Ironic that this thread is in here, this little read was just posted in a blog I follow about the Dawgs not underestimating TCU. It’s a good 2 minute read that puts things much more eloquently than I can.
“Okay, so we’ve heard about chips.
Seth Emerson ($$) sets up a couple of intangibles for the championship game with his “Georgia’s experience vs. TCU’s house money” piece. There’s certainly some validity to all those, but there’s one I think is more impactful than any of those, and I haven’t really seen or heard much about it.
It’s the coaching value of TCU’s upset of Michigan.
Think about it. Georgia comes into this game as the biggest favorite in a CFP final ever. The Dawgs got over the ‘Bama mountain in last year’s CFP and are undefeated this season. If ever the conditions exist for a team to relax slightly and take an opponent lightly, those would make up the ingredients for your perfect storm.
But they won’t because TCU 51, Michigan 45 gave Kirby Smart the antidote for any speck of complacency. If you’ve followed Georgia football for the last six seasons, you don’t have to be a mind reader to know that Smart has hammered this team about TCU’s physicality and its resilience. (Hell, close your eyes, concentrate, and you can probably conjure up the tone of his voice as he delivered repeated warnings.)
I’m not guaranteeing a Georgia win, but I will guarantee there’s no way the Dawgs walk on the field tomorrow night underestimating the Horned Frogs.”
Here’s the link if you want to read the comments. So far most are benign.
Okay, so we’ve heard about chips. Seth Emerson ($$) sets up a couple of intangibles for the championship game with his “Georgia’s experience vs. TCU’s house money” piece. There&…
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