Danny White Lobby! Why UT being punished/discredited?

[RDU VOL#14]

I don't know and don't care. If Bama makes the SECCG then they need to treat it as the first round of the CFP.

 

[BigALWiLson]

.500 seemed like an easy reference point. If you acknowledge that Bama's SOS is considerably better than UT's, then complaining about my phrasing seems like some serious nit-picking.

I think Bama Georgia Tennesee and Texas make it. I don't see OM getting in after losing to KY at home. Just don't see that. That is the worst loss of the 5 teams. Arkansas had Texas in trouble last week. Arkansas leaves a bad taste for me but I understand winning on the road is tough. We need to beat Vandy and score 60 this weekend like a pissed off beating.

 

[smokey90]

Stupid Oklahoma should have been better, giving us a better win.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

12 team playoff has the same problem a 16 team or 4 team playoff has...someone will always be the 1st team out and it will always be debated.

Problem with this year is there are about 5 or 6 teams arguing for thise last 2 or 3 spots.

And it’s only going to get worse as long as we have active ADs on the committee.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Stupid Oklahoma should have been better, giving us a better win.

UF is looking like a better win

 

[Ovol]

I see us making it but I bet the committee don’t.

 

[Deathandtaxes]

Bama has not played a team that is currently below .500. UT has only played two teams that are currently above .500.

The head-to-head comparison doesn't stick because of both team's results against UGA. So all that can be done is look at the entire body of work. It sucks that the factor that is weighing down UT is the one factor over which they have no control.

I get it but at UGA verse at Home is different.

 

[bamawriter]

I get it but at UGA verse at Home is different.

Bama lost at UT. UT lost at UGA. UGA lost at Bama. The three-way head-to-head simply cannot be reconciled.

 

[ZZ13]

I think Bama Georgia Tennesee and Texas make it. I don't see OM getting in after losing to KY at home. Just don't see that. That is the worst loss of the 5 teams. Arkansas had Texas in trouble last week. Arkansas leaves a bad taste for me but I understand winning on the road is tough. We need to beat Vandy and score 60 this weekend like a pissed off beating.

Recently destroying Georgia at home far, far outweighs an early season loss to a weakish team at home. I don't see anyway the commmittee picks a 10-2 Tennessee over a 10-2 Ole Miss. I know I wouldn't if I were on the committee. Plus they recently annihilated the same weakish team on the road that we lost to. They scored 42 more points against them than we did. Ole Miss is clearly a better team than us right now. And that's what gets you in - how good they think you are right now.

 

[Dergibvol]

You can debate it all day but the playoff committee sees Bama with a better win resume than Vols. They have wins over GA-LSU. Vols just have 1 statement win. I don't think any of that 'toughest place to play' really figures in for the playoff committee. Its all about who have you beat - who have you lost to.

LSU isn't a good win anymore

 

[BigALWiLson]

Recently destroying Georgia at home far, far outweighs an early season loss to a weakish team at home. I don't see anyway the commmittee picks a 10-2 Tennessee over a 10-2 Ole Miss. I know I wouldn't if I were on the committee. Plus they recently annihilated the same weakish team on the road that we lost to. They scored 42 more points against them than we did. Ole Miss is clearly a better team than us right now. And that's what gets you in - how good they think you are right now.

Lets see what happens. Still have life

 

[tngivem6]

Why is Alabama not being negatively impacted by their losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee? If voters think Tennessee is not as good as Alabama, but Alabama lost to this inferior opponent, how are they being rewarded over said opponent?

Because they are Ala-freakin-Bama and we aren’t.
Makes no dang sense. 2 loses to “inferior opponents” but they move up?
They Beat Georgia who lost to Ole Miss, who lost to KY who beat, well except Ole Miss no one.
2 games left in regular season. Just win out and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[ZZ13]

Lets see what happens. Still have life

Yup. One week at a time. Still in it.

 

[deatojl]

It hurt, but it didn't kill. More football to be played and most predictors have the Vols getting in...

Even though I know it won’t happen, Notre dame losing at home to a MAC team that will barely be bowl eligible should be enough to eliminate them, even with only one loss. Especially with A&M being their only “marquee” win.

 

[orange parmejohn]

I haven’t read this thread but all that needs to be known is that Danny White cares about one thing. That money. He will never lobby for Tennessee in anything. He is good at his job and that’s the best we can ask of a politician.

 

[MadMaxSC]

The Vols first loss came early in the season, on October 5th on the road. Fayetteville is traditionally a tough place to play and history supports this.

The Vols just lost a road game to arguably a national championship caliber team, in the current toughest place to play in the country. UGA has not lost a home game in 5 years. Let that sink in, 5 years. The Vols, despite how poorly they played in the trenches, was still in the game with about 5 minutes to go. Georgia closed the game out, but until very late in the game, it was anyone's game.

Why, at 8-2 and factoring in these important factors, is Tennessee ranked so low? Why are they considered the bubble playoff team? There needs to be a major push for Tennessee's case and stand up to the corruptness that is becoming the playoff committee.

There is no way to justify Alabama's higher ranking, when they lost to Tennessee and sitting with the same 2 loss record.

Why is Alabama not being negatively impacted by their losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee? If voters think Tennessee is not as good as Alabama, but Alabama lost to this inferior opponent, how are they being rewarded over said opponent?

Alabama is rated higher because, at this point in the season, they are a better team. They beat Georgia. "a National Championship Caliber Team" (your definition). That loss to the Hogs killed us.

 

[Volfan1000]

The Vols first loss came early in the season, on October 5th on the road. Fayetteville is traditionally a tough place to play and history supports this.

The Vols just lost a road game to arguably a national championship caliber team, in the current toughest place to play in the country. UGA has not lost a home game in 5 years. Let that sink in, 5 years. The Vols, despite how poorly they played in the trenches, was still in the game with about 5 minutes to go. Georgia closed the game out, but until very late in the game, it was anyone's game.

Why, at 8-2 and factoring in these important factors, is Tennessee ranked so low? Why are they considered the bubble playoff team? There needs to be a major push for Tennessee's case and stand up to the corruptness that is becoming the playoff committee.

There is no way to justify Alabama's higher ranking, when they lost to Tennessee and sitting with the same 2 loss record.

Why is Alabama not being negatively impacted by their losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee? If voters think Tennessee is not as good as Alabama, but Alabama lost to this inferior opponent, how are they being rewarded over said opponent?

An SEC road win is worth 3 SEC home wins.

 

[hUTch2002]

UT's Arkansas loss on the road is better than a OM's Kentucky loss at home.
UT's Alabama win at home is better than OM's Georgia win at home. (Alabama beat Georgia)
UT's Georgia loss on the road is better than OM's LSU loss on the road.

The only thing OM has that Tennessee doesn't is a 2nd quality win. They beat South Carolina, who is trending towards 9-3.

In my opinion, the first 3 points outweigh the last point. Here's to hoping the selection committee sees it that way.

I don’t agree with the middle one, that’s a wash or maybe even edge to Ole Miss as they whipped UGA while our Bama game was close. The first and last points are absolutely not debatable and far overshadow the middle one. That SC win is big, especially given it was another blowout. We need to beat the crap out of Vandy. Funny enough, that would send a statement.

 

[iuvol]

The Vols first loss came early in the season, on October 5th on the road. Fayetteville is traditionally a tough place to play and history supports this.

The Vols just lost a road game to arguably a national championship caliber team, in the current toughest place to play in the country. UGA has not lost a home game in 5 years. Let that sink in, 5 years. The Vols, despite how poorly they played in the trenches, was still in the game with about 5 minutes to go. Georgia closed the game out, but until very late in the game, it was anyone's game.

Why, at 8-2 and factoring in these important factors, is Tennessee ranked so low? Why are they considered the bubble playoff team? There needs to be a major push for Tennessee's case and stand up to the corruptness that is becoming the playoff committee.

There is no way to justify Alabama's higher ranking, when they lost to Tennessee and sitting with the same 2 loss record.

Why is Alabama not being negatively impacted by their losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee? If voters think Tennessee is not as good as Alabama, but Alabama lost to this inferior opponent, how are they being rewarded over said opponent?

Not only did we beat Bama, we dominated their so call Heisman Trophy candidate. Our O wasn’t great but we BEAT them by dominating D. No way they should be a lock to be in and we sit and watch them play. Vanderbilt is better than they have been in a long while but if you asked who would you rather have a loss from on your resume, Vandy or Arkansas - who is going to Vandy. This is unbelievable but expected.

 

[Godfatha]

The playoff committee is way overvaluing the B1G. Why are three of the top 4 teams from that conference? Penn State has beaten noone. That conference sucks arse once you get past the top 4.

 

[ATLVols]

Our loss against UGA is fresh on the committee’s mind. I predict we get in as time goes unless a non-power 5 team that is lower squeeks into an automatic bid. On championship weekend, we need the top teams to win.

 

[General_Neyland]

Exactly. This late in the season, we don’t look like playoff team. We’ve played the same all season. Not gotten better

 

[ftsandersvol]

There needs to be a major push for Tennessee's case and stand up to the corruptness that is becoming the playoff committee.

This is the same committee that last year chose to leave out an undefeated team while keeping in a team that was caught blatantly cheating just so Bama could get in. The corruption runs deep with this one.

 

[rjd970]

The more Florida wins and LSU loses the better. It separates us above Bama.

 

[rjd970]

And call me crazy, but I think we can pull out a win against UGA in the playoffs on a neutral field. I think us playing Bama on a neutral field would probably be a loss.