I thought Gabe offered a thought-provoking question about how would the fortunes of either team changes if the QBs swapped teams last year.
I had a different take though and it speaks to how much Mizzou has upgraded its overall roster. However, I think Mizzou makes the playoffs last year with Beck at the controls and UGA is a 2 or 3-loss teams with Cook. I think the elite QB makes that much of a difference.
Now the exception would be the UGA team of two years ago where I think Cook could have won a national championship at UGA. UGA was still top-notch last year but they had some regression across the board. It was the supreme play of Beck that kept them elite. If Stetson Bennett had returned last year, then I think they would have gone 9-3.
I had a different take though and it speaks to how much Mizzou has upgraded its overall roster. However, I think Mizzou makes the playoffs last year with Beck at the controls and UGA is a 2 or 3-loss teams with Cook. I think the elite QB makes that much of a difference.
Now the exception would be the UGA team of two years ago where I think Cook could have won a national championship at UGA. UGA was still top-notch last year but they had some regression across the board. It was the supreme play of Beck that kept them elite. If Stetson Bennett had returned last year, then I think they would have gone 9-3.
