Tennessee at Georgia IS playoff elimination game

[JohnWardForever]

I used to be young and foolish until I realized that sometimes you just can't have everything you want, as badly as you may want it. Georgia's very Program is on the line Saturday. They will play their best and beyond. They still out talent Tennessee. The Crowd will be loud and hateful. It will be as tough a game as Tennessee has ever seen. You gotta be hopeful, and yet realistic.

 

[JohnWardForever]

I don't like it. I think you are right about a 4-6 SEC team being better than teams with the same or better record in another conference. I just don't think the committee will look at it that way and especially if UT would be the 5th SEC team to get in. I think "parity" will make it less likely for the SEC to get more than 4 in.

Indiana has played a very weak schedule. They'll get beat by OSU but still get in with one loss imo. The rest of SMU's schedule is cake. Miami will get in if they don't lose again. BYU is a virtual lock. A G-5 team will get in. If Army plays ND close or beats them then it will be hard to keep them out as an additional G-5. I think Colorado is a joke... but the rest of their schedule plays out perfect.

I think the committee will be motivated not to put 2 loss SEC teams in and will look for means to avoid it.

Bama will be there, Texas,(OR A&M if they beat TX) Omiss, and the Uga/UT winner. Unless the SEC Championship game eliminates one of the above.. Then there's Vandy too. Gonna be crazy.

 

[Sin City Vol]

From what I have been reading its an undefeated Indiana that's kinda mucking up the waters here for Vols. They should lose to O. State which hopefully knocks them out with their weak schedule. Beat O. State and they take a spot with 4 Big10 teams. A lot of variables if Vols lose Sat.

What’s comical about it is it only mucks the water for Tennessee, it seems most other 2 loss teams are safe (especially Bama). I have no issues with Indiana but if they get blown out by an Ohio St then that muddies the water for them. If Texas loses to A&M then they should be out, they have ZERO wins against ranked teams but because of preseason rankings they’re in the Top 5

 

[tatervol]

Bama will be there, Texas,(OR A&M if they beat TX) Omiss, and the Uga/UT winner. Unless the SEC Championship game eliminates one of the above.. Then there's Vandy too. Gonna be crazy.

Lmfao look yall it’s ANTIVOL

 

[tatervol]

What’s comical about it is it only mucks the water for Tennessee, it seems most other 2 loss teams are safe (especially Bama). I have no issues with Indiana but if they get blown out by an Ohio St then that muddies the water for them. If Texas loses to A&M then they should be out, they have ZERO wins against ranked teams but because of preseason rankings they’re in the Top 5

We will be ranked above those teams at the end. Don’t let the chicken littles get to you

 

[tatervol]

If you don’t think the VOLS will be in at 10-2 you have simply been brainwashed by brain dead msm takes and are only supporting narratives that help our enemies. We will be in at 10-2 if needed. FULL ****ING STOP

 

[K87vol]

 

[Sarms58]

That's true even though IU's "best" win right now is probably 5-4 Nebraska.

Yea, hearing a great deal of discussion about unbalanced schedules these days...ultimately that can only be fixed by reducing the pool of teams. With 130+ teams to choose from we can have undefeated teams that haven't played anyone in the top 40. We'll have to become more NFLish if folks want to get away from seeing these 11-1 teams who are 0-1 against ranked teams being invited to the playoff.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

If we have 2 losses we would likely be left out because of the Arkansas. They don’t care about a Georgia loss. But Alabama is technically in the same situation. Nobody cares that they lost to us. But they should care that they lost to Vanderbilt because Alabama made them bowl eligible. The tiebreaker should always be head to head but for some reason the committee refuses to treat us fairly in that situation. Same record, always use head to head. What’s the point in playing these games if the committee isn’t going to select teams fairly? Might as well not even participate if it’s going to be like that.

I agree. But bias aside, and I fully believe the bama bias exists, their best win may look better than our best win. And their worst loss may look better than our worst loss, if Vandy finishes stronger than arky.

 

[hardyemt_p]

Bring the fight for 60 min. Win the turn over battle. Limit stupid penalties. We win

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

To heck with Georgia, everyone saying Georgia’s got to win. Heck we got to win too, Heupel needs to pull a Kirby and tell our players the truth that nobody respects us except our fans. It’s time for us to show everyone Tennessee football is back and shove it down their throat!!!!! GBO

 

[VolPack22]

I agree. But bias aside, and I fully believe the bama bias exists, their best win may look better than our best win. And their worst loss may look better than our worst loss, if Vandy finishes stronger than arky.

Chances are Arkansas either finishes 1 game better or exactly the same as Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt finishes with at LSU, and home vs Tennessee. Arkansas finishes with home vs Texas, home vs LA Tech, and at Missouri. Worst case Arkansas finishes 6-6 (3-5) but highly possible they beat Missouri and finish 7-5 (4-4). So if Arkansas finishes higher than Vanderbilt why would Arkansas be considered a worse loss than Vanderbilt in anyone’s eyes? They are essentially equals but Arkansas is a little better. Arkansas is 2 possessions away from being 7-2 (4-2) right now.

 

[89 VOLS grad]

I don't like it. I think you are right about a 4-6 SEC team being better than teams with the same or better record in another conference. I just don't think the committee will look at it that way and especially if UT would be the 5th SEC team to get in. I think "parity" will make it less likely for the SEC to get more than 4 in.

Indiana has played a very weak schedule. They'll get beat by OSU but still get in with one loss imo. The rest of SMU's schedule is cake. Miami will get in if they don't lose again. BYU is a virtual lock. A G-5 team will get in. If Army plays ND close or beats them then it will be hard to keep them out as an additional G-5. I think Colorado is a joke... but the rest of their schedule plays out perfect.

I think the committee will be motivated not to put 2 loss SEC teams in and will look for means to avoid it.

Are you saying no SEC team with 2 losses gets into the playoffs? If so, I totally disagree. I think 2 or 3 SEC teams with two losses get into the top 12. I also agree with many posters saying UT will need lots of help the last two weeks to get into the playoffs should the Vols lose to UGA.

 

[sjt18]

Yea, hearing a great deal of discussion about unbalanced schedules these days...ultimately that can only be fixed by reducing the pool of teams. With 130+ teams to choose from we can have undefeated teams that haven't played anyone in the top 40. We'll have to become more NFLish if folks want to get away from seeing these 11-1 teams who are 0-1 against ranked teams being invited to the playoff.

I've thought for a long time that the top division should be made up of the 64 top programs divided into 4 conferences made up of two leagues.

The next 64 could make up another division then FCS, D3.

I'm sure they're hoping that somehow the Big 12 becomes an "equal"...

 

[sjt18]

Chances are Arkansas either finishes 1 game better or exactly the same as Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt finishes with at LSU, and home vs Tennessee. Arkansas finishes with home vs Texas, home vs LA Tech, and at Missouri. Worst case Arkansas finishes 6-6 (3-5) but highly possible they beat Missouri and finish 7-5 (4-4). So if Arkansas finishes higher than Vanderbilt why would Arkansas be considered a worse loss than Vanderbilt in anyone’s eyes? They are essentially equals but Arkansas is a little better. Arkansas is 2 possessions away from being 7-2 (4-2) right now.

Honestly though... does either of those look good? I'm rooting for Arkansas to make that loss look a little better. But let's be honest. That's an ugly loss any way you cut it.

 

[sjt18]

Lmfao you people need to wake up and smell the flowers.

What are you talking about? IU's schedule has been EXTRAORDINARILY weak. Terrible really. Did you look before posting? If Nebraska isn't their best win then it is 5-5 Michigan... a team that struggled to beat Butch Jones State.

 

[VolPack22]

Are you saying no SEC team with 2 losses gets into the playoffs? If so, I totally disagree. I think 2 or 3 SEC teams with two losses get into the top 12. I also agree with many posters saying UT will need lots of help the last two weeks to get into the playoffs should the Vols lose to UGA.

Outside of us winning, the biggest things everyone should be hoping for is Army and/or USC upsetting Notre Dame and Indiana getting their doors blown off by Ohio State. That would make it an almost certainty we get in with 2 losses.

 

[VolPack22]

Honestly though... does either of those look good? I'm rooting for Arkansas to make that loss look a little better. But let's be honest. That's an ugly loss any way you cut it.

Yes, either one is considered a not so good loss but Vanderbilt would be considered a worse loss by season’s end. I don’t understand why Vanderbilt is being considered a quality win for Texas and a quality loss for Alabama whenever they aren’t going to finish any better than 6-6. Oh, but God forbid Tennessee loses to a slightly better Arkansas team. The bias in the national media is unreal.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Chances are Arkansas either finishes 1 game better or exactly the same as Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt finishes with at LSU, and home vs Tennessee. Arkansas finishes with home vs Texas, home vs LA Tech, and at Missouri. Worst case Arkansas finishes 6-6 (3-5) but highly possible they beat Missouri and finish 7-5 (4-4). So if Arkansas finishes higher than Vanderbilt why would Arkansas be considered a worse loss than Vanderbilt in anyone’s eyes? They are essentially equals but Arkansas is a little better. Arkansas is 2 possessions away from being 7-2 (4-2) right now.

We can argue wins and losses all day long. Doesn’t matter in the end. All I know is I don’t like our chances if we leave it in the committees hands sitting on 2 losses with a bunch of ugly wins, which is what we have.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Osu, Psu, Oreg, and Indy-------4 from the big 10? Texas, Bama, Omiss, Uga/Tenn 4 SEC? Yep . It IS an elimination game. Unless we get some/a bunch of November surprises.

The Big Ten won’t get 4 teams in. Indiana will get smacked back to earth by OSU or something else will happen.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Actually be better off if they didn't play the SEC Championship; cause if they lost it, back in ?? territory. We shall see. I just think uga is coming loaded for bear thsi week and it's going to be very difficult to get a W in Athens. In Knoxville? I say Yes. It will be as loud as imaginable, I remember 2 years ago down there. Impossible to hear .

If you think an 11-2 SEC runner-up Tennessee would be in any danger whatsoever of being left out, you are completely and utterly clueless. Stupidest take in this thread.