Georgia vs. Nebraska in Capital One Bowl (UPDATED w/ comments)
(Updated 10 p.m.)
A day after coming up five yards short of a trip to Miami for the national championship game, Georgia’s football team learned Sunday that it will play a bowl game in a different Florida city.
The Bulldogs (11-2) will play Nebraska (10-3) in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando on Jan. 1 in a matchup of the losers of the SEC and Big Ten championship games.
While Georgia lost the SEC title to Alabama 32-28 on the final play of a stirring game, Nebraska endured an embarrassing 70-31 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game.
The Capital One, which holds first choice of SEC teams after the BCS games, had been rumored to be considering Texas A&M and its Heisman Trophy candidate, quarterback Johnny Manziel. But after Georgia’s strong performance against Alabama, the bowl opted to take the Bulldogs, who dropped from No. 3 to No. 7 in the final BCS standings released Sunday night.
Notre Dame and Alabama remained Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, and will meet in the national championship game on Jan. 7 in Miami. Alabama survived an SEC title game that saw the lead change hands five times and ended with Georgia on the Crimson Tide’s 5-yard line as time ran out.
Florida moved up to No. 3 in the BCS standings Sunday and, as the second highest ranked SEC team, will go to the Sugar Bowl to play Big East co-champ Louisville.
Other BCS games will match Pac-12 champion Stanford vs. Big Ten champ Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, Big 12 co-champ Kansas State vs. BCS No. 4 Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl and ACC champ Florida State vs. Mid-American champ Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl. In the latest controversial chapter of BCS history, Northern Illinois (12-1) received a BCS berth by being ranked in the top 16 (No. 15) and ahead of at least one champion of an automatic-qualifying conference.
After Florida passed Georgia in the rankings, UGA was locked out of a shot at a BCS game because of a rule allowing no more than two teams from a single league to get BCS bids, a rule that Alabama coach Nick Saban sharply criticized after beating the Bulldogs. Saban called it “a crying shame” and “ridiculous” that Georgia would be excluded from a BCS invitation.
Actually, Georgia appeared in danger of falling farther down the bowl pecking order than the Capital One. But that’s where the Bulldogs landed after some late scrambling among bowls triggered by Northern Illinois earning a BCS berth at the expense of Oklahoma.
“If we weren’t going to be in a BCS game, this is the location we wanted to be,” Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity said Sunday night.
But McGarity added, “There’s no question — there’s absolutely no question — that we are deserving of a BCS bid. … There’s no question we played great the last half of the season and just to see the way we laid it on the line (Saturday) proved that we’re right there along with the best in college football.”
Capital One Bowl CEO Steve Hogan called the selection of Georgia “an easy decision” in the end.
“No offense to Texas A&M,” Hogan said. “I think they’ve had a fine first year in the conference, a 10-win team. And we have an opportunity to get an 11-win division champion, a few yards away from a national championship.
“The most important thing to our committee was, Georgia deserved this trip. And we’re fortunate to have a team, really, that is of BCS quality.”
After the Capital One selected Georgia, the Outback, which had the next pick from the SEC East, chose South Carolina to play Michigan. And the Cotton, with the next pick from the SEC West, chose Texas A&M to form a marquee matchup against surprisingly available Oklahoma.
The Capital One Bowl will be played at 1 p.m. on New Year’s Day in Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium and will be televised on ABC.
Georgia coach Mark Richt said he foresees no problem in getting the Bulldogs to bounce back from the disappointment of losing the SEC title game and their national championship aspirations.
“I think playing Nebraska is going to get everybody’s blood pumping,” Richt said. “There aren’t many teams in the history of Georgia football that have ever won 12 games in a season and it’s going to mean something to them. I know our guys want to finish on a high note.”
Georgia and Nebraska have met only once previously in football. Georgia lost to the Cornhuskers 45-6 in the 1969 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
This will be Georgia’s sixth appearance in the Capital One Bowl. The Bulldogs are 3-1-1 in the Orlando game, most recently defeating Michigan State there at the end of the 2008 season.
In Saturday’s loss to Wisconsin, Nebraska’s defense allowed 640 total yards, including 539 yards rushing. Against Alabama, Georgia’s defense surrendered 512 yards, including 350 rushing.
– Tim Tucker, AJC
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Bamafan
December 2nd, 2012
6:17 pm
UGA 47 Nebraska 13….
UGA deserved better but this is not a fair world. I’m a Roll Tide fan but after last night I’ll pull for UGA when we not playing each other.
Do the research
December 2nd, 2012
6:17 pm
the Cotton Bowl is hooked to the Big 12 and the West SEC. The Cap One is hooked into the SEC East. Texas A&M refused the Cotton because they used to go there all the time and didn’t want to go back. The Cap One wanted A&M for the Heisman candidate but UGA didn’t want to come back to Atlanta for a preview game with Clemson. This stuff is all worked out before the end of yesterday. It’s all about the money, the payouts. It has nothing to do with who should get a good game. The Sugar will suck and so will the Rose and Orange.
Truth
December 2nd, 2012
6:17 pm
@The Truth
You are one bitter, dumb a$$ fool. And a stupid S0b. Shut your negative pie hole before someone shoves their foot in it. Punk.
Orange12
December 2nd, 2012
6:18 pm
http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/msn/the_bcs_title_game_to_end_all_bcs_title_games_is_now_officially_upon_us/12343819
chase
December 2nd, 2012
6:18 pm
Husker DAWG
UGA has 2 NC 1942 & 1980….but that is a history lesson……
Right now, UGA is 5 yards from a National Championship game and Nebraska is 24 hours away from having given up 70 points to a 7-5 Wisconsin team…
yes BAD match up.UGA deserves better my friend
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December 2nd, 2012
6:18 pm
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Dawg Squeeze
December 2nd, 2012
6:19 pm
UGA football – 32 years and counting.
Huh?
December 2nd, 2012
6:19 pm
UGA fans…quit your whining about UGA not being in a BCS game. You act like this has ONLY ever happened to UGA. You forget the fact that it happens about every year, in that the LOSER of the SECCG drops in bowl status, and does not make a BCS game. Geez
ralph
December 2nd, 2012
6:19 pm
UGA, What’s in your wallet? Maybe the team can meet alec baldwin in the Capital One bowl LOL
Dawgs
December 2nd, 2012
6:19 pm
It is apparent that Timeout is clueless… it was a helmet to helmet hit which is illegal. Simple, like you.
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December 2nd, 2012
6:19 pm
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old time dog
December 2nd, 2012
6:19 pm
Bottom line is we had a chance and didn;t finish the drill. We played 3 good teams and lost to two of them. End of story. Winning is everything.
social circle dawg
December 2nd, 2012
6:20 pm
I know the UGA athletic department would never decline a bowl invitation…..but perhaps that would have sent a message that situations like this should not occurr again in the future. This is almost criminal really. The players, coaches and alumni deserve better. Nebraska lost by 39 points in their CG.
Dawg Squeeze
December 2nd, 2012
6:20 pm
A show of hands….all fans who’s team has won a national championship in the last quarter century…..Georgia?…Georgia?
CloudmanJacket
December 2nd, 2012
6:20 pm
Embarrassed by my fellow tech trolls on here. There is no team that should be more embarrassed than Tech; we have a horrible coach, our in state rival slaps us around like children each year, and we lose to teams like Mid Tn St, Iowa, Air Force, etc. The SEC championship was one of the greatest games I ever watched. I have to admit I loved the outcome, but also have to admit UGA was impressive. Alabama is the best team in the nation again, but UGA is only a step behind them. I guess you Trolls can only get your joy off of the misery of others. How about using some of that passion to demand the firing of CPJ.
Maddawg
December 2nd, 2012
6:20 pm
Listen everybody………that was a fantastic game between two tradition-rich programs going at it like masterful heavyweights. Every kind of emotion imaginable was felt on the very last play from euphoria to gut-wrenching heartache — all in one play! UGA was easily the match for Alabama, but the Tide was a nair-hair better. They deserved the win to go on to Miami; HOWEVER, UGA equally deserves to AT LEAST go on to a BCS bowl game. But, guess what? It ain’t gonna happen ’cause the rules say they can’t. So, shut the heck up! Georgia vs. Nebraska is going to be another game between two of college football’s most storied programs and every Dawgs fan that can ought to get themselves to Orlando and support them in person. They deserve all our support!! GO DAWGS!! BEAT NEBRASKA!!
Knockahoma
December 2nd, 2012
6:21 pm
has anyone stopped to think that the “playoff” system that will be in place for 2014 would put UF in line to play for the National Championship. I’m not saying they wouldn’t be deserving, I’m just pointing out that adding the one round to the system doesn’t really change a whole lot from what’s in place. I think it really should be the top 8 teams at the very least, with 16 teams being ideal if you really want a playoff system. Otherwise I say leave it as is.
MAKDAWG
December 2nd, 2012
6:22 pm
@ DAWG SQUEEZE
Show of hands; all fans of teams that UGA owns…Tech? Tech? Tech?
Seriously; grow up
VA Dawg
December 2nd, 2012
6:22 pm
Georgia is in the Capital One Bowl because after Alabama and Florida receive BCS bids, the Capital One Bowl has the next pick of SEC teams. The Cotton Bowl picks after the Capital One Bowl, then the Outback Bowl, then the Chick Fil-A. Georgia actually played their way into the Capital One Bowl with their performance last night; everyone was predicting the Chick Fil-A Bowl a week ago. Although the Cotton Bowl has the history and the match-up, the Capital One Bowl has the payout and the pick.
YellowJacket
December 2nd, 2012
6:23 pm
It’s not irony dumb arse.
Knockahoma
December 2nd, 2012
6:23 pm
Also, Cotton Bowl or Capital One Bowl-wasn’t going to make much of a differenc to me anyway. I think it came down to a regional thing.
L.A. BULLDAWG
December 2nd, 2012
6:23 pm
AFTER BLOWING OUT NEBBRASKA TO FINISH 12-2, A TOP 5 FINISH IN THE FINAL BCS RANKING AIN’T ALL THAT BAD! WE WILL SEE ‘BAMA AGAIN NEXT YEAR! PAYBACK!
DawgJohn
December 2nd, 2012
6:23 pm
The biggest $ game outside the BCS. LSU, SC, and A&M all got inferioir bowls to the Dawgs!!
Timeout = 5150 UOAD Troll
December 2nd, 2012
6:24 pm
Timeout/5150,
I had hoped you were the one who fell off the second deck last night in Bank of America stadium.No such luck for the UGA faithful. I guess you could not afford to go at $3.00 per ticket. It figures. You are a worthless, toothless POS. No education, an hourly wage job and a Tech fan. How are those 6-7 Sun Bowl Jackets doing today? LMAO.
RealDawg
December 2nd, 2012
6:26 pm
Few years back everybody was super excited about the Capital One bowl invite. I love how expectations have changed.
Most people bitching don’t actually travel to the games. For one, much happier (and cheaper) that we are headed to Orlando.
See the real fans there.
Go Dawgs and stop being whiny pups.
Tndawgsfan
December 2nd, 2012
6:26 pm
This is pathetic! Nebraska? If I am Adams I am having none of this. Awful! And please if you don’t know what you are freaking talking about jacket and gator fans just leave the site goobs!
nameerf54
December 2nd, 2012
6:27 pm
I’m a UGA alumnus, but I have to admit how impressive it is to listen to Nick Saban. It’s all about focus and discipline. Two things Georgia doesn’t have in the CMR era. Grantham should be demoted to special teams coach or fired outright. All this NFL talent and you give up 350 yards on the ground. Unacceptable.
Well what do you expect dog fans.
December 2nd, 2012
6:27 pm
When you have head coach like C.M.R. that can never win big games .The Capital One Bowl is what you get.
NEVER THE BRIDE ALWAYS THE BRIDESMAID!!!
DawgJohn
December 2nd, 2012
6:27 pm
Hope Finebaum lost the rest of his hair last night. Now there is a joke of a Tenn man that can only find someone he can communicate with in Alabama! Hard to believe he and Tammy were at a bar together after the game! ………but he is a bammer…………C’mon Tammy…..You can do better
Dawgie Doo Doo
December 2nd, 2012
6:28 pm
Grantham sucks the big one.
Voyager Dawg
December 2nd, 2012
6:30 pm
No way the refs helped Georgia in this game. They flagged Alabama twice for 10 yards in the entire game. The helmet to helmet on Murray was right in front of an official and not called (that can still be reviewed by the SEC and cost that young man some playing time). Sure would have liked for that scoring drive to start 15 yards further back. Tree hit McCarron on a bang-bang play with a shoulder and gets a late call that helps move Bama on that drive. When Lundquist and Danielson make a point of the no call, you know it’s blatant. Alabama is a great team and well disciplined, but only two calls? Not saying that cost us the game, just pointing it out the moronic poster above that the officials did no favors for the Dawgs last night. Dawgs put it out there last night, Alabama was a play better. Congratulations to Alabama, go out and beat the Golden Domers and bring home another NC. Hang in there Dawgs and beat the huskers in Orlando. Go Dawgs!
RobH
December 2nd, 2012
6:31 pm
UGA caught abreak — should be in the chicken bowl but metally can’t handle anything that resembles a GAMECOCK so SEC pulled some strings for the puppies. Have fun with the Huskers!
Put in Timeout by Ken Sugiura,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
December 2nd, 2012
6:31 pm
ktthebrick………….I didn’t say the Refs didn’t miss the call. I say the QB should not be a PANSY if he is wearing pads and a helmet then he is fair game to get SMASHED after a TO.
dougmo2
December 2nd, 2012
6:31 pm
If you Dawg fans think that Alabama ran wild over the defense yesterday, wait till the Bugeaters line up against you in the Toilet Bowl. Please be sure to clean the footprints from the back of the defense’s uniforms before kickoff also.
just sayin
December 2nd, 2012
6:31 pm
Great to see Mark Richt stand up for his team and put that scumbag in his place in the post game interview…what a jerk.
ARdawg
December 2nd, 2012
6:31 pm
CloudmanJacket
You and your Techies aren’t bad and most here know that. In fact we welcome you guys that wish to discuss football. It’s the trolls like YellowJacket and POAD/timeout that give you all a bad name
Huh?
December 2nd, 2012
6:33 pm
just sayin….what did the reporter say that wasn’t true? Seems to me that it was a softball question…one that Richt could have answered very easily.
THE President Barack Obama
December 2nd, 2012
6:34 pm
UGA fans are whiners…you guys got the easiest schedule in the SEC East and act like you should have gotten a good bowl game…get a life! GO GAMECOCKS!!!!! See you next season for 4 IN A ROW!!! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Put in Timeout by Ken Sugiura,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
December 2nd, 2012
6:34 pm
ktthebrick………….no the BALL was NOT TIPPED. The pass was UGLY from start to finish. The flight was not changed at all. Watch the CSS replay again.
Wake Up Georgia
December 2nd, 2012
6:35 pm
Wake up Dawgs. You’ve played in one national championship game in 70 years! What makes you think the BCS is something you deserve? If any other SEC team should be in the BCS, it should be A&M, who beat alabama, or USC, who beat you. Get a clue — you are a third-tier program lucky to play a top tier program in Nebraska — 5 national titles to your 1.
GT = 11 time loser to Mark Richt
December 2nd, 2012
6:35 pm
These poser Jacket fans are always hilarious. Too ashamed to admit they are Jackets. Enjoy your bowl waiver.
rogeriter
December 2nd, 2012
6:35 pm
Hey kiddys, you know what? WE don’t play anyone! The UGA football team does. If you don’t like Richt, the dawgs, Grantham, or The Capital One Bowl…then become a fan of Tech…or some other school. Quit acting like little kids!
Huh?
December 2nd, 2012
6:36 pm
Voyager Dawg…it’s embarrasing that you would talk about penalties after the game. But you only see if from the UGA side. I remember a blatant block in the back that wasn’t called on UGA…same on a clear holding…you only want to see the officiating through your red & black colored glasses.
Sierra Dawg
December 2nd, 2012
6:37 pm
No one in their right mind could have watched the SECCG and walked away with anything other than admiration for both teams. It was a classic and we pushed the (eventual) national champion to the brink. If the last UGA play had worked as designed, we’d be calling Richt and Bobo geniuses today. They Dawgs left it all out on the field, and have no reason to hang their heads (well, #44 could use a good ass-kicking with that stupid penalty).Murray played a great game – tough and gutsy – and I’m hoping he returns for his senior year to smash all the SEC passing records and give it one more shot.
Sara
December 2nd, 2012
6:37 pm
Football is so important.
Mirnafromsmyrna
December 2nd, 2012
6:37 pm
Chuck Oliver is a gutless punk after that exchange last night
Glad CMR put him in his place.
Maybe, maybe not
December 2nd, 2012
6:37 pm
Doggie fans somehow think that losing the conference championship game by only 4 points is some huge moral victory deserving of being rewarded playing in a BCS game.
You forget that you were blown to pieces by South Carolina?
Get over it doggies. You lost the game because your coach forgets how to coach in the final seconds of a game. Even Paul Johnson would know to have his QB spike the ball to stop the clock.
32 years and counting
December 2nd, 2012
6:38 pm
Last week all the homer UGA fans were talking about was their NC. Gerschel and all of this other BS hype, hot air,band wagon banter.
Now.. it’s back to mediocrity and excuse making as usual.Now all they can do are the following:
Hate on Tech
Hate on the ACC
Ride on Bama’s coat-tails and crow “SEC”
Say “next year is the year”
Love it!
It’s great not to be a UGA, delusional Homer!! Suck it dawgs!! Boo-hoo!!!
The REAL Phil
December 2nd, 2012
6:38 pm
Put in time out, did you even see Murray whine about getting hit? Did you see the sissy Alabama QB call his own penalty when he was hit on the face mask by a shoulder? The ref didn’t even make the call, the QB did.
If they had a requirement for IQ being larger than your shoe size, you wouldn’t even be able to post here.
Huh?
December 2nd, 2012
6:39 pm
Mirna…again, what did he say that was incorrect? It was a softball question.