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[Batman1948]

I like it….. makes conference championships worth something.

So, you're saying that if LSU had beaten the DAWGS and made it to the Championship 4, you would not have a problem with it

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

But we love you anyway.

Did you see the context of the second post that you quoted?

Just because I am realistic about problems does not mean I revel in our failures.

People trying to already tear down Josh Heupel and that refuse to acknowledge the greatness of the job he did this year are pure f'n despicable idiots...I hate them.

 

[TheRain]

 

[pierce60]

 

[volbeast33]

So, you're saying that if LSU had beaten the DAWGS and made it to the Championship 4, you would not have a problem with it

Not at all….. that’s how playoffs work…. They would have beaten Georgia and then won 3 straight playoff games to be champions.

 

[VolGee4]

You are never going to have 100% equal…. You don’t in pro sports and won’t in college…. Just go win the games!

That doesn’t mean a team that is 11-1 in the best league should be seeded lower than an 8-4 champion in another. The NFL thrives on parity with their scheduling formula, and the division winners don’t play extra games to determine seeds for the playoffs. I’m just not a fan of giving every conference champion the top seeds because it’s not all about “winning the games.”

 

[Orange.]

So, guess I'll be cheering for Iowa.

Corn and pork. LFG!

 

[Weezer]

Did you see the context of the second post that you quoted?

Just because I am realistic about problems does not mean I revel in our failures.

People trying to already tear down Josh Heupel and that refuse to acknowledge the greatness of the job he did this year are pure f'n despicable idiots...I hate them.

I still love you.

Platonically, of course.

 

[Skizer41]

These are my sentiments as well…give me a slow Big 10 team like Penn St. With Hooker I think we throttle them…I don’t like going into this contest limping…especially with them being a recruiting rival.

I honestly see it the exact opposite. I think this is a better match up for us than Kansas St. I'm not sure who will opt out for us but barring a large number of opt outs and injuries I think we will be fine against Clemson. I really don't think they're that good on either side of the ball.

 

[UTProf]

Kentucky and Iowa in the Music City Bowl… should be a FUN one!….. Punt punt punt interception sack fumble punt interception…

I was gonna say they had to have at least one game that Pappaw would want to watch but really this is the kind of game that only the long dead would've enjoyed and called exciting. By god there's a forward pass!

 

[Volunteer821]

My son and his wife are kinda Civil War buffs..hence my grandson has a name that sounds like one a southern Civil War general would have..I love it.

Named my son out of the old testament and my daughter out of the new testament.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

How are we the visitors when we are the higher ranked team?

 

[UTSuave’]

The LV at 4-5 is just sad.

This is a difficult one because I’m not shocked but at the same time I am because of who was coming back and who she managed to pick up in the portal…the roster isn’t bad they’re just underdeveloped and not well coached.

 

[volbeast33]

That doesn’t mean a team that is 11-1 in the best league should be seeded lower than an 8-4 champion in another. The NFL thrives on parity with their scheduling formula, and the division winners don’t play extra games to determine seeds for the playoffs. I’m just not a fan of giving every conference champion the top seeds because it’s not all about “winning the games.”

I disagree 100%…. You earn your bye…. It’s by being the conference champion…. If you are 11-1 and from the toughest league in the country…. You should have no issue whipping these lower rated teams from these “weak” conferences.

 

[BigSteve09]

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Iowa v. UK in the Music City…that’s perfect for that mess of a field. First one that hits a solo HR wins.

What a boring game that will be! First one to double digits wins.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I still love you.

Platonically, of course.

Of course..

 

[Kristy*]

Since Tennessee is the higher ranked CFP team, I imagine Tennessee will be the designated home team, meaning the real orange team gets to wear the orange.

Edit: Tennessee is the away team, as designated by the Orange Bowl.

Pretty sure Home/Away team is alternated every year between the ACC representative and their opponent.

We could just wear our greys. Worked out well for us this year.

 

[UTSuave’]

Hell froze over

Paul Finebaum rips Nick Saban for lobbying for CFP spot: ‘His arguments … are as inconsistent as his football team’

 

[VolGee4]

I disagree 100%…. You earn your bye…. It’s by being the conference champion…. If you are 11-1 and from the toughest league in the country…. You should have no issue whipping these lower rated teams from these “weak” conferences.

Each conference determines it differently though. UT was the second seeded team in the SEC if there aren’t divisions. There is no uniformity, and seeding and home field do matter in the playoffs. You should be rewarded for “winning more games,” especially in a tougher conference. Just because you win 1 game at the end of the year gets you a better seed? Doesn’t even happen in the NCAA basketball tournament. Teams should be rewarded for their body of work.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

How are we the visitors when we are the higher ranked team?

Because the ACC rep is always the host of the Orange Bowl.

 

[NMVol]

Of course..

Sloppy platonic love is still cringe.

 

[Orange.]

How are we the visitors when we are the higher ranked team?

ACC champ is the host or locked seat. The opponent is the highest ranked available team (after Sugar and Rose) from several conferences or ND. But I would have guessed that it alternates between ACC and opponent, anyway. But the photos I just looked up showed the ACC team in home jersey the last 3 years.

 

[Weezer]

Mississippi State gets Illinois in the former Outback Bowl, now called the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Ole Miss gets Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl. Go Tech. Eff Lane.

Arkansas vs. Kansas in the Liberty Bowl.

Mizzou vs. Wake Forest in the Gasparilla Bowl

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Pretty sure Home/Away team is alternated every year between the ACC representative and their opponent.

We could just wear our greys. Worked out well for us this year.

I thought the ACC rep was always the host team?