We COULD still play for the national title

By Pete Fiutak
ASK CFN - Two Loss Teams & The National Title

Can Knowshon Moreno and Georgia, even with two losses, play for the national title?

With the way this year has played out with all the upsets and parity, do you ever envision a time in which we are debating which two lose team should get into the BCS Championship game? – TS

A: I was thinking about that when it comes to Georgia. Arizona State already lost to USC, now let’s say Tennessee loses to Kentucky, West Virginia loses to either Connecticut or Pitt, and the Big 12 North winner loses to Oklahoma. Georgia is then in the SEC title game, and if it beats Georgia Tech this week and then knocks off the number one team in America, then it might move up from that seven spot into the top two to face Ohio State for the national title. You’d get a contingent screaming about Hawaii, if it’s unbeaten, about deserving a shot, but it would be a tough fight.

Let’s take this a step further in the philosophical discussion. Say West Virginia doesn’t lose the rest of the way, but the Big 12 North winner loses the title game and Georgia shocks LSU with a double-digit win. At that point, the Bulldogs could claim they beat up the number one team in America on a big stage with everything at stake. There would be a huge segment of voters who’d argue the Dawgs would deserve to go ahead of either Ohio State or West Virginia.

To your original question, the one way a two-loss team would truly be in the hunt, without a ton of help, would be if it lost its first two games of the year with its top two players out. For example, say Oklahoma is ranked No. 3 to start next year, loses Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray for both of those games after offseason injuries, and then the two stars come back and the Sooners obliterate everyone by 30 the rest of the way. It would still be a tough sell, but it would make for an interesting debate.
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Hey DawgSpeare, it's doable and I just as soon it start today. Wouldn't mind at all seeing Ark beat LSU today, why wait for their loss. Let's get all the necessary losses NOW!!

It is still possible. Some things have to happen of course, but it could happen.

I think it is in our best interest for LSU to win today and have us get in the the SECCG and defeat them. We would need the quality win to jump over a Kansas team that just lost the Big 12 title game.

We nedd Kansas to win this week because if they lose they will likelu fall to right in front of us since we are the first 2 loss team. If Kansas wins the Missouri is out of the way completely.

Dawgs, thats ALOT of if's ! Would i LOVE it ? YES !!! Am i going to set my heart on it, NO. What is the least that would make me happy, #1 A WIN OVER TECH ! and #2 a trip and a WIN in a BCS Bowl ! That is 11 wins, 7 in a row ever Yech, a SEC East Co-Championship and most likely a top 5 National ranking at seasons end and the recruits we want. ANYTHING MORE IS ICING ON THE DAWG BONE ! GO DAWGS, FIRST CRUSH THE BUGS THEN WE'LL TALK !!!

ARK just beat LSU in 3OT! Another top 2 team falls. It is still very unlikely that UGA will get a shot at the NC game, but you never know this year! All UGA can do is take care of business in Atlanta.

Looks like nobody deserves to be no. 1 or no. 2. Maybe this will be UWV's year. If UGA wins out, we could easily end up in the top 5 or top 3.

Now tonight, that doesn't sound all that impressive, but remember when UT handed us our rear end, it didn't seem like that would be possible this season.

The problem now is that Ohio State is done. They can't lose again.