A 10-2 Texas team would deserve to be behind TN, a 10-2 Penn St team shouldnt even be in the playoffs with that schedule, but i digress. I just want TN seeded 5-8. I want someone to come to Neyland thats all. Bring Ohio State on to Neyland, we will show them the difference between Big10 loud and SEC Loud.
Last I checked, 32 is higher than 28... (ESPN). On3 as well, 22 vs. 36
Well, we played the EXACT same conference schedule except we played Bama at home, they played Texas A&M on the road. That's advantage Texas to me as that was as difficult a road environment as you will see. They walked into a hornet's nest Saturday night. On OOC we each played 3 cupcakes plus a Power 4 team...we played NC St on neutral, they played Michigan in Ann Arbor. That's advantage Texas also.Last I checked, 32 is higher than 28... (ESPN). On3 as well, 22 vs. 36
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SI also has the Vols SOS higher
College football rankings: Strength of schedule for Top 25 teams, worst to best
Playing a strong schedule against quality opponents is more important now than ever before, as college football places a heavy premium on who a team has playedwww.si.com
well, that's a hard argument to make in light of the facts I just posted. He's just pointing to a number someone has with no methodology and saying, "but they say x".
I was very surprised that we were ahead of Buckeyes in the AP, so there is always the chance that the committee will have us ahead also. But I think there is a more intense focus on comparing the teams in depth than happens with the polls so I am not hopeful. But having Texas behind us with a loss is truly crazy talk.
Look man, I am basing my opinion on quality wins and right now UT has a better win on their resume than Tx does. I am not sure what the analytics guys use in determining SOS but every model I have seen shows UT's is stronger and my assumption is the people that crunch those numbers know more than the typical fan does when putting together all of that data. So if it plays out that TX loses to UGA again, then imo the committee should look at quality wins which favors the Vols. BTW you call NC State crappy? Sure they are 6-6 but there really isn't that much value in beating an average 7-5 Michigan team this year either. Ultimatley we don't know what the committee will do but it is fun to talk about.
Ga is already in the field win or lose...Bama would have to have Clemson Beat SMU and then have the committee take Bama over SMU, Miami, Ole Miss, and South Carolina...OR have SMU beat Clemson and have Bama chosen over Miami, Ole Miss, and South Carolina. So they still have a shot but it isn't a great one...maybe 1 in 5. Will be interesting to see if USC's win at Clemson moved them up this wk.
