Social media reacts to Georgia's ranking in 1st College Football Playoff Top 25 of the year
The first College Football Playoff Top 25 of 2020 was unveiled on Monday, and Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State made the top 4.
But some eyebrows were raised over where another team was placed: Georgia, who was slotted at No. 9 in the initial rankings.
The play of JT Daniels on Saturday against Mississippi State could be the source of some optimism for fans moving forward, but the Bulldogs’ losses to both Alabama and Florida (ranked No. 6 in the CFP Top 25) didn’t help their cause, and they will need a number things to fall its way if it is to have any shot at a berth. Their most realistic path at this point is a New Year’s 6 bowl appearance.
Of course, social media had plenty of reaction to the Dawgs’ ranking this week, and the consensus seems to be that they received a much higher ranking than they deserved:
If Georgia is the No. 9 team in the country, I’m not losing my hair.
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) November 25, 2020
Georgia gets stomped twice… Beats a Miss State team by single digits with less than 50 scholarship players, but yeah #9.
— Jeff or Jeffrey Fann (@TalkinACCSports) November 25, 2020
Indiana nearly wins at Ohio State, and is No.12. Georgia gets its ass kicked twice, and is No.9.
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) November 25, 2020
HOW… THE… HELL… IS… GEORGIA… NO 9???? Bananas!
— Joe Williams (@JoeSkilliams) November 25, 2020
Georgia at #9 LOL
— Jeff Moyer (@JeffMoyer41) November 25, 2020
Georgia at #9 is the most laughable ranking in the history of rankings. They are simply not that good.
— Ryan Smith (@SmittyNDIrish_1) November 25, 2020
Georgia at #9???
You have got to be kidding me
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) November 25, 2020
@CFBPlayoff Georgia at 9… guess the SEC bias is alive and well. That team is not any good at all. BYU ultimate disrespect. I’m a Buckeye fan and I get it, we haven’t played enough games but Ohio State should still 100% be ranked above Clemson. 🤦♂️
— Colin Biles (@CBees_knees) November 25, 2020
Georgia at 9 is disgusting
— Anthony Cross (@CrossTheBoss8) November 25, 2020
WOW these rankings are bad. Cincinnati only at #7? Georgia at #9? Coastal Carolina all the way down at #20? BYU not even in the top 10? Iowa ranked with a 3-2 record? Yeah…this is a joke. Embarrassing rankings. #CFP
— Josh Thunderbolt (@Chimcharlover13) November 25, 2020
Yeah, I’d have to agree that Georgia is overrated at this point.
Oh for sure
Overrated is an understatement. Like the article said, they beat MSST….again MSST!!!…. by a single digit while MSST had 50, that’s right 50 scholarship players available. I’m sure they’d have lost if Kirby didn’t suck it up and start Daniels. We’re talking about a team that leads recruiting class in the nation consistently yet can’t put the pieces together. I’m just amused UGA fans have the nerve to talk about Gus developing talent when Kirby has a roster full of top level recruits and is completely incompetent in developing a championship level team when all the pieces are there.
I’m amused any time an Auburn fan pipes in about anything concerning UGA. It’s rich.
I dont see how we can say anything either. UGA beat us hands down and we have yet to play MSST….
I don’t hear much about uga fans talking about gus’ development of players. i more hear them bragging about constantly beating gus and his players.
Well, they beat #22 Auburn with badley with a 4th string walk on playing QB.
UGA manhandled Auburn. It wasn’t all that competitive. You have no footing to call UGA overrated.
Really? So UGA beating Auburn mean they can’t point out your ranking is to high?
Foolishness….
BT, the amount of whining and complaining from 1983 above is plainly ridiculous. Especially since Auburn was soundly beaten by UGA. Of course they are free to point out their opinion. Just as I’m free to point out mine, and you are free to point at yours. But once again you’re SDS’s resident hall monitor, always there to give UGA fans a hard time. Regardless, I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving.
Possibly a reach, but I don’t think anyone below UGA in ranking would absolutely destroy us head to head.
They wouldn’t destroy Georgia but are they better you gotta say yes Indiana at this moment is better than Georgia you know what they may destroy the dawgs but looking at the teams ranked below Georgia there is more deserving teams that have played better football
Based on what is Indiana clearly better than UGA? Their wins over Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State? Those teams are a combined 3-11. Exactly how much boost you gonna give them for a loss to Ohio State?
I don’t know about Indiana but to me when you look at Body of work OU should be ahead of UGA… I haven’t looked in depth at the others but OU has wins over two team ranked in the CFP ranking and two close losses. They also have played an extra game atm…
UGA lost big in both their loses and only has a win over Auburn to hang their hat on yet they’re top 10..
You want to suggest Oklahoma should be ranked higher than UGA – you’ll get no argument from me. I agree with the points you made. I just don’t see how anyone could conclude that Indiana is “clearly” better than UGA.
They don’t understand JT Daniels.
For all of you idiots claiming that Georgia is overrated in the polls, I ask you, and I ask this honestly of yourselves. WHO from #7 in the polls on down do you really think could beat Georgia. There is not one team after the top 6 that would be in ANY way a favorite or even a draw going up against Georgia.
As much as people want to bash on Georgia right now, they still have more talent than any other team in the country. They just got hit hard with a great defense and mediocre offense in a year when everything went crazy and offense was king whereas defenses are struggling. They would still obliterate any of these other cupcakes in the top 25.
And I say that as a Florida fan who hates having to stick up for Georgia, but really, Indiana? They think Indiana has shown anything any better simply because it BARELY lost against the one decent team it played? Cincinatti is undefeated sure, against nothing but cupcakes. Same with BYU. Oregon. Northwestern. None of these unbeaten teams have played anyone with a pulse yet.
So they would obliterate any team in the top 25 but they just beat a terrible MSU team by 7?
LMAO…
Doesn’t BYU have a horrible SOS? I know they haven’t lost but they also haven’t played anybody. Not one win came against a top 25 team or even a Power 5 team. That beat down of UNA was impressive even though UNA only left Dll 2 years ago. They still play in a high school stadium.
Seems like the Committee places team’s rankings according to past success/reputation. Ohio State & Clemson both are weaker than in 2019 on the defensive side. But in the eyes of the committee members they just think “Oh yes they’re good again this year”. No team should be in the Playoffs because of their name…yes the Tide too.
Such patently ridiculous overreaction