Georgia football fans react to making College Football Playoff
By John Buhler
Georgia football fans are happy about making the College Football Playoff, even as a No. 3 seed.
Well, the Georgia football team’s shot at a perfect season bit the dust on Saturday night in Atlanta.
While getting their teeth kicked in by the perpetual nemesis that is the Alabama Crimson Tide is getting old, Georgia did enough during the regular season to merit inclusion in the College Football Playoff for the second time in school history. Georgia will have a month to get over losing to Alabama badly in Atlanta, 41-24. For now, they’ve got a national semifinal game to get ready for.
No. 3 Georgia will take on the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines in the Capital One Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve for the Dawgs’ national semifinal game.
Georgia football fans react to Dawgs making College Football Playoff
There are mixed reviews to Georgia playing Michigan in the Orange Bowl, but the consensus is a very compelling national semifinal game between two college football blue-bloods.
Heading to the Sunshine State 🍊#GoDawgs | #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/Kxu4YoVK26
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) December 5, 2021
Michigan vs Georgia is going to be one hell of a College Football Playoff Semifinal to watch
— Dan Colucci (@coluccid2) December 5, 2021
RIP Cincy and Michigan. Y’all had great seasons but Bama and Georgia are going to thrash y’all.
— Sean ⭕️🙌🏻 (@sbarnes1997) December 5, 2021
It is beyond obvious that the College Football Playoff Selection Committee did not want to force an immediate rematch between Alabama and Georgia because that would not be compelling television. This is a television show after all.
I don’t like Michigan’s odds against Georgia
— Stevie Mo (@SteveV97) December 5, 2021
You have to love that Georgia got rewarded the No. 3 spot -- instead of No. 4, where it b belongs — after being blown out because the committee didn't want a rematch. Georgia should have to play Alabama again, not a Michigan team it'll be favored by 7+ against.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) December 5, 2021
Georgia Vs. Michigan. 🍿
— D. Ligon (@d_ligon2) December 5, 2021
Alabama vs Georgia National Championship!!
— SENATOR PALPATINE - MAD MIKE! (@MadMikeSports) December 5, 2021
While Michigan housed Iowa in the Big Ten Championship, the Wolverines better get ready for an extremely angry Georgia team that just got embarrassed on a national stage.
Georgia only lost to Bama. It makes sense
— Smeezo Pederson (@Smeezy_904) December 5, 2021
That Michigan/Georgia game is gonna be GOODT.
— GA 🍑 (@LexiKelsey25) December 5, 2021
I rest my case. Have fun with angry Georgia y’all. https://t.co/FzGepCMcMd
— Pat Puck (@ignorant_joe) December 5, 2021
lol what is this debate?
— Max Olson (@max_olson) December 5, 2021
of course they didn't want an Alabama-Georgia semifinal
Believe it or not, Georgia still controls its own destiny. The Dawgs need to beat Big Ten Champion Michigan down in Miami Gardens to potentially force a rematch with Alabama for the national title. Though Cincinnati certainly earned inclusion into the College Football Playoff, the gap between the Bearcats and the Crimson Tide is incredibly vast. Georgia to Michigan is way closer.
Georgia football fans should remain hopeful, as the Dawgs are lucky enough to still be alive here.
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