Current SEC conference champ race

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

The SEC feels like the NFL this year. I think NIL has allowed every team to plug holes and add depth. Most of the teams have a solid player at every position so there are no in conference freebies. There's more parity, closer games top to bottom, it's going to be very difficult to run the table in this league.

Coaching and play calling is now more important than ever.

If we are going to be the NFL JR league, then we need to start implementing rules and a structure where more than 2-3 teams get into the post season. The SEC is LOADED with talent as top talent has filtered into the league from the past couple of years.

We are penalized for stiff competition while other leagues get a fast track to the CFP.

 

[ntxVOL]

If A&M beats LSU and loses to Texas then that would put Texas in the SEC championship due to the head to head would it not.

If A&M loses to LSU and Texas then they will have 3 losses and are out. Texas goes to the CG at 11-1

If A&M loses to LSU but beats Texas then yeah it probably shuts Texas out of the CG but they make the playoffs at 10-2

A&M beats LSU and Texas then yeah they go to the CG at 11-1.

First of all, only conference records matter when determining who goes to the CCG, overall record is irrelevant.

1) A&M beats LSU and loses to TX, 4 way tie with LSU, TX, A&M, TN/UGA winner. Who goes to the championship game?

2) LSU beats A&M but loses to Bama, A&M/Tx loser is out. TN/UGA winner is in a 3 way tie, who goes?

I think TX likely gets left out of the CCG in many cases because of their weak schedule.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

No way there will be four SEC teams, they have to get in all of those BIG10 teams in.

I think people could get tired of me lamenting about this, but 3/4 of the B1G is braindead football. OSU and OU are really the only teams worth anything. Penn State is barely surviving bad teams and guess what? The backend of their schedule is full of braindead teams besides OSU. They will most likely end the year having only played two ranked teams total. Two! And they deserve a post season bid?

Same with Miami and Clemson. I wish we could coast through the ACC where the average talent comp is below average and barely any ranked teams.

 

[ntxVOL]

Ok thanks for the clarity, I was thinking there is only 4 power conferences right now plus the highest ranked non-group of 5. That's 5 spots. So I assumed that the 7 remaining spots go to the 7 highest ranked teams. The part that's throwing me off is the highest ranking conference champ part. If you're a top 10 team and lose your conference championship to a team ranked in the 20's does that lower ranked team get an automatic bid??

Yes, P4 conference champions get an automatic bid no matter where they're ranked.

 

[901 Orange]

No way there will be four SEC teams, they have to get in all of those BIG10 teams in.

I think the 2 teams that play in the SECCG are a lock. It will likely be 2 top 5-7 teams so I think the loser still gets in. There is a very good chance that 2 SEC teams miss out on the SECCG because of tie breakers. If they're in the top 10 that week I don't see how they miss the playoffs without playing, considering 95% of the nation also won't be playing that week.

 

[Swiftybaby]

You never know, Lsu has some tough Road games, A&M this week will tell a lot. They will beat bama @ home. That means bama has a 3 loss (at least) season. Uga is still trying to figure out how they lost to bama. And Tennessee isn't winning at Athens, not with that Uga D-line and Crowd noise (and they DO pump it in) . So Uga vs Lsu or Txs or A&M for the SEC Championship, (I think A&M beats Lsu Or TXS) So you could conceivable have 4-5 SEC Teams at 10-2, and you have a gigantic mess.

How are you so sure we won’t win in Athens

 

[ntxVOL]

I think the 2 teams that play in the SECCG are a lock. It will likely be 2 top 5-7 teams so I think the loser still gets in. There is a very good chance that 2 SEC teams miss out on the SECCG because of tie breakers. If they're in the top 10 that week I don't see how they miss the playoffs without playing, considering 95% of the nation also won't be playing that week.

Depends on who they are. TX has to lose 2 more games to be left out, IMO. A&M could easily get left out just by losing that last game to TX. That would put them at 10-2 with loses to ND and TX.

TX is a media darling, A&M is not. But that scenario depends on how other teams finish as well.

 

[JohnWardForever]

Indiana could lose at home to Washington this week. Their starting QB just had thumb surgery.

Mark this down. Indy will not lose to Washington. The backup will be just fine. It's the whole team with Indiana .

 

[JohnWardForever]

I think the 2 teams that play in the SECCG are a lock. It will likely be 2 top 5-7 teams so I think the loser still gets in. There is a very good chance that 2 SEC teams miss out on the SECCG because of tie breakers. If they're in the top 10 that week I don't see how they miss the playoffs without playing, considering 95% of the nation also won't be pla

No way there will be four SEC teams, they have to get in all of those BIG10 teams in.

Probably 3 from the SEC & Big 10, , 2 from the ACC 2 from the Big 12, that leaves 2 spots, Army/Navy winner, ND?, Boise?

 

[JohnWardForever]

I know it was clean up time, but Tayven looked really, really good last week.
Played the entire second half for IU - he's definitely not the same guy that left Tennessee.

Tayven Transferred from UT. Rourke from Ohio. I think the QB Position will be fine.

 

[NEO]

Sec needs to break itself into 4 divisions of north south East west and the winner of each north and south and East and west plays each other last game of the season and the winner of those games play each other for the sec championship.

 

[TMvol10]

I think we can get in at 10-2 , but a lot will have to happen with other teams.. Notre Dame needs to lose one more for sure.

If we go 10-2…This is hard to say but we need Bama to get their act together cause if they go 8-4ish, what will be our best win? A number 25 8-4 Bama team isn’t gonna get us much traction with the committee

 

[Eastknox865]

I think we have to or at least take it to the wire. Also, I think it's interesting that this post is about the conference championship game which was HUGE a year or two ago but now the only concern is how to get in the playoffs.

Well before only a few teams could win it all, now with 12 its more of an opportunity which is the ultimate goal. SEC Championship is really secondary

 

[stolitonic]

Interesting scenerio 3... A&M ends with 1 conference loss and 2 overall but makes the conference champ game. Assuming they lose that game do they get jumped by a 2 loss team from the SEC behind them?

I postured a form of that question perhaps a few weeks ago.

I questioned whether or not a 2 loss Tennessee would be better off NOT going to the SECCG due to the risk of picking up a third loss.

I was shouted down, called a NegaVol, and told that the SECCG loser would be guaranteed a spot in the playoffs.

Take that for what it is worth lol.

 

[FranklinVFL]

5 teams aren’t gonna make it. Depending on what happens there might not be 4 from the SEC. I hate to say it but if we don’t go 11-1 we probably aren’t getting in.

Agree. We have had our one allowable loss if CFP is our goal.

 

[NetworkVol]

First of all, only conference records matter when determining who goes to the CCG, overall record is irrelevant.

1) A&M beats LSU and loses to TX, 4 way tie with LSU, TX, A&M, TN/UGA winner. Who goes to the championship game?

2) LSU beats A&M but loses to Bama, A&M/Tx loser is out. TN/UGA winner is in a 3 way tie, who goes?

I think TX likely gets left out of the CCG in many cases because of their weak schedule.

Tx has our exact schedule but flip A&m with bama.

 

[VolJarhead]

If we go 10-2…This is hard to say but we need Bama to get their act together cause if they go 8-4ish, what will be our best win? A number 25 8-4 Bama team isn’t gonna get us much traction with the committee

I hate Bama enough to just say that I'm fine if they lose every game even if it keeps us out of the playoffs. As far as I'm concerned, once you have 1 loss, the playoffs have already started.

 

[VolJarhead]

Well before only a few teams could win it all, now with 12 its more of an opportunity which is the ultimate goal. SEC Championship is really secondary

SEC championship can get you a first round bye. Besides that, only 1 team wins the National title. It is always nice to be the conference champion. I think that should be the 1st goal and let the rest take care of its self. I don't think making the playoffs is the goal. There is no banner for just being there. That 2001 loss to LSU made it so no one has UT marked for anything that year other than a foot note.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

This expansion of playoffs is silly. If we lose 2 games and miss the playoffs. It's not a crime. The playoff expansion was to make sure the best teams get in. When you get to 8,9,10,11,12.....they were not the best teams. If you get left out, I believe you already had your chance. No reason to cry about it.

I agree, with a 12 team field you are basically assured of getting the 4 best teams in, which we weren't doing before.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Michigan's over-inflated stature would be used to pump up texas. That and some oil money under the table.

I think Michigan's stature took a big hit last week with a 2 touchdown loss to Illinois.

 

[General Jack]

I think Michigan's stature took a big hit last week with a 2 touchdown loss to Illinois.

Should be, that program just always feels overrated.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Should be, that program just always feels overrated.

Yep, the whole B1G is. The media always puts them on par with the SEC and it's undeserved as far performance on the field, though money/draw might be fairly even.

 

[Eastknox865]

Win the SEC

SEC championship can get you a first round bye. Besides that, only 1 team wins the National title. It is always nice to be the conference champion. I think that should be the 1st goal and let the rest take care of its self. I don't think making the playoffs is the goal. There is no banner for just being there. That 2001 loss to LSU made it so no one has UT marked for anything that year other than a foot note.

SEC championship can get you a first round bye. Besides that, only 1 team wins the National title. It is always nice to be the conference champion. I think that should be the 1st goal and let the rest take care of its self. I don't think making the playoffs is the goal. There is no banner for just being there. That 2001 loss to LSU made it so no one has UT marked for anything that year other than a foot note.

The conference championship is no longer viewed by most as a great thing. It's nice to get but probably better to skip it rest and not play in all likelihood the 2nd best team in the country. The team that doesn't play in the sec championship get the bye a week earlier.

 

[Rocky Top T]

If we go 10-2…This is hard to say but we need Bama to get their act together cause if they go 8-4ish, what will be our best win? A number 25 8-4 Bama team isn’t gonna get us much traction with the committee

Gumps will finish 9-3 at worst

 

[LWSVOL]

Lsu and a&m will square up soon. Tx has trap games riddled in with A&m to close the season. We of course have UGA but still can't take any game for granted. This is going to get dicey. I dont see the committee putting in 5 SEC teams...4 feels like a stretch. We need to grind!View attachment 690251

these are the teams that need to be watched. They could very well dictate the number of SEC teams. They are all unbeaten at this point.

There is no doubt they will have losers here and we should hope they ALL lose a game. Unbeaten teams playing in conference championships and losing might vault two teams into CFP. Now not Army / Navy. They both have to worry about Boise St being above them as well as winning out.

An unbeaten Big 12 team losing in championship game to a one loss team MIGHT bring 2 Big 12 to CFP.

Unbeaten Oregon losing in the B10 Championship might juggle top 12 with more Big 10 teams.

Of course Miami and Pitt remaining unbeaten and playing for ACC MIGHT put two ACC teams in.

These are potential teams could dictate the number of SEC teams.

Lot still to happen.... and it will all come down a a committee's votes in the top 25 ranking of the CFP.

Army - Air force, @ N Texas, @ Notre Dame, UTSA and Navy

BYU - @ UCF, @ Utah, Kansas, @ Arizona St and Houston

Indiana - Washington, @ Michigan St, Michigan, @ Ohio St and Purdue

Iowa St - Texas Tech, @ Kansas, Cincinnati, @ Utah and Kansas St

Miami - Florida St, Duke, @ Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and @ Syracuse

Navy - Notre Dame, @ Rice, @ South Florida, Tulane and @ East Carolina

Oregon - Illinois, @ Michigan, Maryland, @ Wisconsin and Washington

Penn St - @ Wisconsin, Ohio St, Washington, @ Purdue, @ Minnesota and Maryland

Pittsburgh - Syracuse, @ SMU, Virginia, Clemson, @ Louisville and @ Boston College