(1) Alabama vs. (4) Cincinnati, (2) Michigan vs. (3) Georgia

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Quote: Originally Posted by KSUowls

Targeting strikes again. A backup getting his first shot in a semi-final playoff game is out after basically 1 play because he couldn't quite get his helmet off to the side.

that one was weird to me, I get the "letter of the law", but damn, the defender put his helmet into the chest of the player, and made a solid hit, separating man from ball, you can't even use the crown of your helmet to hit the chest? yeesh

[KSUowls]

Yeah it's crazy. I get the rule is intended to protect the defender there, because that is a dangerous hit when the neck gets compressed. It just really sucks that some kid missed out on his 1 opportunity to play in, in what may end up being one of the biggest games of his life, just because he didn't line himself up perfectly in the split second he had to make contact.

I wish they would make targeting like a yellow card in soccer. Let the first one be a warning and have it follow you for like 6 games. If you get another targeting call at any point while you're carrying that first warning, only then is it an ejection. I think that would still allow you to remove those hits from the game, as much as possible, without overly penalizing a kid to the point that you take away his very limited college eligibility for just 1 mistake.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Chip Douglass

Yeah, I just feel like the Big 10 very badly needs Ohio State in these games. The only other Big Ten teams to have made it to the playoffs have both been humiliated by the SEC.

I don't even know what to say to this lol, how can I argue? I watched the game myself saying "don't get embarrassed, don't get embarrassed"


there's only one B1G team that hasn't been embarrassed, and it's .... ugh


edit: even in a year when Michigan finally beats OSU, they still lose

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Quote: Originally Posted by Tovarich

Sorry people who want to expand, but we've had this for eight years and we've had three good semifinal games

It would create more excitement for the earlier rounds, like March madness is. The top teams are just better and the SEC has really been spending money the last few years in recruits and it is only going to get worse with NIL.

Big Ten has enough money to complete with the SEC but they just don't recruit and deliver bags like the SEC does.

If anyone outside of the SEC is going to compete, all the dark money is going to have to be brought into the open and some type of cap for paying players.

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[Caulfield]

UGA vs. BAMA II -

hard to beat a team twice in a season. from a pure strategic standpoint, the loser from game one already has the upper hand in that they will be making the necessary adjustments, while the winner normally thinks it would be foolhardy to change what they already know works. then, there's also the extra motivation the first game loser will have in the rematch from losing that first game. (see BAMA vs. LSU 2011)

on the other hand any fool CAN beat a team twice in a season, evidence the Flop From Opp vs. Darth Visor 1999

early pigskin prognostication pick -
BAMA 28 - UGA 27

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Quote: Originally Posted by Tovarich

Sorry people who want to expand, but we've had this for eight years and we've had three good semifinal games

Quote: Originally Posted by thedudedominick

The refs have been pretty bad in both these games. I understand wanting to "let them play" but they have just refused to throw some obvious flags on all 4 teams today. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Truth right here