The Georgia Bulldogs had two losses entering the matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers. This past weekend, Georgia won against Tennessee and handed the Volunteers its second loss of the season.
Before Tuesday night’s rankings, the Bulldogs and Kirby Smart were out of the college football playoff picture. On Tuesday night, they were back in the playoff picture and would be facing the Penn State Nittany Lions on the road if the season ended today.
Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach Kirby Smart Calls Out the College Football Playoff Committee
There is no doubt that a lot of people are not big fans of the college football playoff committee this season. One of those critics is Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart. He said about their criteria to make the playoffs this season:
“It’s a hard one because I don’t know what they’re looking for. They can’t define that…”
It will be interesting to see who will win tiebreakers in the SEC Conference for teams who will need at-large bids. There is a chance that the Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide, Tennessee Volunteers, and Ole Miss Rebels finish with the same record and get left out of the playoffs. The Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies are also in contention.
Fans React
Winning. It’s not that hard.
— Drew English (@DrewfusMcGoofus) November 20, 2024
When the SEC isn’t at the top everyone freaks out about the committee not having criteria. Hilarious to watch.
— quinnbear (@quinnbear_) November 20, 2024
Ohhh boo hoo. Kirby and Georgia actually had to play real competition for once and are now crying, making excuses 😭
— B (@GoBucks5240) November 20, 2024
If the SEC could have it their way, they’d make it 12 auto bids for the SEC. At this point the SEC should break off and do its own thing. No one else in the country likes the SEC and we’d be better off without them.
— Frank (@Dr_Hominoidea) November 20, 2024
You can’t get a pass for losing games. Nobody should no matter how good. UGA is a really good talented program but have obviously shown they’re beatable. Same with Bama, ole miss.. etc. losses matter. Otherwise, we should simply just have a separate system. sec playoff and a non…
— CHO (@KiNg_ChO2) November 20, 2024
There are a lot of college football fans who are upset about the SEC bias. The truth is that they will at least get four teams in the college football playoffs and there is a chance that five of them get in depending on what happens for the remainder of the 2024 college football season. As long as the Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart don’t slip up in the final two weeks of the season, they will most likely get into the field of 12 teams.
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