How 'Bout Them Dawgs!!

Those words are hard to write for a Mizzou fan.  But, those words have never been more true.  Congratulations to the University of Georgia which won the NCAA Collegiate Football Playoffs on Monday night over the University of Alabama.  The Bulldogs camefrom behind in the fourth quarter to beat the Crimson Tide 33-18.

The score was not indicative of the game.  It was even until late in the fourth quarter when the Bulldogs intercepted a bad Alabama pass and ran it back 79 yards to seal the victory.

Georgia ended the season with a 14-1 record and avenged its only loss to 'Bama in the SEC conference championship game in December.  The team under coach KirbySmart then came back to beat Michigan in the national semifinals on New Year's Eve 34-11 and then won it on Monday night in Indianapolis with the victory over Alabama.  Alabama ended the season at 13-2, with its only previous loss coming at the hands of Texas A&M in early October.

I watched Georgia play my beloved Missouri Tigers the first week in November and Georgia dominated them 43-6.  It could have been worse.  Next fall the Bulldogs will come back to Columbia and while Mizzou will be much better, I am afraid it still won't be enough to knock off the champs.

This must have been a magical past three months for residents of the state of Georgia and the Atlanta area.  First the Braves won the World Series over Houston but now the 'Dawgs are national champions.  Congratulations to Kirby Smart, his coaching staff and the players.  How 'bout them Dawgs!