Yahoo! Sports’ Pat Forde has Alabama, UGA in College Football Playoff 4
By Kevin Duffey
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Yahoo! Sports’ Pat Forde was really impressed with Georgia’s 31-3 romp against Mississippi State.
In fact, Forde has the Bulldogs as the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff after four weeks of play.
While we’ve seen a ton of “top fours” over the last few days, none of them have included Georgia (that I’ve seen), except this one. Forde also cites the Notre Dame road win is becoming more impressive as the Irish continue to win. They’re now 3-1.
Georgia’s biggest liability may be its coaching staff. Think about it, all of the positions are exactly where they need to be. Jake Fromm becomes more impressive by the week. Terry Godwin has emerged to give the Dawgs a legitimate threat on the outside. The backfield is nasty; the defense is even nastier. The pass rush is salty headlined by Lorenzo Carter. On paper, this team has everything.
Kirby Smart gained much experience during his first season in 2016 (and the start of 2017), but still, this could be the Bulldogs’ biggest liability as it heads into Week 5. No doubt, though, that Smart is putting an elite defense together and building a powerhouse full of elite talent.
A positive for Smart is that several coaches have had big Year 2s. Nick Saban turned Alabama around from a 7-6 program to 12-2 during his second season. Gene Chizik and Urban Meyer won national championships in their second seasons, too.
Georgia never had a talent problem under Mark Richt; it was always a coaching problem. Smart is attempting to change that.
Of course, Forde has Alabama as the No. 1 seed, along with Clemson and Oklahoma rounding out the top four.
Forde’s CFP four are as follows:
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
You can read Forde’s full Forde-Yard Dash here.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
