Lane said the quiet part out loud ......

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Anyone could seen this coming players are already skipping non-essential bowl games to protect future NFL interests. Thanks E$PN, your monetization of all things college football are tearing it apart.
 
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EastTNVol6240 said:
Or it’s a strategic mentality bc the chance of winning/losing that game doesn’t mean squat when compared to playing for a natty. In 20 years most won’t be able to tell you how many SEC ships we’ve won in the past 30 years, but I damn sure bet you they’ll remember if we won a natty.
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True Vol fans will know how many,
 
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Buzzbait said:
If both teams in th SEC Championship are highly ranked and virtually guaranteed a playoff berth, the game is not an elimination game but just a moneymaker for the conference and network. Both/either teams could suffer with injuries or fatigue before the first round begins and one of those 2 would probably be in the first round the next weekend.
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Maybe they should have a fight of the two last place SEC teams to avoid last place.
 
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EastTNVol6240 said:
Silly take from a weekend warrior on a keyboard. Any one with common sense when given option 1- go yo the sec ship, take more abuse, risk injury, risk a bad loss that could hurt you or option 2- sit at home and prepare for the playoffs with time off and not risk injury, or chance of getting knocked out if the playoffs. Anyone with a brain picks option 2. Would you rather win the SEC or the natty? That answer alone should tell you option 2 makes sense.
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This year’s a mess but in other years winning the championship game will get a team that otherwise wouldn’t qualify into the playoff. Personally I’d rather win the SEC then the natty.
If the game’s so dangerous, why even play at all?
 
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Maybe all schools go to a 10 game schedule, one out of conference, as a tune up, and then 9 conference games with the best record being the conference champion ( no conference championship game). Then, expand the playoffs to 32 teams; 4 divisions of 8 where the 1 seed (conference champs) play the 8 seed and so on. These would be your bowl games.
 
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volfeeva said:
Football, unlike other sports takes a toll on players due to injuries. It's tough to get through the extended play offs and to add another game into the mix just makes no sense. If a play off team loses 1 or 2 key players playing for the conference championship, what did they accomplish in the long run if those injuries hurt their chances at a NC
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EasternVol said:
This year’s a mess but in other years winning the championship game will get a team that otherwise wouldn’t qualify into the playoff. Personally I’d rather win the SEC then the natty.
If the game’s so dangerous, why even play at all?
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A bit over dramatic. No one said “the game is that dangerous”. It’s just an easy choice if you can get into the playoffs without the sec, why wouldn’t you? You can fawn over the SEC all you want but can assure you the goal of all these coaches and players is a natty. Fans to……except you I guess.
 
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volfeeva said:
College football is evolving and the play offs just reduced or replaced the importance of playing for a conference championship.
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I'm afraid it will end up being like selection Sunday for basketball where the outcome of the championship game doesn't' really matter.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
Best seed in the playoffs is #5, imo
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This all day.

However...in order to be the 5 seed, a team is likely gonna have to be the LOSER of the champ game in the SEC or BIG10. Therefore the no2 team in the only 2 conferences that matter...unless the playoff committee is gonna set the precedent that with a 3rd loss from the SECG, the losing team could fall behind what was the #3 team prior to that champ game? Thats a horrible precedent to set though, because nobody wants to go play that meaningless champ game right before the playoffs anyway. Punishing the loser with a lower seed would only make that worse...

Wonder what would happen if say UGA made the champ game as the no2 seed...then played only backups to keep starters healthy for the playoffs??? How could they fall in the playoff rankings for losing to texas IF texas only beat their backups??
 
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volfan411 said:
Exactly how did it benefit us?? If UGA won that game Ole Miss was completely eliminated from the playoff picture but a UGA loss did not eliminate them so I don't see how that benefited UT at all. I guess you could have assumed we were winning on the road at Athens but if you were realistic you had to know those odds weren't very good.
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Uhh this should be common sense but I guess it isn't. We controlled our own destiny, and it gave us an opportunity to eliminate them is how it benefitted us. Nobody cares where the UGA game was located, we didn't win, so we didn't take advantage of a team that came into the game reeling. If we're being realistic it was a 1 possession game in the 4th quater so the odds were what we made them. Finish the job and Ole Miss is irrelevant.
 
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sami said:
I don't think so. The 5-12 winner plays #4, 6-11 winner plays #3, 7-10 winner plays #2, and the 8-9 winner plays #1. They don't reseed it at any point. Which makes #5 the catbird seat.
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You’re right. I swear I thought I saw something that said the 5/12 winner gets the 1 seed. I thought it was odd but maybe it was bad info or maybe I’m not remembering correctly. Either way, I was wrong.
 
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Batman1948 said:
Smart coaches would get their starting QB out of the game early in a blowout
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Okay, maybe it isn’t a blowout. Maybe you just have a commanding, but insurmountable lead. Or maybe he gets hurt in the first quarter with the score tied at zero against a team that can’t beat you with your backup, and you’re just screwed
 
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It's funny that nobody is even considering the players perspective. I can promise you that every single player would love to be in the SEC championship game. It's a ring game, a trophy game, and players WANT to play. There may be "coaches" out there that would be willing to lose a game to avoid the championship game but I can guarantee the players wouldn't see it that way. Also, anybody that's sporting an SEC championship ring gets immediate attention, recognition and the respect that comes with a championship. They don't give those away to just anybody. The SEC is the premiere college league. The one that everybody wants to play in. Win that and you have admiration and respect that lasts a lifetime. It's nothing to sneeze at.
 
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wmcovol said:
Loser in SECCG won’t get kicked out. But they may be on the road to Ohio State, or Penn State the next week
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Sure they could. Especially since the only reason they made it to the game in the first place is due to multiple tie break rules.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
I don't think the conference championship hurts a 2 loss team for losing if they are in the top half of the CFP field... Now if you were 2 loss team sitting around 8th - 12th ranking, that's another story
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That’s why I think we need TX vs GA w/ a TX win. That would bounce out GA and we’d move in that 11th spot
 
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EastTNVol6240 said:
A bit over dramatic. No one said “the game is that dangerous”. It’s just an easy choice if you can get into the playoffs without the sec, why wouldn’t you? You can fawn over the SEC all you want but can assure you the goal of all these coaches and players is a natty. Fans to……except you I guess.
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That’s not dramatic. Your post on the other hand…
No one said? The post I quoted did, fretting that another game is such a treacherous burden on everyone.
One more time since you missed it: sometimes a championship game win will be a team’s only access to the playoff. Getting to the championship game has its pros and cons.
 
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sami said:
...... as he is wont to do. The easiest call ever was that no one was going to want to play in the SECCG and risk a 3rd loss and possible injuries while other teams were resting and preparing for the playoff. Well, that seems to be the case. Sankey can't like seeing this at all.

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Lane Kiffin reveals some coaches don't want to play in SEC Championship due to College Football Playoff

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin explained why some coaches may avoid coaching in the SEC in the 12-team College Football Playoff era.
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I have had this same thought since the new playoff format was announced.

It would be smart for a two loss team to opt out of the SECCG. Risking a playoff berth and a shot at the Natty for a conference champ game doesn't sound like a good deal for a two loss team.

I'm not a Kiffin fan, but he got this one right.

Does the SEC have a rule requiring teams that qualify to play in the SECCG? If so, what's the penalty for opting out?
 
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S.C. OrangeMan said:
I have had this same thought since the new playoff format was announced.

It would be smart for a two loss team to opt out of the SECCG. Risking a playoff berth and a shot at the Natty for a conference champ game doesn't sound like a good deal for a two loss team.

I'm not a Kiffin fan, but he got this one right.

Does the SEC have a rule requiring teams that qualify to play in the SECCG? If so, what's the penalty for opting out?
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I highly doubt there is an option to opt out, and no team would do that even if there was. Can you imagine the firestorm PR wise if a team chose not to play in its conference title game? I would have to believe they would be treated harshly by the "committee" as well.

The two top teams after tiebreakers will play in the SECCG. I think Kiffin's comment was more about the sentiment of the coaches.
 
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I agree, a great scenario is to slip into the playoffs having a ton of rest, practice and prep time - at least for the first game. Granted winning 4 is a row for a NC is tough - it's worse to do it coming out banged up from a SECCG, especially if it's the losing side. Loser isn't getting a first round bye - not unless they're really lucky. Either way, I can see someone getting screwed by losing the conference championship - just as Florida State last year.
 
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I highly doubt losing in the SECCG would ever keep anyone out of the playoff going forward. So I’d want to be in it as it almost feels like a lock you’re in the playoff
 
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UTK said:
I highly doubt losing in the SECCG would ever keep anyone out of the playoff going forward. So I’d want to be in it as it almost feels like a lock you’re in the playoff
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Think it would need to be a blowout and/or losing a key member to injury such as what happened to FSU last year.
 
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