Kirby Smart not worried about Georgia's standing in upcoming College Football Playoff rankings
The first College Football Playoff rankings come out on Tuesday night, and fans everywhere are anxious to see who is in the debut top four.
Many think the 8-0 Georgia Bulldogs have a legitimate claim to be No. 1, even ahead of fellow SEC powerhouse Alabama, who is also 8-0.
However, coach Kirby Smart isn’t worried about where his team is ranked, going as far as to call the rankings “rat poison” in a hat-tip to Nick Saban during his Monday press conference:
Kirby Smart said he's not concerned with what the CFP committee rankings are Tuesday. 'It's how we finish.'
— Jason Butt (@JasonHButt) October 30, 2017
Kirby Smart mentions "rat poison"….love it! …in talking about the talk about the playoffs
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) October 30, 2017
Coming off a 42-7 win over Florida, the Bulldogs are firing on all cylinders and look to be one of the best teams in the country.
They’ll almost certainly be in the top four, though where exactly they’ll fall remains to be seen.
Of course, as Smart notes, the rankings don’t matter at this point, as a loss would drop Georgia out of contention.
The first CFP rankings will be revealed at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday night and can be seen on ESPN.
one loss = out of contention? interesting…
I think by that they mean one loss outside of the SEC championship. If you lost to Bama in the SEC championship and have 1 loss I think you get in. If you lose and that’s your second loss? I think you’re looking at NY6.
I think even if they lose in the SECCG that should be an eliminator. But really it depends on that status of the other teams.
Cocks will be deep inside the Dogs at Sanford Stadium this Saturday at 3:30pm EST. Come one, come all
can’t wait for saturday so you’ll go back to hiding in the sh*thole that is Columbia.
da truth
Y’all lost at home to Kentucky and you’re talking trash.
So glad to see the Dawgs now have a “Keep your foot on their throats!” coach. He’s just what the program needed in this current age of NCAA football. That calm sideline demeanor we used to put up with was infuriating. When Coach Smart became angered by our 2nd string D giving FL that 6 points, it was bliss for those of us who watched for years, the slow sideline stroll without emotion or concern, offered up by the previous man in charge. Go Dawgs!