Why? We won, didn't we? You had us by down by 14 in the 4th quarter and we outscored you 18-3 in the 4th to win.
You are concentrating on the lower teams getting into bowls. The 8 game IC certainly helps there - that's a simple math equation. It's just not something I care about.
Context, my friend.
If I understand what you are saying, UF won 2 NCs in the last 20 years, Auburn won 1, and LSU has 3 in the last 20 years including one 4 years ago. You can see how PSU/Wisky <> UF/Auburn/LSU when it comes to discussing NC chances, right? All the while acknowledging that UF and Auburn are down and I hope they stay that way the rest of my life ... LSU, I like ... CFB is better with LSU better.
There is no context except to tOSU fans. You missed a field goal, we missed 2. You lost a WR to injury but didn't have sufficient backups. And, we lost players, too. We can dig into all the context you want, at the end of the day we did enough to win the game and that is what counts. Trust me, I have been where you were (2012 SECCG, 2017 NCG, and a dozen other times over the years). It just is what it is.
instead...trolling and sarcasm occupy the same plane.
You aren't understanding what "context" means. I posted that in response to pont's post basically acting as if OSU went out and embarrassed themselves, which clearly wasn't the case. I didn't expect that game to be within 2 scores but we proved why we're still Ohio State, despite our defense being dreadful and missing 6 major offensive players by the end of the game. I respect the outcome and respect Georgia, it's a great team, but to suggest OSU went out there and completely laid an egg is stupid.
I wrote this in my post: "All the while acknowledging that UF and Auburn are down and I hope they stay that way the rest of my life ... LSU, I like ... CFB is better with LSU better."
I didn't suggest that and anyone who did is just wrong. That was an unreal game. Obviously, that was the national championship game right there. The winner of that game was going to win the NC. I though that Day did the best job of coaching until the end. But, yeah, I didn't understand your use of context if that is what you meant ... that Peach Bowl as a great one.
We'll see how Fickell works out, but Wisky has always punched above their weight. They just need to make change on offense. However, PSU could absolutely win a NC. I wouldn't be shocked at all if they won the B1G this year and wound up a top 2 team in the country going into the postseason. They're going to have a dynamic offense, and their defense will be good enough.
It was inevitable that UGA was going to pull off some massive offensive plays. That was the biggest downfall of that defense in its first year. Maryland had several, PSU had several, and michigan only won against us because of the big plays. Our offense showed up against UGA better than I had anticipated but it just wasn't enough in the end. I'd love another crack at UGA this year, and hopefully that's what we see.
I feel like the floor is going to be 8-4 on any given season while 11-1 is possible. They need a new philosophy in regards to offensive coaching but the defense should be good.