{"id":533775,"date":"2023-01-02T09:59:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T06:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-it-would-be-foolish-to-dismisses-tcu-vs-georgia\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T09:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T06:59:45","slug":"why-it-would-be-foolish-to-dismisses-tcu-vs-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-it-would-be-foolish-to-dismisses-tcu-vs-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why it would be foolish to dismisses TCU vs. Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25702029464\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25702029464\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-it-would-be-foolish-to-dismisses-tcu-vs-georgia\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_it_would_be_foolish_to_dismisses_TCU_vs_Georgia%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why it would be foolish to dismisses TCU vs. Georgia&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_it_would_be_foolish_to_dismisses_TCU_vs_Georgia%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why it would be foolish to dismisses TCU vs. Georgia&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The experts aren\u2019t giving TCU a chance, installing Georgia as a nearly two-touchdown favorite.<\/p>\n<p>There is already talk that a second straight national championship is a formality for Kirby Smart\u2019s Bulldogs, that by surviving Ohio State in the Peach Bowl, they passed what will be their stiffest test this year en route to a perfect season.<\/p>\n<p>We should know better by now. The oddsmakers. The writers. The talking heads. We didn\u2019t give the Horned Frogs a single vote in the preseason. We kept waiting for them to slip up. We didn\u2019t think they had any shot against Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>All this team has done is prove everyone foolish. It is not here by accident. It finds ways to win close <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, six victories by a single score. It is better than advertised in the trenches. Its defense is tough and opportunistic, creating three turnovers in the win over Michigan. two of them pick-sixes.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia, as talented and balanced as it may be, was fortunate to get by shorthanded Ohio State. It needed everything to break right in the fourth quarter. If Marvin Harrison Jr. doesn\u2019t suffer a head injury late in the third quarter, or safety Lathan Ransom doesn\u2019t slip, leading to a 76-yard Arian Smith touchdown catch midway through the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs\u2019 season may be over.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T002112Z_574361098_MT1USATODAY19706584_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIAN.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"TCU\" class=\"wp-image-25206932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T002112Z_574361098_MT1USATODAY19706584_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIAN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T002112Z_574361098_MT1USATODAY19706584_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIAN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T002112Z_574361098_MT1USATODAY19706584_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIAN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T002112Z_574361098_MT1USATODAY19706584_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIAN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>TCU running back Emari Demercado (3) celebrates his touchdown with wide receiver Quentin Johnston (1) during a win over the Michigan in the CFP semifinals.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s secondary is clearly an issue, as Ohio State C.J. Stroud showed in throwing for 384 yards and four touchdowns against it. TCU quarterback Max Duggan and game-breaking wideout Quentin Johnston will be tough for the Bulldogs to handle. The Horned Frogs average 41.2 points per game, the third-highest mark in the nation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Now I do expect Georgia to play better on Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Saturday was not its best performance. Both Smart and quarterback Stetson Bennett talked about needing to clean things up. The Bulldogs, who have now won 16 straight games and 30 of their last 31, should be the favorite and it would be a surprise for them not to become the first repeat champion since Alabama in 2011-12.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, counting out TCU would be a mistake. The Horned Frogs outplayed a good Michigan team. They belong. They\u2019ve proven it time and again this season.<\/p>\n<p>Before we fully move on to what should be a fascinating title game, I wanted to look back at what was by far the best day the College Football Playoff has had in its nine years.<\/p>\n<p>There were two phenomenal semifinal games, both of them classics that weren\u2019t decided until the final seconds. It was the first time that both semifinals were decided by a single score. One underdog (TCU) pulled the upset and the other (Ohio State) nearly did. The scoreboards were lit up like Christmas trees and the Peach Bowl was determined just as the year flipped from 2022 to 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T071109Z_1312179011_MT1USATODAY19708390_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIA.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"TCU\" class=\"wp-image-25206955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T071109Z_1312179011_MT1USATODAY19708390_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T071109Z_1312179011_MT1USATODAY19708390_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-01T071109Z_1312179011_MT1USATODAY19708390_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-FIESTA-BOWL-TEXAS-CHRISTIA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>TCU\u2019s Quentin Johnston scores a touchdown against Michigan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Far too frequently over the past decade, the favorite has coasted. You can reasonably predict the teams that will reach the playoff. Even the playoff games are lopsided. This year has been different \u2014 TCU was unranked in the preseason, as addressed above \u2014 and Saturday certainly was. I\u2019ve noticed some making an argument that the two semifinal games shows the system works, that a 12-team playoff isn\u2019t needed. I think it proves the opposite, that the playing field is evening out, and by adding eight teams to the bracket, it will only increase excitement and give us more games like we just witnessed.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State proved it belonged and Stroud showed he should be the first quarterback taken in the NFL draft. He absolutely torched Georgia\u2019s defense, which features a number of future NFL players. He used his legs to extend plays and threw darts all evening from the pocket. It was impossible not to be blown away by what you saw from the junior signal-caller at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Don\u2019t forget, he did that without Harrison, his top receiver, for the fourth quarter and he was already without two of his top playmakers, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and running back TreVeyon Henderson. It\u2019s mind-boggling to me that some experts think Kentucky\u2019s Will Levis is a better option than Stroud. This is Zach Wilson over Justin Fields all over again.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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