Miami's Playoff Hope Rises as Georgia Takes Control

Now, how do you view Miami after this loss? Because I think this is a positive for them going into South Bend without Malachi Tony and it basically coming down to the last play. Do you see this as not being very much as a negative for them and something that they can look forward to with some of their other weapons stepping up? I 100% agree. I think because at halftime, you were wondering still. Man, are they even going to win the ACC? You know, they can't move the ball. But Darian Mensah really showed his toughness. Cooper Barkey had a big game. Lofton, the tight end, made some huge plays. And I think they showed that they should be able to tread water, at least get to the ACC championship game, probably win the ACC, and then get Malachi back. And if they get Malachi back... In a playoff game, I think they know they can run with the Irish for four quarters or anybody else they see. Thank Yeah, and I thought Darian Mensah played very well in the second half. I thought he did a good job, and it'll be interesting to see if Notre Dame gets to, quote Bill, pod Miami the way they podded them last time. Because you sit there and look at this, they're 8-1 with a victory over the number one team in the country. you. Miami doesn't have Malachi, Tony, and now they're 8-1. So, Bill, if they get, I was thinking, walking through the rankings, like, where do you have Notre Dame? I think they'll be top six. You know, Kentucky lost. You start looking at some of these teams that fell out. BYU. Do you... You know, there'll be some fallback. Obviously, Bama's going to jump up. But I'm like, if they're sitting there like four or five and, you know, Miami's right with them, like the head-to-head is right there. It just happened. And so you would have to think that they would have to flip them and obviously see how that would look. And, you know, just the same a little bit with some of the other teams that we've looked around and where some of these wins and losses are. We'll Looking at this now, I want to go to the next big game And again, that I thought. They had a Heisman contender in. see He played well. I thought this could be someone that could maybe separate themselves. you It was prime time. They're taking on the number two, which I presume will be the number one team in the country in Georgia. tomorrow. But Ole Miss sitting there at six and three now. And Bill, I mean, as bad as that Ohio State game felt, I mean, they were up 14 to nothing, 14-3. Like, you felt really good about where that was. I don't know if you're an Ole Miss fan, if you ever really felt good about that game in Oxford. Yes, sir. And. In your mind, I mean, Georgia I thought was always the most consistent and maybe one of the best. I mean, they look like they're probably the best team right now in college football. Yeah, they got their bad game out of the way. And in the last two games, totally dominant against the run, allowing almost two yards a carry at this point. Chris Kuhl and that defense are playing at an extremely high level. Gunnar Stockton throws four touchdowns, and he didn't throw that many passes. So I think they've kind of separated as the team to beat in the SEC, maybe the team to beat in the entire country. Some would say, well, why are they ranked number one over Utah? Or why are they ranked number one over UCLA, an unbeaten team? It's because I think we all know. That's the team that would probably be number one if they win the SEC championship and win out. Everybody's going to be gunning for Georgia. Now, when they get in the playoff, that's a different story because they haven't won a playoff game in the last two years. There'll be a little bit of pressure there if they have a bye for the third straight year. But, man, that was surprising from the standpoint of the score. I thought Ole Miss and Trinidad-Chambers would hang around in that game, but Georgia really slammed the door on them. They have a chance to do it again against Missouri and just continue on that path. Kirby is probably the worst thing for the rest of the SEC that Auburn beat Georgia because they look hyper-focused now.