Georgia beat Michigan to win the Orange Bowl. Five thoughts and analysis of the game, and what it all means.
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Georgia beat Michigan 34-11: Orange Bowl 5 Things That Matter
Final Score: Georgia 34, Michigan 11
CFN Prediction: Georgia 30, Michigan 20
Line: Georgia -7.5, o/u: 45.5
5. Georgia returned to 2021 form
Oh were the post-SEC Championship narratives were rich. One rough loss to Alabama, and …
Georgia’s secondary was a weakness.
Georgia was exposed.
Georgia didn’t beat anyone who was all that amazing.
Georgia was playing the wrong quarterback.
Okay, so maybe that last one still sort of holds – more on that in a moment – but it was as if everyone had forgotten just how dominant this team was throughout the regular season.
The offense didn’t get a touchdown in the 10-3 opener against Clemson. No one else came even remotely close to touching this team up until Alabama pulled off the win, and even then the loss could partly be explained away that the Dawgs sort of played like it didn’t need the win – which it didn’t.
So was this a bad performance by Michigan? Yeah, sort of, but Georgia did that to Arkansas, and Florida, and Tennessee, and Kentucky, and everyone else on the slate except for that one team that’s coming up in a rematch a few days from now.
Oh, and …
Orange Bowl College Football Playoff 5 Thoughts
5; Georgia returned to 2021 form
4. Georgia had more talent. Duh.
3. Stetson Bennett was terrific
2. Nothing takes away from Michigan’s great season
1. Now Georgia gets its chance
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