Georgia's CFP ranking, absence from bracket draws reaction on social media
Georgia would not be a College Football Playoff team if the postseason began after Week 11’s results.
Following the loss to Ole Miss, UGA dropped to No. 12 in the new CFP selection committee top 25. While the new Playoff features a 12-team field, it includes the 5 highest-ranked conference champions. Under the current rankings, No. 13 Boise State would get the final spot as the Mountain West champion.
There’s certainly no reason to panic in Athens. Georgia would be sure to move up from No. 12 if it defeats No. 7 Tennessee on Saturday. There figures to be plenty more movement over the next 4 weeks before Selection Sunday (3 regular-season games plus conference championships).
Still, it was quite a shock for many fans to see a 12-team field that would not include the Bulldogs. Since UGA’s first Playoff berth in 2017, Kirby Smart’s teams have regularly contended for the national championship, including back-to-back titles in 2021 and ’22. Georgia began the 2024 season ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25.
Here are some of the reactions to Georgia’s latest CFP ranking:
Georgia is now the FIRST TEAM OUT after losing to Ole Miss
Agree? pic.twitter.com/qhmlpCWNWt
— Always College Football (@AlwaysCFB) November 13, 2024
Oh man … Georgia fans won’t be happy.
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) November 13, 2024
Seeing Georgia on the outside of a 12 team playoff feels so wrong
— Chuck (@ChuckSportsApp) November 13, 2024
I never thought in a million years, Georgia will be the first two teams out of the playoff. Still early, but this is certainly not the same team as it was a few years ago.
— Martin Roche (@martinroche1118) November 13, 2024
Georgia does not deserve to be in the conversation this year they are not good they have no quarterback.
— Hoody (@TheHoody27) November 13, 2024
Uga would spank multiple teams ahead of them.
— ThePoopingPademelon (@RChurch44) November 13, 2024
Georgia getting left out of the (fake) bracket this week may be the worst thing that could have happened to Tennessee.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 13, 2024
Georgia as the first team out is crazy with the schedule theyve played
— nostrathomas (@BigDickBooker) November 13, 2024
Man, seeing Georgia out of the college football playoff at any point is WEIRD.
— BEEZY GARNER (@Burke_Franklin_) November 13, 2024
We’ll find out next week if Georgia’s absence from the field was a 1-week deal or something to prepare for in December.
It’s almost like the playoff committee wanted to write Kirby’s pregame speech for him.
I told you so.
Rent free.
As mentioned, Dawgs control their path in. This weeks ranking was definitely based on who the committee thinks is currently “the best team”, not best resume.
This is the same motivation as 2 years ago when they ranked the vols #1 right before the UGA game. They keep trying to get the Vols killed with bulletin board material. This is what Kirby thrives on
Seeing UGA fans post that they’d spank multiple teams ahead of them…. No self awareness.
Well, UGA did spank Texas who is number 3. And, after getting blasted in the 1st half against Bama UGA dominated the game in the 2nd half.
A UGA team with a functioning offense could beat every team ranked ahead of it, problem is UGA’s offense isn’t functioning.
Eternal hope and optimism says UGA’s offense will snap out of it, Bobo scheming and calling plays says UGA won’t snap out of it.
It was always going to be a tough game late in the season, so far back the fireflies were out! I expect an ugly game, neither offenses are world beaters, while the defenses are both really good. I expect like a 3 point win by somebody. How accurate is UGA’s kicker?
UGA WILL DEMOLISH uT Saturday. It seems when they are slighted they play their. Best football. Poor UT.i expect the UGA UT game to go something like UGA Texas.i expect we’ll see,UGa”s best football the rest of the season. And wouldn’t want to have to face them in any round of the playoff. I predict that they will be one of the last two standing in this year’s playoff and once again have every piece to win it all.
You are working to hard with the upper case and lower case there scooter
You could be right but then again you guys were saying the same thing about OleMiss and you still have Carson Bobo running your offense
The Dawgs aren’t good enough to demolish Tennessee this year. Too inconsistent on offense and defense.
No turnovers and win 60% of the battles on the offensive line, do that and UGA defeats UT.
You’re not wrong. But it’s that first thing that’s going to be the hardest to overcome. Beck has been a turnover machine. There are a few things in Georgia’s favor right now. They are at home, at night, coming off a loss which always seems to motivate them, you’re in a do or die situation, and Nico might not step onto the field.
Also. Get with your QB. Tell him to stop applying so much eye black. It looks like he’s trying to slyly get away with black face.
This game is going to be tough. I don’t see either team leaving unscathed.
I’m trying to be a kinder, gentler Beck critic as someone said I was showing Gaga like tendencies, otherwise I would say yes, wtf is up with all the eye black, vfl88? Perhaps the sun glare was so intense during those intermittent monsoon rains in the Grove last week and in partly cloudy jxvlle the week before that Carson was trying to figure out who not to throw the ball to…looking forward to an exciting game Saturday. Thank goodness they installed anti-glare lights for a night game at Dooley Field, but just in case, we will want a case of eye black in Carson’s locker…
Evolution in action; Beck’s plan B in the making…
to increase his chances of survival. Beck’s desires require money, bunches of money. If the NFL doesn’t pan out, a one-way ticket to Hollywood should.
Perfect timing for a lead role along side Woody in Zombieland 3 would be a great start to a long career in showbiz for Beck.
Perfect timing for Beck to come back to life against Tennessee, and if he doesn’t, plan B may be his best option.
Leg, to be clear, you’re the one who said it. “Starting to feel like Gaga”. I just concurred.
Personally, I think Kirby paid off the playoff committee to rank them that way to light a fire under his players. I’m thinking that Georgia plays Tennessee like they did Texas.
It’s OK to be a Beck critic bro after all you guys paid him more than an NFL first round pick to have him come back this season so if you aint getting your moneys worth which you aint then he’s fair game and I had a comma or two in there but removed them to be consistent
I hear ya jtf, you are correct. Didn’t mean to imply otherwise. Apologies
I don’t think the playoff chairman should ever be from any of the power 5 conferences, I.E. this year from the Big Ten. Makes you wonder how they hold down 4 of the top 5 spots.. or does it???
Beck is a liability and everyone knows it. Bobo is also a useless sack
Road games in the SEC are tough. UGA was handed an extremely rough sched that I doubt any team in the Nation could go 12-0 on. It’s got to burn real bad seeing a team that your program whipped sitting at #3.
NCAA, Shawnee Mission Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas
We are not watching your fake football championship till you make the field 32 in some years, 16 minimum in any year. Nobody gets a free pass to the 2nd round