Simple: vols get in the playoffs IF:

[barney]

We are the first team out right now. If Notre Dame or any of the other 10-2 sec teams lose and we win out, we are in.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

I don’t think they’re going to punish any championship game losers honestly

Normally I would say yes but when you are talking about 4-5 teams that are evenly ranked, a three loss SECCG team must give way!

 

[NighthawkVol]

I get your point, but will only say that Bama and Georgia were always going to get the benefit of the doubt if everyone had two losses, while LSU and Ole Miss were automatically out with losses in those games. If the SEC was going to get four in, that would have left UTjr or A&M, Bama, UGa, and us. Now we're going to get bumped by Ole Miss.

Exactly. Which reinforces my point. We needed Bama to take a 3rd loss in that game more than we needed LSU to take a 3rd loss in that game.

 

[They]

3-loss sec runner up isn’t getting in.

 

[sami]

Normally I would say yes but when you are talking about 4-5 teams that are evenly ranked, a three loss SECCG team must give way!

You may be right, and we might just find out this year. But if they do leave the SEC runner-up out and let in a team that finished behind them, 3 losses or not, you're going to have teams actively speaking out against the SECCG, which would be a bad situation.

 

[EZE]

well let’s just for the love of god beat Vandy first

Yes, I think folks are forgetting that game.

 

[EZE]

3-loss sec runner up isn’t getting in.

I don’t think so, either. If you have two losses, you almost don’t want to play in that game.

 

[Redleg68]

You may be right, and we might just find out this year. But if they do leave the SEC runner-up out and let in a team that finished behind them, 3 losses or not, you're going to have teams actively speaking out against the SECCG, which would be a bad situation.

May depend upon strength of schedule between the 3 loss runner up and the other 2 loss teams

 

[They]

I don’t think so, either. If you have two losses, you almost don’t want to play in that game.

This is correct. We become Texas fans I think.

Time for Texas to pay us back for the Alamo.

 

[UTK]

Yes, I think folks are forgetting that game.

If defense no shows that one it will be a long game

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

You may be right, and we might just find out this year. But if they do leave the SEC runner-up out and let in a team that finished behind them, 3 losses or not, you're going to have teams actively speaking out against the SECCG, which would be a bad situation.

Try to think just a little bit. There are going to be ties and the tie breaker will determine who is in, so no one is really finishing behind anyone.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

If defense no shows that one it will be a long game

We've given up 20 or more ONCE. ONCE

The reactionaries, as usual, are out in full force today

 

[allvols4life]

Don't forget osu vs. Indiana/Illinois ( which ever one of those pretenders is ahead of us

 

[DocVol]

It

I don’t think they’re going to punish any championship game losers honestly

If it were TN they would

 

[Redleg68]

Florida beats ole miss and Texas beats A&M.

Throw in notre dame losing to usc. That’s just a bonus.

Go vols. Keep your heads up guys

How about if Texas then gets curb stomped in the Championship game?

 

[sami]

Try to think just a little bit. There are going to be ties and the tie breaker will determine who is in, so no one is really finishing behind anyone.

Try to lose the condescension. If there are several 2-loss teams, the two that play in the CCG won the tiebreakers to get there. Now whether the "committee" takes that into consideration in their highly objective analysis might be a different matter.

 

[kcvols1]

Being the first team out with 2 weeks left and 2 wins left while other teams have tougher closing weeks sounds pretty great.

This

 

[FranklinVFL]

Florida beats ole miss and Texas beats A&M.

Throw in notre dame losing to usc. That’s just a bonus.

Go vols. Keep your heads up guys

Ohio St destroys IU.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Texas beats A&M
Ole Miss loses in the swamp
OSU boat races Indiana

This appears to be our best shot. Maybe even need one more team to lose. Right now I think it's between us and Ole Miss for the fourth SEC spot.

I dont know how the SECG will play out with who makes it. But you can bet your bottom dollar Bama or Uga makes it and loses, they will still get in with 3 loses over us.

 

[Vol8188]

Florida beats ole miss and Texas beats A&M.

Throw in notre dame losing to usc. That’s just a bonus.

Go vols. Keep your heads up guys

We don’t need all that to happen

 

[C-south]

Losing to an unranked Arkansas team hurts. We had to take care of business and didn't do it.

Arkansas should be in the playoffs ahead of us since they beat us.

 

[C-south]

3-loss sec runner up isn’t getting in.

They will ahead of us.

 

[jcvols24]

I wonder if the big 10 is going to try to influence OSU to go easy on Indiana to maximize number of teams in the playoff.

 

[UTK]

We've given up 20 or more ONCE. ONCE

The reactionaries, as usual, are out in full force today

To one of the worst P5 offense we’ve played though

 

[jasonvol18]

I don’t think they’re going to punish any championship game losers honestly

They did last year. There's no justification if Ala loses the SEC Championship game and has 3 losses and puts them over us. The head to head alone says hell no.