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if you're a team with 3 losses - it's tough to think you could pull off a run like Ohio St did last season in the playoff
but, stranger things have happened

and it's more about getting another game in the playoff win or lose for the $$$

Horns have already beaten two of the playoff teams, and gave #1 a heck of run for their money, in their own stadium.

Once a team reaches the playoffs, nearly every opponent is going to be a test.  A couple turnovers and you lose.

He's not going to, at this point.  He claims he likes challenges.  He claimed he wanted to play in the CG.  That is contrary to wishing he didn't have to play an elite opponent that might drop his standing in the CFP.  Now, what he SAYS and really thinks, well...

I'd rather play Oregon or Notre Dame or Ohio State OOC than Tech.    I'd rather play either than Charleston S.  If a loss drops UGA out of the CFP, OK with me.

I'd say among Georgia fans, the concept of losing a big OOC game dropping you out of the CFP being "OK" makes you an outlier. Nothing wrong with that, but I wouldn't say that attitude is representative of most helmet fans. 

And it goes to my issue that the entire sport has now become "playoff or GTFO, who cares"... Back in the day, if UGA played a marquee OOC opponent and lost knocking them out of NC contention, they still had a path to the SEC championship, still had a path to a great bowl game, still had something to play for. All the helmets wanted to win the NC, but they also all knew it pretty much took perfection and maybe even a little luck. So I am not sure it was something that they viewed as "NC or bust". 

Now, it's CFP or bust. You may not see it that way, but I'd say that most of your fellow helmet team fans do. 

I'd say among Georgia fans, the concept of losing a big OOC game dropping you out of the CFP being "OK" makes you an outlier. Nothing wrong with that, but I wouldn't say that attitude is representative of most helmet fans.

And it goes to my issue that the entire sport has now become "playoff or GTFO, who cares"... Back in the day, if UGA played a marquee OOC opponent and lost knocking them out of NC contention, they still had a path to the SEC championship, still had a path to a great bowl game, still had something to play for. All the helmets wanted to win the NC, but they also all knew it pretty much took perfection and maybe even a little luck. So I am not sure it was something that they viewed as "NC or bust".

Now, it's CFP or bust. You may not see it that way, but I'd say that most of your fellow helmet team fans do.

100%

3 weeks in a row is a little different - hopefully the Horns will get their chance

I'd be shocked if Texas made it in.

If they did, I'd like our chances to put together a nice run. 

Right up until we played Georgia or Ohio State, which are the two best teams in the country.

Three losses - so nothing.  When you lose a quarter of your games.....you really can't complain about not being in the playoff.  The expansion from 4 to 12 teams made sense to eliminate the issue with those teams in the 5/6 range with one loss that were clearly good enough to compete for an NC, but didn't get included in the playoff.  Not so we could start complaining about teams that finished 4th, 5th, or 6th in their own conference being excluded.  That's just stupid.

Three losses - so nothing.  When you lose a quarter of your games.....you really can't complain about not being in the playoff.  The expansion from 4 to 12 teams made sense to eliminate the issue with those teams in the 5/6 range with one loss that were clearly good enough to compete for an NC, but didn't get included in the playoff.  Not so we could start complaining about teams that finished 4th, 5th, or 6th in their own conference being excluded.  That's just stupid.

Literally nobody is complaining.