Game Thread: 12/31 CFB Semi-Final #1 Michigan - TCU ESPN

[armadillooutlaw]

We now know what it's like to live in a world there TCU is the best football program to come out of the state of Texas in a long long long time. Congrats Horny Frogs. Hope whoever you face, you kick their asses!!! Get that first Natty since 1938!

To be honest, TCU has been the best college team in Texas since the Longhorns lost to Bama in the national championship game in 2010.
TCU has been to a lot of bowl games since then and won the Rose Bowl in 2011.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Wow no targeting. Anyway I see UGA beating TCU 42-7.

Bet it would be a lot closer than that.
Not saying I would expect TCU to beat Georgia, but not many thought they had a shot against Michigan, either.

 

[Jordan23]

the coaches choked this one away

Yeah that play wasn’t the difference. Michigan waited a bit too long to get it together. Just stating Michigan would have had ball 15 yards up field snd 1st down if they made correct call

 

[Janus]

Is spearing a different penalty? Is spearing against the rules?

Not if you're fishing for flounder

 

[Boglodyte]

That ain’t happening, Georgia will make sure of it. Day is less of a coach than Jim, and I despise Jim

Hate to say I told you so, but day and Harbaugh both are big game losers

 

[Ron G]

Hate to say I told you so, but day and Harbaugh both are big game losers

Passes on the last two plays with time outs in hand is hard to understand. Four to 8 more yards would have given the kicker more confidence.
I did not think targeting occurred on Michigan. But hard to understand how Harrison did not hit his head on the ground and still got a concussion.
They did not seem to replay that play in super slow, but I may have missed it. That could just be the ESPN SEC connection.

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

Hate to say I told you so, but day and Harbaugh both are big game losers

So far it seems you are right about that.

Lots of dumb coaching calls are what, imo, are why they both lost.

 

[Boglodyte]

So far it seems you are right about that.

Lots of dumb coaching calls are what, imo, are why they both lost.

Exactly…

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

Exactly…

B1G was 4-0. SO damn close to 6-0 and basically guaranteed the best Conf of the year crown/title. Now a 3-0 finish could still do it but I'm not going to hold my breath on that one.

 

[Boglodyte]

B1G was 4-0. SO damn close to 6-0 and basically guaranteed the best Conf of the year crown/title. Now a 3-0 finish could still do it but I'm not going to hold my breath on that one.

Yeah, in my pickems I have all 3 remaining teams losing…

Of course I didn’t have Michigan losing, so who knows

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

Yeah, in my pickems I have all 3 remaining teams losing…

Of course I didn’t have Michigan losing, so who knows

I've got PSU winning with a last second fg. After tonight that might not be a good thing, needing to make a last second fg, lol.

Depends which Illini team shows up, the one that lost to Michigan by 2 and beat Minnesota would beat Miss St, the team that lost to Indy and MSU, will lose big.


I got LSU beating Purdue. Has to be the worst B1G West champ ever.

 

[thedddd]

That's what they thought about Michigan and TCU. Georgia probably should make this a wakeup call. But if you feel strongly that TCU will only score 7 points, I will take that bet.

I bet you are glad we didn't bet.

 

[thedddd]

Bet it would be a lot closer than that.
Not saying I would expect TCU to beat Georgia, but not many thought they had a shot against Michigan, either.

Sadly it turned out as I expected. Not gloating but figured that would be the case.

 

[Ron G]

I bet you are glad we didn't bet.

True, but if they played next week, I would still bet that TCU would score more than 7. The stage was too big for TCU, losing the running back made them one dimensional and then they were toast. I would guess the score would have been 45 or 50 to 20 if the running game was not lost. They would have had the ball longer and Georgia would not have. The first string running back might have slowed down the rush with respect for the play action.
Still, they earned their shot. They did beat Michigan which beat Ohio State which almost beat Georgia. So they earned their shot.