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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 2, 2019 18:36:50 GMT
It's definitely a real phenomenon. Good teams have been embarrassed in non-title bowl games where you can tell they just aren't as invested as the other squad. I don't think that should be held against the victor, and it shouldn't be an excuse for the loser but it's unquestionably the reality in many situations. This Georgia loss is surprising at least to me, because they were taunting Notre Dame on twitter. You'd think they'd be motivated to prove something to the committee and come out on fire. Even losing by one touchdown to Texas doesn't put Georgia below Notre Dame. I think that is clear. I think everybody realizes that. It is hard to get up for a consolation bowl when you were playing for a national championship, a playoff entry, and just lost a hard fought battle to Alabama in the SEC Championship game. Agreed, Georgia is better. They're also better than Texas. Again, the lack of motivation is surprising to me in this particular case since they were ripping ND for getting blown out and suggesting they should've been chosen ahead of the Irish. You'd think they'd want to show that on the field. But that's football. |
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