Why Georgia shouldn't apologize for getting the easy CFP draw

One big gripe that the college football world had once the official College Football Playoff bracket was released was that 1-seed Oregon did not get the easiest draw. Typically the team that earns the 1-seed should have the easiest path to the National Championship, but the CFP format is very abnormal so that is not what ended up happening.

Oregon's path to the championship game will see them face Ohio State or Tennessee in the quarterfinals before a likely date with Texas in the semifinals. Those are three elite teams that could very easily beat the Ducks. But now let's look to the other half of the bracket where we find 2-seed Georgia football.

Georgia will either face Notre Dame or Indiana in the quarterfinals. If they win that game then they would face SMU, Penn State or Boise State in the semifinals. Most people would agree that those five teams are all easier opponents than any of the three that Oregon could face, which may not be the fairest thing in the world for the Ducks.

But Georgia has more than earned this easier draw this season.

Georgia has already beaten Oregon's half of the bracket

The reason why Georgia shouldn't apologize for getting the easier draw as the 2-seed is because they have already beaten Oregon's side of the bracket. Georgia has a 4-0 record against the teams on Oregon's half of the bracket, which includes beating Texas twice as well as wins against Clemson and Tennessee.

So sure, Kirby Smart and Georgia maybe shouldn't have the easier draw compared to the Ducks, but they have already proven that they are better than the teams Oregon has to face. So let them prove they can beat those really good teams while Georgia can face different competition in their path to the National Championship game.

Getting to the National Championship game still will not be easy for Georgia, especially considering Carson Beck has been ruled out for the foreseeable future, but the path is there for UGA and the expectation should be that they are playing for a National Championship at the end of the season.