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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Miss Smelly
December 2nd, 2012
8:04 pm
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kingdaddy
December 2nd, 2012
8:04 pm
It is
So all the polls are wrong and I’m stupid, lol. You are just a lying troll throwing off on the Dawgs for a great SEC-CG. You aren’t a UGA FAN. You’re a loser nerd. It was a great game played with heart, something your team wouldn’t know anything about. Keep spinning the truth LULU…
Blazerdawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:05 pm
Great effort last night, Dawgs. Proud of you.
Great game Bama. Your team, program, and most fans are class. Wish you well in Miami.
Would have preferred to play ND, but with the loss am not disappointed to get Nebraska. Martinez will be a challenge. Great program history, they had a good season, and Orlando is a great game destination relative to the alternatives. Hope we have a good crowd and weather and am looking forward to showing the Huskers how to tailgate and to a good game on New Years Day.
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
8:05 pm
Stevie Ray……..watching Football and typing. Is there something wrong with that?
ashevilledawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:06 pm
i say after the fight and let down last night, just call it a year. Our bowl game was last night!
Neutral
December 2nd, 2012
8:06 pm
@it is what it is
You simply don’t have a clue!!!! Were you drunk or are you just totally ignorant regarding football? Why does EVERY expert disagree with your take on the game?
Macclenny_dawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:06 pm
Bottom line we had a chance. The game was won because we couldn’t stop the run. After having a 11 point lead we did what Bobo and Richt do we went conservative on offense. Defense could get no rest because of offensive playcalling. Glad we had a shot at title but afraid it might be Richts best chance to get over the hump. But I have been wrong before. The SEC still rules college football so I say Go Dawgs and Roll tide!!!
Russa
December 2nd, 2012
8:06 pm
everyone disappointed in playing Nebraska? They’ll probably lose anyways, the players will be equally disinterested in playing in any bowl game other than the NC (and the only ones they can blame is the coaching staff for not calling for a spike)
Delbert D.
December 2nd, 2012
8:06 pm
“LSU is eating Chik fil a and SC is in Jax.”
The Gator Bowl has announced Miss. State vs. Northwestern.
Stevie Ray
December 2nd, 2012
8:07 pm
Hey, is Tech heading to their december home away from home the Blue Turf Bowl? Hey, we made tech wanna give up its season, beat Florida, Tennessee…oh yeah, and we got to absolutely throttle the Auburn Farmers…Cheesedick gone yet?
Buford '78
December 2nd, 2012
8:07 pm
Should be playing Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl…’nuff said!!!!!
Stevie Ray
December 2nd, 2012
8:08 pm
ashevilledawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:06 pm
Best comment on this thread yet…good call…
Donnie
December 2nd, 2012
8:08 pm
The Capital One Bowl has the highest non-BCS payout in all of the bowl games. $4.5 million payout. THe cotton bowl only pays out $3.5 million. COB is a better bowl than the Cotton Bowl.
It is what it is
December 2nd, 2012
8:08 pm
woodstockdawg ….
UGA’s SOS consisted of SC, UF, Bama, other than D-ll Ga Southern, the only other team UGA played with a winning record is frigin VANDY!
UF: A&M, LSU, FSU
Oregon: Stanford, Or St, UW, Az St, Az, USC
The Dawgs should be behind K-St too!
K-St: OU (10-2), Texas (8-4), OkSt, TCU, Baylor, TxTech, W.VA, Miami (all 7-5).
Again, UGA has played 4 teams with winning records (GA Southern doesn’t count), and the Dawgs are 2-2 vs. those teams.
Just Saying
December 2nd, 2012
8:09 pm
Neutral,
I think he was both ( ie clueless and impaired)!!!
Stevie Ray
December 2nd, 2012
8:10 pm
Put in Timeout by
Who is your NCAA team? Hard to believe you can waste all your brilliance on this thread…but advanced placers like you can credibly dual task…
Corn Chip
December 2nd, 2012
8:10 pm
38-35 Nebraska
Georgia will be too busy bitching about not going to a BCS Bowl and won’t show up!
Miss Smelly
December 2nd, 2012
8:11 pm
Orlando’s mighty balmy in January. Show looks like a long winter. Hey we can go to Dinney World.
Moist Dawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:12 pm
Hey Neutral, can you imagine an Alabama fan happily saying “well, we lost, but those UGA fans were sweating bullets”
I’ts disgusting that you took comfort in all those Bama fans telling you with such pity in their eyes how good UGA played instead of being pi$$ed off.
Maybe you are the idiot.
CHDawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:12 pm
Hey, it is an old-fashioned NY Day bowl! Great place to take the family and see the Dawgs! Nebraska must have had the flu or something yesterday because they beat the same Wisconsin team in the regular season, along with a lot of good teams. The old Sugar and Orange most of us grew up with have lost their names and value. The money is less, but UGA is probably loaded from the extra game. The team can have fun and have a great top-5 finish if we play great, and we don’t have to read these blogs to hear from Goofy (SSIGator), Mickey Mouse (01Hawk), and Snow White (gaydawg). Go Dawgs.
It is what it is
December 2nd, 2012
8:12 pm
B/c they are not “experts”, Neutral.
UGA was in the game at the end b/c Bama (and the replay offcls) did everthing they could to allow it.
Delbert D.
December 2nd, 2012
8:13 pm
South Carolina vs. Michigan in the Outback bowl.
Stevie Ray
December 2nd, 2012
8:13 pm
It is what it is
December 2nd, 2012
8:08 pm
Who cares? Do we pick our schedule? We knew in advance we can’t compete with Northern Illinois, Louisville, and Wisconsin for BCS..they are automatic…
What difference does schedule make? It appeared last evening we were competitive with the soon to be national champions…hope they thrash over-rated ND team…will help us in ratings assuming we don’t crap the bed in Orlando…
Did Tech get Blue Turf Bowl?
Just Saying
December 2nd, 2012
8:13 pm
You are correct Donnie. COB is a great bowl and considered the ” most fun” of all bowls. Lot’s of crazy things for 18-22 year olds to do in Orlando!
Silver Fox
December 2nd, 2012
8:14 pm
Capital One is a Jan 1, nationally televised, game. Proud to be there and hope UGA will support the game with enthusiasm. (Pays dividends when bowl decisions are made in the future)
I just pray that kids who may be considering offers from UGA don’t read these blogs. I would look elsewhere if I thought that the haters here represented our fan base.
For those losers who have never been in the arena but critize those who are…..I pity your empty lives, fortunately you get to hide behind the anomity of your computer. That a good thing because I know a lot of people who would love to kick your tails.
Under The Bleachers
December 2nd, 2012
8:14 pm
Does anyone else get the feeling that this years list of BOWL Games from Top to Bottom is going to be a Big Disappointment? Definitely NOT MUST SEE TV.
kingdaddy
December 2nd, 2012
8:16 pm
Speaking of not showing up, were there any Nerd Fans at the ACC-CG last night? Man, I was embarrassed for the ACC. Nobody even cares who won, it was that sad…
Coon-Dawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:17 pm
Timeout … What game were YOU watching ? … The REFS are why Alabama won the damn game ! … You’re an idiot !!!
Stevie Ray
December 2nd, 2012
8:18 pm
Corn Chip
December 2nd, 2012
8:10 pm
Wow…Wisconsin 70 points really? Really? Thats just 4 more scores and field goal away from busting 100…that’s gotta hurt…anyone from UGA who is whining should get over it and be proud…5 yards..
BTW, that kid who tried to take Murray out of game, doubtful he will play in national champ game…15 yards may have made a difference…may not as well given our Dline was wiped out by then..exhausting game.
Miss Smelly
December 2nd, 2012
8:18 pm
Yes… Orlando is the best Bowl for Georgia! Miss Prissy go pack my trunk.
Atticus
December 2nd, 2012
8:18 pm
What a joke, a team that just lost by 40 points….
It is what it is
December 2nd, 2012
8:18 pm
You too, just saying.
Were you 2 not watching the same game!?
Successful fake punt for UGA … couple plays later, TD
BAD clock mngmnt by Bama just before half result in NO attempt at TD, settled for FG.
Bama int in endzone, touchback UGA. If Murray does that UGA fans everywhere are calling Murray, Bobo or both for such a “stupid” playcall.
Horrible miss by the replay offical on the “tip pass” negating UGA pass interference. NEXT play was blocked FG for TD. But the int by Bama on last drive was TOTALLY conclusive.
Bama ran the ball right down UGA’s throat, both RBs each totalling more yds than UGA did as a team.
flo-ri-duh
December 2nd, 2012
8:19 pm
Don’t pay any attention to Put In: Just another adolescent insect that still lives with mama and wets the bed.
Just Saying
December 2nd, 2012
8:19 pm
GT will finish 6-8….. A season to be proud of!
Neutral
December 2nd, 2012
8:20 pm
@Little moist dog
You’re a prick!!!
Delbert D.
December 2nd, 2012
8:21 pm
Nebraska looking on the bright side: They scored 1 more point against Wisconsin yesterday than they did when they beat Wisconsin on September 29.
Truth
December 2nd, 2012
8:22 pm
So you GA fans think you’re going to blow out Nebraska. Be careful, that was the same thing you said about the AL game You had better take this game serious or you going to give up another 300 yards rushing.
Stevie Ray
December 2nd, 2012
8:22 pm
It is what it is
December 2nd, 2012
8:18 pm
Who is your team? I’m fascinated by your amazing knowledge and depth relative to objective analysis…you know, there really hasn’t been an interesting philosophy book written in the last several decades IMO…be great if you could take up this task…clearly you are the smartest and most objective poster here…
kral
December 2nd, 2012
8:23 pm
yes sir the replay officials were buzzed by slive ..keep it close boys make it exciting help uga every way you can ..damnnnn I THINK THE BACK JUDGE JUST BLOCKED THAT FG ATEMPT,,that sure is strange..oh UGA TD..it is what is..a dang set up..for great sports tv
Stevie Ray
December 2nd, 2012
8:23 pm
Neutral
December 2nd, 2012
8:20 pm
Careful…when you start name calling you lose the debate…just saying.
Miss Smelly
December 2nd, 2012
8:24 pm
15 seconds to go……no time outs….Coach Richt wuz the call. Throw it to the guy who hasn’t caught a pass all year and keep it in bounds whatever ya do.
Great balls of fire!
Yankees in Atlanta!
Erk Russell's Dog
December 2nd, 2012
8:24 pm
Just hope Bama is prepared to have some yellow laundry dropped on them in the BCS championship game vs. Notre Dame. They won’t have the “Alabama Gang” led by White Hat Tommy Ritter refereeing the game. Just be prepared to have the Pac 12 refs throwing their yellow rags while you are running through the Irish D. It will be the only way the game will be close.
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
8:25 pm
Murray played one of his better games.
I think Murray will go for the NFL money. Next year he will have a harder schedule and many D players are gone. He should take the NFL money right now.
Winger1
December 2nd, 2012
8:25 pm
With their schedule, they were guaranteed eight wins before the season started. They lost 40% of the other five.
Moist Dawg
December 2nd, 2012
8:26 pm
That’s the spirit Neutral! Now if we can get the other losers who are proud of last nights performance on board we can move on.
We cannot win a title until we get a team and fans that aren’t satisfied with “trying thier best”. When my son got a stupid participation trophy in baseball I made him give it back and he’s better from it. Time for UGA to do the same.
DON’T SETTLE DAWGS!!!
hit a single
December 2nd, 2012
8:27 pm
Good to play somebody we haven’t played in a while. The Bowls are for the players and fans. Orlando is a good host town. I was hoping we would get Michigan but I can take Nebraska.
Under The Bleachers
December 2nd, 2012
8:27 pm
I say the SEC should be the first conference to expand to 20 teams.
Bring in: FSU, Clemson, VT, GT, NC, NC State.
Keep all the money and stop paying schools fees to play ( ie Buffalo, Jacksonville State, W. Carolina)
Play 11 SEC games, 9 in Division, 2 cross Division
The 12th game is a league Semi final( Highest Ranked plays 4th highest ranked, 2nd highest ranked plays 3rd highest ranked, and the rest of the league plays 5 vs 5, 6 vs 6, and on and on to get their 12th game.
The winner of the SEC Semi final plays in SECCG.
1 goes to BCS, 2 goes to BCS, 3, 4 5 and on down line up for the other bowls.
We shut up these naysayers who talk about the SEC Outer Conference Schedule, The schools make more money and keep more money, Fans will attend and watch these games and the advertisers would pay BIG Bucks to sponsor them.
magnolia,tx tom
December 2nd, 2012
8:28 pm
The AJC reporters are at the top of their game. Had us in the Cotton Bowl. What a buncn of maroons.
Truth
December 2nd, 2012
8:28 pm
Coon Dawg, so you say Al won because of the refs. Same excuse I’ve been hearing from every GA fan to explain every loss they’ve had. You never actually lost a legitmate game, it was always the ref’s fault. We get you.