Kirk Herbstreit reacts to Georgia's close loss to Alabama: 'I don’t think Georgia is out — I think they move up'
How’s this for a bold take?
Not only does Kirk Herbstreit believe Georgia is still alive after losing to Alabama, the ESPN College GameDay host believes the Bulldogs should move up in final College Football Playoff Rankings, set to be released Sunday at Noon.
The Bulldogs fell to the Crimson Tide 35-28 but did manage to control the action for much of the game from Atlanta. Alabama fans had to really sweat this one to the very end, things particularly looked bleak when Tua Tagovailoa went down with an injury in the fourth quarter with the Tide losing. However, Jalen Hurts came in off the bench and led the Tide to a comeback win to capture the 2018 SEC Championship.
With one-loss Oklahoma capturing the Big 12 title on Saturday and one-loss Ohio State closing in on winning the Big Ten title, most see those teams as the two fighting it out for the final Playoff spot. Herbstreit sees it much differently.
The ESPN analyst shared his thoughts on the Playoff rankings while calling the ACC Championship Game on ABC.
“I don’t think it’s about the four spot — I guess it is. For me, Georgia moves to No. 3,” Herbstreit said during the ABC broadcast. “That’s going to upset everybody but I’m sorry. I don’t think Georgia is out — I think they move up. If they are going to move at all, they are going to move up. I think Notre Dame will move down to No. 4.”
“I don’t get caught up in champions I get caught up in ‘best.'”
Ohio State and Oklahoma fans aren’t going to like to hear that but if the committee does plan on taking the best four, there’s an excellent chance that Georgia makes the field. The real question is, what will the committee’s criteria be for the Playoff field this year?
I think UGA is a top 4 team but I don’t think the committee puts a two loss non conference champ in over a 1 loss conference champ.
That being said… it’s time to do away with CCGs…
But the SECCG has provided us with some of the best games in the conference’s history. Alabama-Florida 2009, Georgia-Alabama 2012, Georgia-Alabama 2018, etc.
So what?… The CCG is working against the Conference getting teams into the CFP… Times has changed. No need for a CCG anymore
Seeing as the SEC champ has a direct line to the playoffs, you’re obviously wrong. In fact, ND is at a disadvantage for not playing in a conference championship game. If anything conference championships should be officially worked into the playoffs.
If the SECCG didnt happen UGA would be in… Watch ND. They will get in without a CCG.. Crying b!tch…
I agree ND will get in, but if other conference champs were stronger, they would jump ND this week.
Not a chance….
The committee has stated in the past that independents are at a disadvantage because they play one less game and have one less opportunity at playing a good opponent on a big stage (something the committee values highly).
ND has a weak resume yet a power 5 champ is going to be out for them…. Doesn’t look like they’re at a disadvantage to me crying b!tch..
ND is likely going to get in over conference champs, because those champs took bad losses not because they played in a conference championship game. Logic is hard for you, huh?
They have the same amount of wins as ND, a tougher schedule and have a conference championship from playing an extra game. Pull your head out of your a$$ crying b!tch..
But they LOST and ND hasn’t. And those losses didnt come from CCGs. Holy sh*t, this is really hard for you huh?
It’s not hard crying b!tch… UGA has two losses which is why they will be watching from home… If the didnt play the CCG like ND they would have been in crying b!tch… That’s the point crying b!tch.
If UGA can’t win their conference, they shouldn’t proceed to the playoffs.
They doesn’t mean UGA isnt one of the top 4 crying b!tch…. I bet the UGA head coach and players don’t agree with you…
I dont care in the least about whether UGA coaches and players agree with me. What a stupid thing to say.
I’m sure they don’t care about a crying b!tch fans opinion on if they should be in the CFP… The players are pouring everything they have into the game and season.. You’re just a crying b!tch with an opinion.
Oh wow, so deep! They are pouring everything into their games? Who would have thought?!?!?! And that level effort effects us as fans how? That’s right… it doesn’t. And guess what, genius, youre just a fan with an opinion too.
How did you figure.all that out crying b!tch? I’m a fan too? That’s very insightful… UGA deserves better fans than you crying b!tch..
Just curious BT but why put “crying b!tch” every post?
He was blaming the refs for UGA losing on the rapid reaction article…. I just want to keep reminding him he is a crying b!tch…
No way. What if UGA would have beaten LSU? Do we just leave it as a tie? We went to divisions and a CG to do away with ties.
The SEC was determined for years without a CCG…
There were plenty of ties, and that was before expansion and divisions. Things have changed.
Very true. I just think the CCG is hurting teams. Especially when the conferences arent equal..
There are advantages and disadvantages to playing in the best conference. The argument for doing away with the CCG is basically to hide the second best team so they can get into the playoff. That seems weak to me. Thet means winning the conference means nothing and we can just stop naming a champ. If the only goal is to make the playoff, that lessens the regular season and takes the metality to that of the ncaa basketball tournament. Not in favor.
I get it.. I just think it is the.playoff and conference short when the better teams get left out.
*sales the playoff short..
…if they ever expand the playoffs to 8 or more teams.
I’ve seen your other totally classless posts here. You really need to stay on your meds!
But look at our 2 losses. LSU and Alabama. Ohio State lost to Purdue! Purdue and got blown out too. Oklahoma lost to Texas. Not underestimating Texas and they deserved to be in their Championship today but neither team has had to play the number 1 team in the nation like we have and I don’t think neither team could put up a fight like Georgia did. Anyway. Go Dawgs and maybe the committee will look at that. #thereshope. Also, take a look at what Herbstreit said about the Dawgs.
Herbstreit isnt on the committee…
Reply to Juga82……Ohio State only has 1 loss. 2 losses, 1 loss……Makes a HUGE difference!
But they didn’t have to play #1, because they are in a weaker conference.
This was uga chance to beat the #1 team. Basically a playoff. They lost. Now your debating whether they get another shot in the playoff? That’s essentially giving uga an opportunity in a double elimination tourney while everyone else is playing in a single elimination tourney. Whether uga is top 4 or not, they had their shot and got beat. Whether we expand the playoff or leave it as is and allow the remaining teams their chance to win the game that night uga just lost.
*either we expand
Saban said it best. We either have a small playoff and Conference Championships or we do away with Conference Championships and expand the playoffs. These kids still have school and are playing 15 games a year. I agree.
We ALWAYS lose one we shouldn’t…..
I expected you to crawl out of your rock sooner. Maybe one day Tennessee will give you enough to cheer for that you wont have to pretend to be a UGA fan.
The human douche returns!
I think “human” is a bit of a compliment, but whatevs.
Sorry but the SEC Championship is basically a home game for UGA…Congrats to Bama for walking into a very hostile environment and coming out with the win.
Tickets were split 50/50. Not exactly a home game huh?
Is that so?… How is it possible that UGA has more fans in the stadium? Do you really believe the stadium was 50/50 crying b!tch?
Well, seeing that the official report was that each school was given 50% of the seats, yeah it was 50/50. Now, if people sold tickets to Bama fans after the fact, that’s on them.
*sold to UGA fans
There is always tickets sold on the secondary market.. The game is in UGA.. Who you think is going to buy them up crying b!tch?
The game is in UGA? What? The game is in Atlanta. And the seats are distributed evenly to whoever is playing. That’s a pretty well known fact. This wasnt a hostile environment.
Yes the game was in Atlanta. It was not 50/50 in that stadium crying b!tch…
50/50 ticket distribution is a fact, sorry you cant deal with that. And it wasnt a hostile environment for either team. Another fact. Again, though, you go on and keep creating these stories in your head, whatever makes you feel better.
You know the NC game last season was 50/50 yet the stadium wasn’t 50/50….. You keep living in your fantasy world crying b!tch..
I’ve stated two facts and I’m in a fantasy world? Sure thing boss.
The stadium had more UGA fans in it that Bama fans. That wasn’t hard to see crying B!tch..
You know what genius? I’ll reserve that determination until I see actual numbers. Who’s crying now?
You wait till you see actual number then crying b!tch…. Last season UGA fans bragged about having more fans in the stadium and now you’re denying that possible… Good job crying b!tch…
I never denied it was possible, but that ticket distribution is even. You are the dumbest f*cking person on this site, and that is saying a lot. You routinely fail to grasp nuance and small details and then stomp around like a f*cking neanderthal spewing elementary school insults.
You said it was 50/50… I promise you the stadium wasn’t 50/50 crying b!tch….
I never denied it was possible, you f*cking idiot. You made that up, like most things. You know, I’ve been shocked at the graciousness from most Bama fans. You are an embarrassment for your team and this sport. I hope one day you grow up.
Crying b!tch… The only reason I even reply to you is so I can continue to call you a crying b!tch since you immediately blamed the refs when the game ended…. I don’t really care if Bama had 100 percent of the fans in the stadium.. I just want to point out you’re a crying b!tch and I am going to do that until I get bored of you. Plenty of UGA fans trolled Bama articles relentlessly for months but they still gracefully accepted the SECCG result… You cried like a b!tch.. Keep posting though… I want to keep calling you a crying b!tch.
Is that so? I posted 2 or 3 comments about refs, so I cried like a b!tch? You never fail to amaze me with your utter stupidity. And as always, making things up to feel superior. I guess being too stupid to get into an average school has you with a little man complex? Look, you can call me whatever in this world you want, but I will always call out your insufferable arrogance and brainless, asinine comments. You are a f*cking cancer to sites like this.
Your first post was blaming the refs. Im not the only one who called you out. Nobody agreed with you crying b!tch…
No worries though. I will make sure you don’t live it down for a while.
F*ck you are stupid! I know what my first post was. Yeah a few people didnt agree with me, but this is the most internet, there’s always someone to disagree with you about anything, so it amounts to jack sh*t whether people come out to agree or disagree. Your small man complex is very evident in how much you value the opinions of others. You frail little b*tch. Grow up, kid.
It’s the “most internet” crying b!tch?…. You seem frustrated… Keep commenting though. I like calling you crying b!tch…
Wow, you totally got me. One typo. I must be soooo frustrated. With your grammar, typos, and elementary insults you must be down right irate. I know I would be too if I didn’t even get in to the school I cheer for. Also, with a little mental power it’s pretty obvious if you remove the word “most” the sentence makes sense. Dont worry, though, I would never ever place such high intellectual expectations on you.
So now you’re defending your error crying b!tch?… It must have been someone elses fault right crying b!tch?..
Maybe you got hacked… Yeah that’s it crying b!tch.
Hey look, boxster is still making a fool of himself!
Am I defending my error or clarifying my intention? Defending would be to say it wasnt my fault or that there was no error. Again, I have zero expectations that you would realize the difference. But I do expect you to singly be the stupidest person on this site. And you never disappoint. At this point, talking with you is like being on the playground in school. You have nothing to say other than pathetic, childish insults. You are obviously exaggerating the intention of one or two of my comments and ignoring the hundreds of others I’ve had on SDS. In fact, we’ve even had friendly conversations earlier this season. But I must have struck a nerve because you have devolved into a truly childish and sad Bama fan. I’m sorry you cant be content enjoying a great win and becoming the reigning SEC champs. You need embarrassingly immature antics to be happy apparently.
You blamd the refs… I called you a crying b!tch…
That’s the extent of it. I’m just going to continue to point out you’re a crying b!tch till I get bored of it. Whatever conversation we had before tonight is about as important as your opinions on football…. crying b!tch.
You claim not to care, but here you are writing novels that complain about someone being mean to you..You’re a crybaby
LegendDD2 5 days ago
He was the starting QB at Alabama, freshman of the year and 26-2 as a starter..Then he met the likes of Roquan Smith, Deandre Baker, and D’Andre Walker. He was shut down and sh*tting himself the entire first half. Luckily, you guys had a real QB as a backup who we hadn’t prepare for or else you guys wouldn’t have scored..
Thanks to UGA he will never see the league or anything like he had at Bama, he was..exposed.
Yep, makes logical sense….loose a conference championship and MOVE UP in the rankings! Ok, so I guess if you win a game you what….MOVE DOWN with this insane logic from the football god herbstreit. Two loss team do not belong in the playoffs…No Exceptions!
BamaRulesSEC yeah makes as much sense as bama getting into the playoffs after not going to a championship…..take off your bama blinders just for one dang second man.
bama can do no wrong didn’t you know that Especially in referee eyes!
BamaRulesSEC makes about as much sense as not winning your division and not even playing in your conference championship game and getting in! You willing to vacate your last “NC” on your own premise?
UGA still wouldn’t have won since 1980..
One…
Every team in the West plays Bama every year. You guys seem to want to avoid them just so you can say you made the playoffs. That sounds pretty weak.
Because they are on Bama’s schedule. UGA won their division and was awarded by playing #1 team. Clemson wins their division and they get to play 7-5 Pitt.
If the committee wants the 4 best teams in the country than they shouldn’t leave UGA out. But, UGA fans shouldn’t throw fits if we get left out, because we had our chance to beat Bama and lost. That LSU blow-out haunts us as well.
Fromm craved the Bama Defense up today. He was the best QB on either team and on the field, no doubt. Bama doesn’t want to see Georgia again because bc Kirby has their number. It’s hard to beat someone 3 times in a row, and I hope Georgia gets in the playoff so they can beat Bama. Fromm is the best game manager QB in the SEC, he read Bama’s defense like he studied for his final exam and got a A+. Can’t wait for the rematch. Ohio State is terrible and struggling with Northwestern and Oklahoma’s defense is one of the worst in the country. Every conference should do what the Big12 does and let the two best teams play in the championship. Kinda works that way in the SEC because the East is awful and the West is Bama-dominated.
Carved* not craved.
How can you say Smart has Saban’s number when he is 0-2 against him??
Good question, and the East handled the West this season. He isn’t right about much here, other than Fromm did a great job against Bama, at least until the fourth quarter.
you’re gonna be waiting a long time!
Ohio State got blown out by a team that lost to a team that lost to Georgia. So in effect Ohio State has already lost to Georgia by a combined total of 49 points.
Herbie is on the UGA payroll. No other explanation for this ridiculous ‘bold’ opinion of his.
The SECCG is the single biggest seller outside of the national championship game, in both ratings and overall money. Not to mention the ridiculous prestige it brings to the conference. It adds to the legend.
All the powers that be, including those that currently deny it, want an expanded playoff…it’s about the money. The driving force behind that is from conferences whose champions are left out. Without conference champions, there is no reason to expand the playoffs. No excuse. New tv deals are about to be negotiated, and the demand for more playoff games is going to be loud.
Getting rid of conference championships will not even be an option in the very neat future, but either way, we would be idiots to get rid of it. In many ways, it IS the national championship, and it is far more important than getting an extra team in the playoffs, which we will do regularly anyway. Heck we have 3 teams in the top 5 more often than not as it is.
Just one comment……..Roll Tide!!!
I just got done reading the end of all these comments…3 days later…some bama folks are making the tide look a little loco on here