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It would be interesting to ponder how the outcome might've been had the OT rules in college football required the teams to move back to mid-field. Once teams get into the red-zone on offense - the quarterbacks' skills become much more demanding.... tighter coverage, smaller throwing areas because of tighter coverage, etc. and less risk-taking because they're automatically put in a field-goal situation, even if they fail to convert a first down play in their first OT possession.
But that's a different discussion for another day.
Credit UGA for making those adjustments in the second half, and getting back to their style of play, while taking away Oklahoma's momentum. I'm still nevertheless befuddled that they didn't trust their Heisman Trophy winner to make the plays needed in that last series in OT....
Also... I think the committee was desperately wanting an Oklahoma vs Alabama final.. they didn't get it. Now they're getting blowback with having 2 SEC teams competing for the national championship, and as a result - a sizable segment of the country will find the title game uninteresting.
Not that Bama and Georgia don't deserve to be there, but it just leads me to believe that they need further tweaking to the playoff process. Winning one game and beating one team to compete for the National Championship just doesn't seem like a representative process, to me anyway.
Would've loved to see what UCF could've done in these playoffs. Defense isn't something synonymous with the current era of college football success, and UCF's high-powered offense (imo) would've been entertaining to see.