UGA football: Debate over whether Dogs should make four-team playoff

Will Georgia find itself in the top four of the final College Football Playoff rankings, thus earning a spot in the four-team playoff?

Despite its 35-28 loss in the SEC Championship game, Georgia (11-2) is receiving strong backing from some who believe it should still make the four-team field. Others find it hard to place the Bulldogs ahead of 12-1 conference champions Oklahoma and Ohio State.

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Here’s a quick sampling of the debate on social media:

#CFBPlayoff Selection Day.

12 p.m. ET on @ESPN.

Who's In? 👀🏈🏆 pic.twitter.com/aAFLutGIoF
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 2, 2018

“It boils down to one thing: Do you want the four best teams in or not?"

Will Georgia make the College Football Playoff? pic.twitter.com/If6ba017Jy
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) December 2, 2018

Will #UGA make the playoff? I’m going with no. https://t.co/QhhuOb6Wg0
— Mark Bradley (@MarkBradleyAJC) December 2, 2018

Choice is simple: Georgia belongs in College Football playoff https://t.co/ZpbruY2FDL pic.twitter.com/li25JNmwOD
— New York Post (@nypost) December 2, 2018

COLUMN: Georgia went 0-2 against the two best teams on its schedule. The Bulldogs looked great against Alabama, but this isn’t a beauty pageant. Georgia shouldn’t be in the playoff https://t.co/hzf8a8LcVP via @usatoday
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) December 2, 2018

Should Georgia make the #CFBPlayoff?

Both Kirby Smart and Nick Saban say yes. pic.twitter.com/HducO5Tedr
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 2, 2018

So Georgia proves they can blow a 14 point lead to a back up QB. How is this even a conversation 🤔#CFBPlayoffs
— Rich Baker (@imrichbaker) December 2, 2018

What it should be:
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State
What it will be:
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. Oklahoma

I look at the 4 best teams in college football, not their records.#CFBPlayoffs
— Quade™ (@ItsCadeQuick) December 2, 2018

Oklahoma should get in...1 loss conference champion that avenged its only loss( #9 Texas) in the last statement of the season. OSU lost to unranked Purdue...badly...and at the end of the day...Georgia is a 2 loss team and a non-conference champion. Period. #CFBPlayoffs
— Kevin Carter (@KevinCarter_93) December 2, 2018

Which team would give Bama the toughest test in the semifinal?

Tell us in the @CapitalOne Fan Vote!
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 2, 2018

Putting Georgia in the #CFBPlayoffs makes the whole process even more of a farce than we already knew it was. Bama, Clemson, ND, Oklahoma. Done.
— bshott (@bshott2) December 2, 2018

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