I grew up in Georgia going to tech games, so I have followed that rivalry pretty closely. Since 2000 the yellow jackets have won five times, all have been in Athens. Haynes King is a problem when he plays well.
If the gumps found a way to lose, could we be host?
1 Oregon 11-0
2 Ohio State 9-1
3 Texas 9-1
4 WON (ugly) Penn State 9-1
5 LOST Indiana 10-0
6 WINNING Notre Dame 9-1
7 ?????? Alabama 8-2
8 WON Miami 9-1
9 LOST Mississippi 8-2
10 WON...
You keep trying to apply logic to a situation where the deciding factor is not governed by metrics and measurables—or logic. The whole thing, the college football apparatus, is about money. Bama might be a better bet for TV ratings. It might even be ILLOGICAL for the CFP—a money making...
Tony Basillo made an interesting point about wanting Bama to lose to LSU.
If you have cynical view regarding the preferential treatment Bama gets and the benefits of doubt they have received in the past, you want Bama to lose.
A 10-2 Bama with a win AT LSU, AT NIGHT likely has a more impressive...
Georgia, being recent National Champions, gets the benefit of the doubt; Tennessee does not. Look on the bright side, if the VOLS take care of business of Miss St. and then go on to beat Georgia it would be a an even bigger win.