There are a pile of studs on both teams that will do great in the nfl. You do know they have defensive players and lineman in the nfl right? Last night was big boy ball not pass happy bs that looks like basketball.

Yeah I was going to say my comment was mostly relegated to offense. Having not seen these teams all year, it was tough to differentiate between the excessive talent on defense and the lack of talent on offense. I wanted to see some offensive back and forth. This is college football - I don't want to see a bunch of field goals. And typically in college, the best offense wins out. But neither team could pass block very well and it kind of diluted the whole game. I mean I know they were talented but numerous times there were just rushers running completely free or barely touched.

Just didn't find the game particularly interesting when neither team could get in the end zone for pretty much the whole first half. It was like watching soccer.

Thats what I thought I remembered too! I thought main game was on ABC, and then the rest of the more specialized broadcasts with different commentators were on the cable channels. Oh well....my morning is fine even though missed it! LOL



College football just isnt the same...and thats a bummer because it should be better now with the playoff. Theres definitely been good games here and there....but I swear when I was in high school and college (pre 2010) you could sit your [censored] down at 10am and be on the edge of your seat most of the day! Even the games out of the top 25 were good and just seemed like the kids were all competing more. College football is basically the have vs have nots....and the division consolidations kinda proves that out. Teams cant make it to the big dance, so theyll jump ship to join the big boy division just to stay relavent.

2005 was peak. That game WAS college football!



I didnt follow enough to cite specific examples....but with all the kids sitting out the bowl games, just takes away from it too. Definitely a different game now than it was in 2005....and i feel like the product overall has suffered....in my opinion! LOL



Yup. and yea, its always been like this....but aside from Prime taking the #1 recruit, all the top talent is funneled into a handful of schools. Probably why you dont see the appalachian state beating michigan upsets anymore



Its [censored]!!!! BS in case it auto censors me! LOL



After I seen Willis McGahee make it back....i trust the kid will be ok as long as he has the will power and goes to a good doctor! its nuts how far sports medicine has come! They say that drew brees was BETTER after the surgery he had way back when....hell Ive even heard stories of overbearing parents trying to get their kid Tommy John surgery because supposedly post surgery lots of arms are stronger!!! pretty nuts to think about

Just like everything else...broadcast went to the highest bidder.

Bama had 2 great receivers out, that allowed georgia to keep that rb of Bama in check. The linebackers and ends for both teams were all over the qbs. At the championship level that's what it now looks like. Kirby built that team to compete with bama and clearly he did. Bama receivers cost them the game with drops.

#31 on Bama defense was a beast.
#99 for Georgia played both sides of the ball for a bit. He is like 6'7 and will draft really well.

who were the studs in the NFL that played in that (USC-Texas) game? the 3 you named had subpar careers at best

This game was packed with future NFL stars. Probably 6-10 players playing will go in the 1st round of the NFL draft next year, not to mention in the future

Lots of NFL symbols in there

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/2005-roster.html

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/2005-roster.html

Reggie had a pretty good career in the NFL. He did pretty well in NO.

I will also say the game he is talking about was probably a better game to watch. He was only talking about one game in comparison.
You are right a ton of talent last night most of Georgia’s defense will get drafted and most will play on Sundays

A lot of big name stars for the NFL for sure

ABC and ESPN are the same. When ABC has major games, it’s ESPN announcers on the broadcast. In the past, when ESPN has the broadcast rights, it’s been shown on ABC. The highest bidder, in this case, was ESPN/ABC (both owned by Disney).

Quite right. It's nothing more than a ploy to get you to subscribe and pay

100%

not gonna do it!

Pretty sure you could’ve streamed the game for free somehow on a phone or tablet.

Yeah I think the drops is really what made it uninteresting. GA wasn't getting to Bama's QB the same way Bama was getting to GA's. But Bama's WR's couldn't hold onto the ball and GA's O-line couldn't pass block. It's one thing to get run over by a stud D-linemen, but GA's line kept letting guys run free at the QB. Nuts to be uncoordinated in a championship game you had weeks to prep for. I guess part of that is Saban, but blocking isn't rocket science.