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Nash_Vol97 said:
Kirk, Reece, Pollack and Bear all say if Tennessee wins next two that LSU shouldn’t get in over them.

McAfee and Desmond didn’t get a chance to give their opinion.

Reece was most stern: “LSU can still get in if they win out, but NOT over UT.”
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This is the correct take. Really no debate. Only way they even have an argument is if they win out and run UGA out of the stadium.
 
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Orangeredblooded said:
, post: 22051532, member: 16753"]Season is winding down..Gotta say one of the most enjoyable ones in my 50+ years. Been fun..lets just close it out with some thrashings.

I’m a descendant of Davy Crockett on my dad’s side. My grandmother was a Crockett from West Virginia. I love the rifleman on the side.
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@Weezer was telling me that Davy Crockett was your descendant, not the other way around.
 
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drylo said:
This is the correct take. Really no debate. Only way they even have an argument is if they win out and run UGA out of the stadium.
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Yup. Bear, who is an idiot but in this case makes a good point, brought up the 2016 case of 2 loss Big10 champion Penn State being left out of the CFP over 1 loss OSU. They all agreed about it.
 
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Nash_Vol97 said:
Yup. Bear, who is an idiot but in this case makes a good point, brought up the 2016 case of 2 loss Big10 champion Penn State being left out of the CFB over 1 loss OSU. They all agreed about it.
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That narrative started to get pushed later in the week and I forget who was taking about it, but they brought it up in terms of it NOT being discussed during any of the CFP scenarios, as that precedent has already been set.

Also, I think the committee is only putting TCU ahead of us because they're undefeated, and if Michigan loses they'd maybe have no issue in replacing them with us at 3. I don't think it's a given that a Michigan loss just moves TCU and Tennessee up 1 spot.

I also like the fact that the conversation about OSU being a lock is being debated. OSU is a notre dame loss away from having as bad a schedule as Michigan.

I've been telling people all week I'll be almost shocked if we're not in when it's all said and done, assuming we win out that is😉
 
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So I created a scoring system to help rank teams for playoff. Curious on thoughts:

- You get no points for unranked wins (unless the team later becomes ranked).
- You get a point for each point margin of victory over ranked teams.
- You get points based on the rank of the team you beat. Whereas, #25 earns you 1pt and upsetting #1 earns you 25pts. The same is true for what the team is currently ranked at the time of calculation. So if the team you beat is no-longer ranked you get no additional points. If you beat an unranked team that later becomes ranked, you get points.
- The scoring holds true for losses, but inverse. You get deductions for margin of loss by point, and what the team was ranked. So if you lost to #5, you lose 5 points. If they then climb to #2, you lose additional 2 points. If you lose to an unranked team its an automatic 50pt deduction (subject to change). For example: LSU lost to unranked Florida State by 1pt. That's -1 - 50 - 19 (FSU current rank) for deductions. Clear as mud?

If my math is correct here is how everyone would currently be ranked:
1. Vols - 146
2. UGA - 135
3. TCU - 123
4. OSU - 81
5. Bama - 57
6. UM - 55
7. LSU - 12* (big deduction from the unranked loss and margin of loss against us)

Of course then we could add, say, 50pts for a league championship. Whoever wins between UM and OsU should see a huge bump. Plus 50pts for winning their league probably. With the lead the Vols have taken we should at least finish out 4th despite being jumped after championship games, though I haven't done Pac12 teams yet.

Of course this scoring system has flaws and unintended consequences. We'd see teams leaving in starters trying to run up scores on most opponents (never know if an unranked opponent will sneak in the Top 25 late season). Also might see all 130+ teams be ranked so all scores are included. Would be some nonsense.

Just thought it was a good thought experiment.
 
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SergeantVol said:
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Out on the stand this morning. These two been hanging out for the past 45 mins. Wish they holler for daddy to come on out.
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Haha. Someone told they came around a curve in the road the other day, and there stood a big beautiful buck. On the side of the road we’re several parked cars where hunters left them to go hunt in the woods.
 
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Nash_Vol97 said:
Yup. Bear, who is an idiot but in this case makes a good point, brought up the 2016 case of 2 loss Big10 champion Penn State being left out of the CFP over 1 loss OSU. They all agreed about it.
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There is no reasonable scenario where LSU is in and an 11-1 Tennessee is out. LSU and Tennessee could get in possibly if LSU whips UGA. Or maybe all three could get in if Michigan were to take 2 losses and TCU and USC both lose one more, etc. But LSU in and Tennessee out just makes no sense.
 
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