With Christmas now behind us, all eyes are set for the Sugar Bowl matchup featuring the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs . It promises to be one of the more interesting games in the second round of the College Football Playoffs, featuring two massive brands with some injury question marks behind each.
On paper, this is a game that analysts and the general public seem to be all over the place on. Some believe that this is the most beatable Georgia team in years, and the Irish team is a sleeping giant ready to make a statement. Others believe that Notre Dame is a bit fraudulent, and will once again falter on a bigger stage. Then there’s the reasonable audience that believes this game will be a competitive one, and either could come out on top.
In fact, this matchup was the closest of every game that Fleming ran for the second round of the playoffs. In his model, the Fighting Irish came out on top, but very slightly. It appears that when you crunch the numbers, this Notre Dame team is the the better and more complete one.