Important games/odds for Vols Saturday.

[Vfl2407]

Indiana @ OSU -12.5
Wake Forest @ Miami -24
Ole Miss -9.5 @ Florida
SMU -9.5 @ Virginia
UTEP @ Tennessee -41.5
Kentucky @ Texas -20.5
Penn State -12.5 @ Minnesota
BYU @ Arizona State -3.5
Colorado -3 @ Kansas
Army vs Notre Dame -15.5 (Yankee Stadium)
Boise State -23 @ Wyoming
Alabama -14 @ Oklahoma
TAMU -2.5 @ Auburn
Vandy @ LSU -9

 

[TNRazor]

I'm not sure how much help we'll get, if OSU wrecks Indiana by 3 tds they might drop below us, indy has 0 quality wins. Minnesota is so up and down, maybe they could get Penn State. Auburn over A & M could happen. Bad as I hate to, ill be cheering for the Gators to take down Kiffin, that would help also.

 

[DaddyChad]

I'm not sure how much help we'll get, if OSU wrecks Indiana by 3 tds they might drop below us, indy has 0 quality wins. Minnesota is so up and down, maybe they could get Penn State. Auburn over A & M could happen. Bad as I hate to, ill be cheering for the Gators to take down Kiffin, that would help also.

Playoff committee doesn’t give a damn about Indiana. If it’s a two loss SEC team and a one loss Indiana for the final spot, the sec team likely gets in. Unless they take Ohio State to overtime and have a great game I like our chances. We just need to handle our business first

 

[Vfl2407]

Playoff committee doesn’t give a damn about Indiana. If it’s a two loss SEC team and a one loss Indiana for the final spot, the sec team likely gets in. Unless they take Ohio State to overtime and have a great game I like our chances. We just need to handle our business first

I’m hanging my hopes on Florida or Minnesota pulling an upset.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

Indiana @ OSU -12.5
Wake Forest @ Miami -24
Ole Miss -9.5 @ Florida
SMU -9.5 @ Virginia
UTEP @ Tennessee -41.5
Kentucky @ Texas -20.5
Penn State -12.5 @ Minnesota
BYU @ Arizona State -3.5
Colorado -3 @ Kansas
Army vs Notre Dame -15.5 (Yankee Stadium)
Boise State -23 @ Wyoming
Alabama -14 @ Oklahoma
TAMU -2.5 @ Auburn
Vandy @ LSU -9

Take Alabama to cover
Take tamu to cover
Vandy covers the spread

 

[TrueOrange]

Indiana @ OSU -12.5
Wake Forest @ Miami -24
Ole Miss -9.5 @ Florida
SMU -9.5 @ Virginia
UTEP @ Tennessee -41.5
Kentucky @ Texas -20.5
Penn State -12.5 @ Minnesota
BYU @ Arizona State -3.5
Colorado -3 @ Kansas
Army vs Notre Dame -15.5 (Yankee Stadium)
Boise State -23 @ Wyoming
Alabama -14 @ Oklahoma
TAMU -2.5 @ Auburn
Vandy @ LSU -9

Bolded games don’t really determine/change anything.

-If Miami were to win out and win the conference championship game, they would be the only ACC team in the playoffs. (SMU’s schedule isn’t strong enough to get in with 2 losses).

-This is also true of SMU: if SMU were to win out and win the ACC, they would be the only ACC team in the playoffs (Miami wouldn’t make it in with 2 losses just off a win against Louisville)

-One of the Group of 5 conference champions gets into the playoffs regardless. If Boise State loses it can’t help Tennessee; it just becomes the next highest ranked American/Moutain West/MAC/Sunbelt/CUSA conference champion that gets in instead.

- Colorado losing or winning makes no difference. Their only way into the playoffs involves winning the Big 12 conference championship, and it would make them the only Big 12 team in the playoffs (BYU’s schedule isn’t strong enough to weather a second loss and make the playoff field, and Colorado’s isn’t strong enough to weather a 3rd loss and make the field).

- Likewise, even though they currently only have 1 loss, BYU not winning the Big 12 Conference Championship Game removes any path that allows them into the playoffs (their resume - mostly consisting of an SMU win at this point - isn’t strong enough to weather a second loss and make it into the playoff field).

 

[DaddyChad]

I’m hanging my hopes on Florida or Minnesota pulling an upset.

Minnesota I just don’t see. Ole Miss could lose in the swamp.

 

[Vfl2407]

Bolded games don’t really determine/change anything.

-If Miami were to win out and win the conference championship game, they would be the only ACC team in the playoffs. (SMU’s schedule isn’t strong enough to get in with 2 losses).

-This is also true of SMU: if SMU were to win out and win the ACC, they would be the only ACC team in the playoffs (Miami wouldn’t make it in with 2 losses just off a win against Louisville)

-One of the Group of 5 conference champions gets into the playoffs regardless. If Boise State loses it can’t help Tennessee; it just becomes the next highest ranked American/Moutain West/MAC/Sunbelt/CUSA conference champion that gets in instead.

- Colorado losing or winning makes no difference. Their only way into the playoffs involves winning the Big 12 conference championship, and it would make them the only Big 12 team in the playoffs (BYU’s schedule isn’t strong enough to weather a second loss and make the playoff field, and Colorado’s isn’t strong enough to weather a 3rd loss and make the field).

- Likewise, even though they currently only have 1 loss, BYU not winning the Big 12 Conference Championship Game removes any path that allows them into the playoffs (their resume - mostly consisting of an SMU win at this point - isn’t strong enough to weather a second loss and make it into the playoff field).

All true.
I just went ahead and posted all games that COULD have a bearing on the playoffs, not just the Vols chances.