What It All Means: Week 9
Okay, November. Be interesting.
There really might not be a whole lot of drama at this point if Georgia really is the stuff, but at least it’s going to be an interesting ride to get to the final destination.
Is this just about the Bulldogs? Are we in for yet another clunker of a College Football Playoff with the one great team taking over yet again?
After all of the early upsets, is the CFP really going to be the SEC champion, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and some fourth team that ends up getting dropkicked by the SEC Champion 45-3?
Will Alabama have something to say about it all if it gets to the SEC Championship at 11-1?
Will Ohio State keep progressing, will Caleb Williams really be the spark for Oklahoma, or …
To twist the phrase, are we about to be in for something completely different?
What if Michigan State really is that good?
What if this Wake Forest thing is for real?
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What if Oregon doesn’t stumble again and the team finds its way to 12-1?
What if Baylor gets hot the rest of the way, or what if we have a wild upset in the Big Ten Championship to screw everything up – be careful of that Wisconsin defense if it gets a cut at whatever comes out of the East.
What if Tennessee rises up and gets that O going in an upset over Georgia, or Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma twice, or, heaven forbid …
What if Cincinnati really does start to look the part of a team that has to be in the College Football Playoff?
There is a bit of a fait accompli aspect with so many big powerhouse teams doing their big powerhouse things, and we know, as always, those quirky outlier teams get to this point only to buckle under the weight of November.
But we’re overdue for something weird.
We have yet to see a massive upset that matters in a conference championship game during the College Football Playoff era.
We haven’t seen a College Football Playoff without Alabama, Ohio State, or Clemson in it – by the way, while the CFP is off the table, don’t 100% count out Clemson in the ACC title chase.
What if the SEC implodes and we do get Wake Forest, Michigan State, Oregon, and Cincinnati?
What if a freshman who didn’t make his big debut until the middle of the season wins the Heisman?
Or, what if Georgia really is that good and we’re seeing something amazing with that defense in the age of pyrotechnic offense?
It’s college football. It’s November. Let’s go.
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