I was responding to his question.
Gotcha...I thought you meant our only path was BYU needs to win, and I needed to know what you meant...lol
I don't think Kirby Smart gives two fucks about protecting Alabama and if he could pound Bama into the ground he would. Kirby is an alum and has to probably still deal with questions as to why he can't get over the hump against Bama.
Of course they’re impartial! Didn’t you see them leaving their hats at the door? And they snuffed out any opportunity of financial gain by making Ivan Manziel recuse himself from any discussion of ND. Lest his extremely niche book about a post WWII coach starts flying off the shelves
A win gets them a first round bye
As I said, there is no incentive to win by 3 scores from a seeding perspective since it would likely have zero impact on where they end up.
Put a dime on Bama last night, I think it goes to 3 before kick. Kirby absolutely knows the narrative, and KDB is already 2-0 so the whole Saban thing isn't working as an excuse anymore. UGA and Kirby need this W heading into the playoffs, if they stumble again....I could see it pouring over into their round one game...even if it's a supposed gimmie with JMU
Even if they beat Bama, UGA does not want to have to potentially see Bama for a third time this season and Bama making the playoffs leaves that as a possibility. One incentive for UGA to "pour it on" would be try and deliver a killshot to Bama and knock them out. Just because we all think Alabama is safe doesn't mean Kirby agrees with that.
It's been a long week.
Everything I see, read or hear about tells me that Kirby would absolutely love to ruin Bama's season...as they have his a few times. Even if it's just for that Tua to Slim Reaper play in the Natty.....Will he onside kick to start the 4th up 17......YA...MAYBE
Same, best team in a lot of our adult lives. All is well, it's not like we need BYU to win...Odds are in our favor...NO PUN...hahaha
Didn't really consider this option. I appreciate your perspectives as it does seem logical.
Look how passionate we are about ND and 99.9% of us never wore the gold helmet and probably 85% never played football. Kirby not only played with that G on his helmet, he played at an incredibly high level for them. Kirby wants to smack Bama and win the SEC in dominating fashion....That I'd bet my life on.
ACC programs make money if Miami gets in, iirc.
I just think in a competitive game against a good team, you score as much as you can while fitting it within your strategy to win. UGA winning by three scores is completely possible and something they might do, but their strategy will likely shift to more ball & clock control once they have an established lead. Bama will be desperately trying to keep the score close, too. Think IU in the playoff last year.
Probably the only way that ‘Bama is out this year is if Simpson is hurt to the point it’s obvious that he’s out for the playoffs.
I don’t know about this one man
What % would you put on it? I'd bet that out of every 10 posters 2 max played organized football 9th grade and up.
I’d say much more than that, 4 or 5 at least
Damn, with those numbers we def have some ballers in here ..IE yearly turkey bowl anyone??
Someone else posted a tweet, but it's so obvious how different ND people come across in these segments. Sark and Cristobal crying like babies and Marcus, Love, and Price coming across as humble and saying all of the right things. I'm sure Pete looks the same in a few minutes
This football for sure...
