs #3 TCU.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Just now, FartingDreamer said:

Definitely should be on a Saturday.

Why not?  Lack of state pride?  The more teams from this state appear in the title game, the better it reflects on Texas talent.  

I’m not interested in it reflecting well on state talent that isn’t playing for the Longhorns. 

[Surly Bevo 24908]

TCU has had a history of comebacks this year but if I'm coaching Georgia I want to try to put their asses in a hole early.  Michigan went right down the field and then got inside the 5 and fucked around and found out.  Shit started shifting quickly on them and they gave the underdog hope.  If you are Georgia you want to quickly crush that feeling.   

[jw4381 3073]

One thing's for sure, uga ain't getting nearly killed by tcu's mascot.

[statsman 5466]

What we want doesn’t matter. What matters is that TCU is not nearly as good as Georgia. TCU took double OT to edge OSU in FW. They barely beat Baylor by 1. They played plenty of pedestrian teams and barely beat most of them. Georgia crushed a lot of like teams. 

[Sgt Hulk 13716]

If there’s one thing surly is good at is predicting wins and seasons. Judging by this TCU is gonna mud hole uga 

[Tomatillo 354]

On 1/8/2023 at 12:42 AM, ScottS said:

The theme song for the title game was composed by John Williams.  Called "Of Grit And Glory".

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/john-williams-writes-new-theme-for-espn-college-football-1235480841/

 

He is the absolute greatest. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

What we want doesn’t matter. What matters is that TCU is not nearly as good as Georgia. TCU took double OT to edge OSU in FW. They barely beat Baylor by 1. They played plenty of pedestrian teams and barely beat most of them. Georgia crushed a lot of like teams. 

and Georgia almost lost to Missouri, probably should have.

Georgias better on paper but I don’t think they’re as good as last years team that lost about 8 defensive players to the nfl.

Tcu just has to let their nuts hang and anything can happen.

[EastTexan 662]

I did not give TCU much of shot against Mich but was happy the scrappy frogs won. The same against Ga, but I hope they kick their ass.

Also, hope the tv coverage shows  more of the pom girls. Last week it seemed to focus more on the poochie belly'd Mich cheer girls.

For tonight, Go Frogs!

[Nicole44 22059]

25 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

and Georgia almost lost to Missouri, probably should have.

Georgias better on paper but I don’t think they’re as good as last years team that lost about 8 defensive players to the nfl.

Tcu just has to let their nuts hang and anything can happen.

Georgia had tough games against Missouri (Mizzou lost that one more than GA won it) and Kentucky. TCU has been on the razor’s edge all year. Bunch of blue chips ( a few elite players and upperclassman) with a big chip on their shoulders. Elite coordinators though. Georgia as we know has a better OLine and Dline. More star ⭐️ players. What I like about TCU is they play their game no matter what. 
 

I consider the source of the quote but this is spot on imo about TCU:

"You can't overstate what they've done," said former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum, a College Football Hall of Fame member, of TCU. "They just stay after you. They're not an ebb and flow type of team. They just stay the same all the time whether it's going well or not. It's hard to beat a team that won't be beat."
 Great article on TCU btw: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/looking-to-turn-chips-into-a-chip-tcu-may-alter-sport-with-victory-in-college-football-playoff-title-game/

 

good luck froggies! Beat some Jawja ass. 

[WBT 20566]

Is this really going to kick at 6:30?  I figured ESPN is lying about that but I can't find any other official kick time.

[TexArcher 37774]

17 hours ago, FartingDreamer said:

Why not?  Lack of state pride?  The more teams from this state appear in the title game, the better it reflects on Texas talent overall.

Who gives a shit?  Everybody already knows Texas produces a ton of players.

I'll say this one last time: TCU winning this game is not good for Texas if it costs us even one recruit that we wanted.  Plus, TCU fans hate us, just like aggy, Tech, Baylor, and Houston.  They all loathe us, so I'm not rooting for any of them, ever. 

Georgia by 28 and I'm gonna be giddy about it.  Get back under your rock of irrelevance where you belong, lizards.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

If Kansas State can do it, Georgia can do it. TCU’s best showing might have been the way they beat Iowa State. Outside of that — and the beating of probably the worst OU team since Blake was around, but who didn’t do that — they couldn’t put down any team with a pulse. I mean, absolutely, they get credit for winning close games and a win is a win, but it doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence from my perspective. 

We’ll find out soon enough, but I’m thinking Georgia run-rules them. 

[perfectchaos007 6639]

15 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

If Kansas State can do it, Georgia can do it. TCU’s best showing might have been the way they beat Iowa State. Outside of that — and the beating of probably the worst OU team since Blake was around, but who didn’t do that — they couldn’t put down any team with a pulse. I mean, absolutely, they get credit for winning close games and a win is a win, but it doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence from my perspective. 

We’ll find out soon enough, but I’m thinking Georgia run-rules them. 

TCU has played a lot of close games, and UGA has blown out most of their opponents BUT they did look vulnerable and quite bad against a shitty Mizzou team. TCU needs to hope UGA has one of those games, as unlikely as it is

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

TCU has played a lot of close games, and UGA has blown out most of their opponents BUT they did look vulnerable and quite bad against a shitty Mizzou team. TCU needs to hope UGA has one of those games, as unlikely as it is

Yeah, I'm not saying Georgia is unbeatable. I think Georgia's A game is probably 21+ points better than TCU's A game. Georgia's C game could get them beat. Who the hell knows which version of any team is going to show up for any given game? There'd be a lot more millionaires posting here if that were easy to know.

[Kwix 2186]

32 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

TCU winning this game is not good for Texas if it costs us even one recruit that we wanted. 

You think Georgia winning 2 in a row (and all the dynasty talk that will go with it) isn't going to hurt Texas recruiting?
 

[Magus Ossis 2799]

5 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

Yeah, I'm not saying Georgia is unbeatable. I think Georgia's A game is probably 21+ points better than TCU's A game. Georgia's C game could get them beat. Who the hell knows which version of any team is going to show up for any given game? There'd be a lot more millionaires posting here if that were easy to know.

This is true. Good college teams sometimes play bad games. But I still expect an SEC champ loaded with talent to be able to handle the B12 runner-up in a year in which OU and UT are both too down to make the CCG.

[GreenspointTexas 9600]

I loathe TCU and am rooting for a meteor but ill say this:

 

everyone has doubted tcu all year and has been proven wrong. I wont be shocked if tcu wins. Not sure why people continue to doubt them at this point

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Is this really going to kick at 6:30?  I figured ESPN is lying about that but I can't find any other official kick time.

My Hulu guide says 6:45 but I’m guessing closer to 7 after team intros, anthem, SEC appreciation speeches etc

[JerryHubbard 282]

My son played basketball at TCU (Mountain West days) and married a TCU girl. Lots of purple on extended family today. 

I don't buy that a frog win is bad for Texas. UT has to get it's shit together. Watching TCU get to the championship game only amplifies what a raging dumpster fire we have been.

Georgia wins but doesn't cover.

[Your Mom 4805]

I’m well past the stage of over-thinking games and speculating about how a win by some other team would hypothetically and indirectly affect Texas.  Texas just needs to worry about Texas.  

I have no hate toward TCU. They aren’t a major rival. I know a few TCU grads and they are good people. Other people have the opposite experience, whatever.  The only teams I really hate are the Aggies, Sooners, and Baylor. Fuck all 3 of those every time all the time. Every other Big 12 team is… meh, whatever. Seeing TCU win wouldn’t bother me at all. Seeing Georgia lose would make me smile. I’d enjoy hearing the all the inbred SEC homers bitching about it afterward.

Easy choice for me, no need to involve a bunch of “what-abouts” related to how it all affects Texas. I just look at this game on its own.  Go Frogs. Doubt they win though.  

[royiv 9310]

22 minutes ago, Magus Ossis said:

This is true. Good college teams sometimes play bad games. But I still expect an SEC champ loaded with talent to be able to handle the B12 runner-up in a year in which OU and UT are both too down to make the CCG.

You say that as if Texas has historically been a regular in the CCG.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

17 hours ago, jw4381 said:

One thing's for sure, uga ain't getting nearly killed by tcu's mascot.

Georgia isn’t taking any chances this time, they’re leaving UGA at home

[The Dog 44045]

 

 

[Fondren & Main 6715]

Fuck TCU.  I ain't rootin' for those bastards.

They will win because they've got a golden horseshoe firmly lodged up their asses.

I hope the Punter gets blasted for real and can't come back into the game.  Not injured; just hurt.  What a cocksucker that guy is.

[Surly Bevo 24908]

All comes down to which Georgia defense shows up.

If the version that showed up and dominated a humming at the time Tennessee it’s hard to see Frogs having a chance.

If the Georgia defense that at times this year has shown up fucking around….then yea they could find out.

[Bottlecap 1523]

my shittiest trumpiest cousin went to tcu and never forgets to remind us when her 3rd rate school beats texas in something. fuck tcu. go dawgs.

[ATXhorn17 1617]

TCU by 1 score. Georgia’s hubris is at an all-time high and hasn’t played outside of the Southeast in like 4 years… TCU naturally thrives on being the underdog and seemingly gets all the bounces this year. 

[EuroHorn 3264]

Georgia turns the ball over three times and loses by 6. 
 

Spoiler

I’m winning the mega millions tomorrow night. 

 

 

[JOSEYWALES66 1801]

Georgia is the better team but TCU has gotten so many breaks this year it is hard to pick against them.   

TCU will win with some key play their alumi will talk about for the next 84 years. 

Edited January 9, 2023 by JOSEYWALES66

[texifornia 56951]

All Glory to the Hypnotoad. College football is a much more fun place if they win - the middle classes can have hope.

(And UGA fans are insuuuuufferable)

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

the only predictions i can share:

 

1.) i will stuff my face with steak at the game-watching party.  going ham on the freshest cut.

2.) i will be drunk by 1st quarter

3.) i will yell at the tv and not give a shit

4.) i will get laid by the cutest, chubby wearing TCU gear.

 

 

 

btw, tcu wins in a shocker.

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Shaggy3.0

[Cairn Horn88 8263]

2 hours ago, The Dog said:

 

 

[Cairn Horn88 8263]

I was listening to Craig Way this morning on 104.9 The Horn...when he was presented with a statistic...saying that TCU's average team age is around 23 years old....vs Texas' 19 years old....so, that translates to a huge difference in experience and body development in players...FWIW.

[Constant 6732]

Go Frogs.

[The Hot Dog Buffet 1291]

On 1/8/2023 at 9:47 AM, statsman said:

TCU is a really good team, having a great season. They’re not much (if any) better than Texas. Michigan was their best win, by a mile. What was their second best win? Over Texas or KSU? 
 
They had a puncher’s chance against Michigan, and they took it. This is the second week in a row they will have to go up against bigger, more physical lines. I don’t see Duggan with 15 carries again. I think Georgia covers. 
 
I think this will be the playoff template, going forward. A team can get hot, and win the first round, but the championships will be won by the teams with lots of NFL talent on the lines. 

I don't understand how anyone could watch TCU play Michigan and still believe that Michigan is bigger and more physical up front. I don't know who is bigger, but TCU completely dominated the LOS.

[Trojan Man 429]

23 hours ago, nnm said:

Take off your blue blood glasses.
Michigan benefitted from a phantom roughing call resulting in a TD, got a pick from a well thrown ball which the receiver deflected, which resulted in another TD, got a fumble deep inside TCU’s territory, and benefitted from phantom DPI calls. 

TCU dominated the game, led wire to wire, and it was UM, not little ol’ TCU, running scared and running trick plays to try to keep up. 

If the results were reversed, everyone would be talking about how UM dominated and plucky TCU came close but just couldn’t quite get there despite a miraculous 3Q. 

UM was lucky to be within 3 towards the end.

UGA is better than UM, but not the dominant team they were last year. They may win, but I don’t think it’s going to be the game the lazy blue blood tshirt fans think it is. 

Right, I don't get how anyone came away from that game thinking TCU barely pulled it off.  Anyone wants to talk about getting lucky in the semifinals, lets talk about Ohio State's kicker horribly shanking the gamewinning FG.  TCU looked like the better, faster, stronger team from start to finish and Michigan is fortunate they weren't blown out.  Anyways, if both teams bring their A game tonight Georgia wins but if Georgia brings their B game to TCU's A game TCU can win.

[Bigbend1812 12915]

Fuck Georgia.   Go Roaches! 

[Nicole44 22059]

1 minute ago, Trojan Man said:

Right, I don't get how anyone came away from that game thinking TCU barely pulled it off.  Anyone wants to talk about getting lucky in the semifinals, lets talk about Ohio State's kicker horribly shanking the gamewinning FG.  TCU looked like the better, faster, stronger team from start to finish and Michigan is fortunate they weren't blown out.  Anyways, if both teams bring their A game tonight Georgia wins but if Georgia brings their B game to TCU's A game TCU can win.

Not only that…Georgia was basically playing at home in that game. Ohio State likely wins it if Day doesn’t call two stupid pass plays (one was almost picked and Stroud was sacked on the second) to set up the shanked FG. No Day didn’t fuck up the kick but they should have kept it on the ground if they were going to run the plays. Georgia played to a hometown crowd for their CFP playoff. TCU and Meatchicken at least had to go to Zona. I mean shit. I think TCU winning bothers people for reasons other than they’d care to admit. Go Frogs. Spit blood in their eyes! 
 

On a lighter note, what Dykes did his year was offer a blueprint for schools like them to get this far. Very effective use of the portal (15 slots he had to fill.) sure having upperclassmen matters but people act like that’s the only factor with guys who had to learn a brand new offensive scheme and defensive formation from a brand new staff (save the two staff members Dykes kept from Patterson’s staff.) 

I will smile huge when TCU wins the big one for the little guys. It’s why I love college football. What Dykes did can be replicated. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

2021 TCU was 5-7 (just like Texas) and had 0 NFL draftees (just like Texas).    Texas hired away their coach.  Look at them now. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

will badass RB Miller play? Georgia is so lucky to have tOSU lose Harrison, Michigan lose Corum, and TCU perhaps lose Miller.  Golden Highway for the sidewalk poopers. 

[Nivek 16928]

Not only that…Georgia was basically playing at home in that game. Ohio State likely wins it if Day doesn’t call two stupid pass plays (one was almost picked and Stroud was sacked on the second) to set up the shanked FG. No Day didn’t fuck up the kick but they should have kept it on the ground if they were going to run the plays. Georgia played to a hometown crowd for their CFP playoff. TCU and Meatchicken at least had to go to Zona. I mean shit. I think TCU winning bothers people for reasons other than they’d care to admit. Go Frogs. Spit blood in their eyes! 
 
On a lighter note, what Dykes did his year was offer a blueprint for schools like them to get this far. Very effective use of the portal (15 slots he had to fill.) sure having upperclassmen matters but people act like that’s the only factor with guys who had to learn a brand new offensive scheme and defensive formation from a brand new staff (save the two staff members Dykes kept from Patterson’s staff.) 
I will smile huge when TCU wins the big one for the little guys. It’s why I love college football. What Dykes did can be replicated. 

Filling your roster with transfers isn’t some new tangled idea. Bill Snyder made a career of it. The portal only accelerates the process, it’s not like it is something entirely new.

[JOSEYWALES66 1801]

Just now, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

will badass RB Miller play? Georgia is so lucky to have tOSU lose Harrison, Michigan lose Corum, and TCU perhaps lose Miller.  Golden Highway for the sidewalk poopers. 

Did you notice how many starting QB's didn't play against TCU this year?  It was uncanny. 

[Nivek 16928]

TCU win helps the B12. Go Georgia…..

[Surly Bevo 24908]

1 minute ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

Did you notice how many starting QB's didn't play against TCU this year?  It was uncanny. 

Do we count Ewers or not, because still not sure what the fuck that was that night?

It's crazy to think that in terms of shutting down the TCU offense that I would guarantee the Georgia coaches have watched tape of what the Texas defense did this week.  

[JOSEYWALES66 1801]

1 minute ago, Surly Bevo said:

Do we count Ewers or not, because still not sure what the fuck that was that night?

It's crazy to think that in terms of shutting down the TCU offense that I would guarantee the Georgia coaches have watched tape of what the Texas defense did this week.  

Yeah, I thought about inserting a joke about Ewers but thought better of it.

 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

7 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Not only that…Georgia was basically playing at home in that game. Ohio State likely wins it if Day doesn’t call two stupid pass plays (one was almost picked and Stroud was sacked on the second) to set up the shanked FG. No Day didn’t fuck up the kick but they should have kept it on the ground if they were going to run the plays. Georgia played to a hometown crowd for their CFP playoff. TCU and Meatchicken at least had to go to Zona. I mean shit. I think TCU winning bothers people for reasons other than they’d care to admit. Go Frogs. Spit blood in their eyes! 
 

On a lighter note, what Dykes did his year was offer a blueprint for schools like them to get this far. Very effective use of the portal (15 slots he had to fill.) sure having upperclassmen matters but people act like that’s the only factor with guys who had to learn a brand new offensive scheme and defensive formation from a brand new staff (save the two staff members Dykes kept from Patterson’s staff.) 

I will smile huge when TCU wins the big one for the little guys. It’s why I love college football. What Dykes did can be replicated. 

How many of the 15 are core contributors to what TCU has done?

If I have to choose between my 23 year old 3 star OL having to learn a new system or my 19 year old 5 star freshman learning it or my 20 year old sophomore with a year in the system, I take the 23 year old guy. Almost every single time. Probably over the likes of Banks, and he’s a couple of standard deviations badass. Now, skill positions other than QB, maybe not so much. 

But, yeah, the portal could very well be the new, or additional, JUCO method of building a team. 

Before we cast a bust of Dykes, though, let’s remember Duggan is playing only because the guy he wanted to start got hurt. 

[Nicole44 22059]

2 minutes ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

Did you notice how many starting QB's didn't play against TCU this year?  It was uncanny. 

So what you’re saying is the GA QB will come down with a case of drop foot tonite. I kid. I don’t want any injuries.  I’m really not up for him bawling on tv tonite regardless. Dude cries at the drop of a hat. I put my faith in the QB that recovered from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome after having open heart surgery and then came back to play only to be told he’d be riding the bench. Instead of growing a mullet and hopping into the transfer portal worked his ass off as a backup and helped the guy who’d been chosen over him. Max Duggan is the real deal. Should have won the Heisman over that fingernail painting asswipe. 

[SubliminalHorn 6787]

I could give two shits about state pride in this game. Fuck tcu and fuck Georgia, but I don’t want tcu to win it. Them winning doesn’t help us at all

[Trojan Man 429]

5 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Not only that…Georgia was basically playing at home in that game. Ohio State likely wins it if Day doesn’t call two stupid pass plays (one was almost picked and Stroud was sacked on the second) to set up the shanked FG. No Day didn’t fuck up the kick but they should have kept it on the ground if they were going to run the plays. Georgia played to a hometown crowd for their CFP playoff. TCU and Meatchicken at least had to go to Zona. I mean shit. I think TCU winning bothers people for reasons other than they’d care to admit. Go Frogs. Spit blood in their eyes! 
 

On a lighter note, what Dykes did his year was offer a blueprint for schools like them to get this far. Very effective use of the portal (15 slots he had to fill.) sure having upperclassmen matters but people act like that’s the only factor with guys who had to learn a brand new offensive scheme and defensive formation from a brand new staff (save the two staff members Dykes kept from Patterson’s staff.) 

I will smile huge when TCU wins the big one for the little guys. It’s why I love college football. What Dykes did can be replicated. 

Yeah, Georgia's schedule this year is a bit of a joke and it's why I won't include them in GOAT team conversations if they win tonight.  They didn't play anyone worth a damn on the road (@South Carolina before they put it together, @Missouri, @Mississippi State, @Kentucky) and to top it off they looked like shit in two of those games.  They played their biggest game of the year at home (Tennessee) and their next 3 biggest games at "neutral" Atlanta.  I don't think they would still be undefeated if they had to play a couple ranked teams in hostile environments.  Beating good teams on the road is very hard in college football, just ask Alabama.  2022 Georgia never had to do it and they struggled twice against mediocre teams on the road.

[Longhorn94 2448]

TCU suuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkks.Go Dawgs!