After Saturday upsets, Georgia can get national title shot by winning out
And just like that, Georgia controls its own destiny for a national title shot.
Same for Alabama. That’s the end result of Saturday’s BCS chaos.
Loading ...No. 1 Kansas State (52-24 to Baylor) and No. 2 Oregon (17-14 in overtime to Stanford) went down in major upsets. That means No. 3 Notre Dame will move up to No. 1 in next week’s BCS standings and No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia should slide up right behind at 2 and 3, respectively.
If the Bulldogs (10-1) and Crimson Tide (10-1) can get to the SEC Championship game unscathed — each must survive rival games against Georgia Tech and Auburn, respectively, next Saturday — it will turn the Dec. 1 Georgia Dome classic into a BCS championship semifinal. The winner advances to the title game, giving the SEC a shot at a seventh consecutive national championship.
ESPN college football analyst and BCS expert Brad Edwards predicted that Notre Dame, Alabama and Georgia would take over the top three spots when the new rankings come ouot at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Notre Dame has never been ranked No. 1 in the BCS era.
Georgia’s players were paying attention and took to Twitter to share their feelings.
Shortly after Stanford pulled off the second upset of the night, quarterback Aaron Murray sent out this tweet from his Twitter account, @aaronmurray11: “Yesssssssssssss!!!!!! The Murray household just went crazyyyyy!!!!!! #dawgsontop” Murray lives with teammates Dustin Royston, Artie Lynch, Ty Frix and Christian Robinson.
A short time later, All-American outside linebacker Jarvis Jones, aka @SacManJones_29, tweeted: “TURNT up.. Leggo BULLDAWG NATION!!”
Others:
- “Thank you Baylor thank you Stanford.” — Cornerback Sanders Commings (@SandersCommings)
- “I just did have a heart attack.” — Wide receiver Chris Conley (@CCon_TreUno)
- “Let’s take care of business! Playoffs start now!” – Wide receiver Rhett McGowan (@KinG_WooT_17)
Georgia defeated Georgia Southern 45-14 Saturday to improve to 10-1 on the season. The Bulldogs have already secured the Eastern Division’s berth into the SEC Championship game. But first they have to get by archrival Georgia Tech (6-4), which visits Athens next Saturday for a noon kickoff.
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431 comments Add your comment
kingdaddy
November 18th, 2012
6:17 pm
Smart
I know this is killing you. You should have gotten on board while you had your chance. Everyone kept saying it couldn’t happen, lol. Remember what I said about the “perfect storm”???
kingdaddy
November 18th, 2012
6:25 pm
What have we b
Mark Richt
November 18th, 2012
6:32 pm
you dawg fans , you really think you stand a chance against Notre Dame, good look in the outback bowl
UGA24-7
November 18th, 2012
6:43 pm
WIN LOSE OR DRAW IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG..EVERYBODY WHINES UGA SCHEDULE SUCKS WELL PLEASE POST YOUR TEAM AND SCHEDULE…. NO MATTER HOW TOUGH YOU THINK THE SCHEDULE WAS THEY HAVE WON 10 GAMES AND ARE #3 …IF YOU DON’T LIKE GO CRY TO YOUR MAMA….. CAUSE ALTHOUGH I CANT WAIT TIL THE DEC 1, MY CALENDER SHOWS NOV 24 BEFORE THAT SO BEAT TECH AND FREAKING GOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS
Steve
November 18th, 2012
6:50 pm
Look at all the jealous people, ha ha ha. Can’t wait to see what bowl game Tech goes to. Yet another loss, coming up!
toccoadawg
November 18th, 2012
7:00 pm
GA 45 GT 14
GA 28 TIDE 17
TITLE GAME
GA 42 FL 21
ND CHOKES WITH A LOSE
GO DAWGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A RTR Hit-N-Run from ATL
November 18th, 2012
7:05 pm
on a “bulldawg” forum you still can’t get a majority to say UGA will win it all.
That says something.
SlimG
November 18th, 2012
7:05 pm
ND hasn’t played a top5 team and both Ga and Al have played two apiece. Everyone knows Stanford scored on that play. Weak schedule same as O.
A RTR Hit-N-Run from ATL
November 18th, 2012
7:07 pm
There is nothing more fun than steal the unearned joy of a UGA fan.
I actually like UGA. Can’t stand the fans.
So it is fun to throw stats up in your face and watch your dreams collide with reality.
I’ll be here most of the night, maybe. The AL.com threads are better.
CHDawg
November 18th, 2012
7:20 pm
@RTR 705PM, so you think a bunch of Crimson Tide fans arrogantly boasting about how they would blow T A&M out before the game is a sign of confidence and intelligence? I would rather have fans who realize we can lose to GT if we don’t prepare well and bring our A game! You can be an arrogant, bombastic, blowhard if you want, though. Humility is a better trait and one Bear Bryant modeled.
toccoadawg
November 18th, 2012
7:44 pm
Anyone any given day can be beat you point taken … Get jump on like the DAWGS did in there only loss and it can be a blow out … That loss may just be what our Dawgs to the top … THEY KNOW … not to look past anyone … Anyone that don’t know that is not reading what I’ve been reading … I’ve been told all my life if you ant got nutten Good to say just shut up … Gooooooooooooooooo DAWGS Bring it home BUT one game at a TIME
Discount DoubleDawg
November 18th, 2012
7:46 pm
nice post CHDawg… and I agree completely. Humility is something not everyone understands and appreciates.
anothersavdog
November 18th, 2012
7:46 pm
Here’s a crazy but possible scenario: Fla beats Fla St., SC beats ND, and the 3rd ranked SEC team gets a bye into the NC game while 1 & 2 (Ga & AL) have a play-in game in the SEC championship.
Mark Richt
November 18th, 2012
7:57 pm
Matt barkley has a seprated shoulder, it wiil be Notre Dame Vs Bama for the title
Jp
November 18th, 2012
8:02 pm
We gotta win one more time, then one more time, then one more time .Gata
loel
November 18th, 2012
8:16 pm
Hey ED,,,, I the H_LL care about Allen West. We all like sports but our nations politics are light years more important than sports.
Steve
November 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
You boys ought to try something radically different, how about a “blackout”??? LMAO at the Mutts, Richt will find a way to make sure that Georgia remains the same overrated, hapless posers when it gets down to the nut cuttin’!!! Roll Tide and keep dreaming.
Real Dawg Fan
November 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
There is a real scenario where UGA plays UF in the NATTY GAME……
..that would set the nation off. Although they don’t deserve it, would be a great story.
Bama Fan#2
November 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
If Alabama defense DOES NOT CRAP THE BED against the dawgs and cow college,
they will destroy ND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!15TH NATIONAL TITLE!!!
Rgdownie
November 18th, 2012
11:23 pm
Dear God, Please don’t let us (Dawgs) lose to Tech and beat Bama. Who would play ND? The Gators???
7576DAWG
November 18th, 2012
11:29 pm
Barkley will not play against Notre Dame and Driskel is out for the Florida State game.
Dawg G'Mom
November 19th, 2012
12:44 am
Just seemed as if the two big upsets were a sign that BCS championship was in the stars for the Dawgs! If Notre Dame gets upset by USC, I will be convinced of it.
Bulldawgman49
November 19th, 2012
7:32 am
GO DAWGS !!!!
tell me again
November 19th, 2012
8:18 am
Regardles of which SEC team plays – if Notre Dame is in the NC game, the Domers will be humiliated. Just another example of the press creating a team’s worth wit h bogus opinions. Does anybody really think ND would have a chance against ANY of the top ten teams? Notre Dame is #1 because the media wants a MARQUEE matchup. Their WORST nightmare is for Georgia to play in the NCG. I say: GO DAWGS!GIVE ‘ EM HE## ! And here’s a scenario for you: what if UGA or ‘Bama wins or loses the SEC CG on a last minute field goal AFTER a ND loss to USC next week? Will there be a re- match ala
Bama / LSU
tell me again
November 19th, 2012
8:28 am
It’s obvious it’s the bitter Techies who constantly post these tiring posts on arrests and Kemp. Why? If you want to dwell on football crime just look to your own program : a drug ring ring being run out of the locker room, a dozen players booted for academic fraud, loss of institutional control resulting in a stripped title, QB’S who were accepted into your academically elite fortress that cannot count to four? The list is endless. And we won’t even get into the bombs found in the student quadrangle or the fact students need police escorts to get to class safely. What is it you’re trying to say? That Tech is the land of Oz. Only YOU GUYS are stupid enough to believe that. Here’s a hint: look in hour own closet before going through anybody else’s. You’ll find plenty there to entertain yourselves with.
zbulldawg
November 19th, 2012
9:08 am
WE MUST play well against Tech to stay at number 3 !!!!! The Dawg House wll be crazy come saturday !! It’s real simple math. State, SEC, National !! That’s it “cut & dry”. Three game season. Like Jarvis said IT’s playoff time !! LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
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