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'They can't run no more': LSU, Florida clash with Sugar Bowl (for the Tigers), SEC East title (for the Gators) potentially on the line | LSU | theadvocate.com

Huge game for TN this weekend in Baton Rouge.

The cross-divisional rivalry picked up steam last month, when Hurricane Matthew’s projected path postponed their meeting scheduled for Oct. 8 in Gainesville. LSU’s administration pushed against attempts from the SEC office and Florida officials to keep the game in Gainesville when rescheduled. Athletic director Joe Alleva and LSU officials refused to play three straight SEC road games in a 13-day stretch or lose a home game during such a trying year for a city hit by historic flooding in August.

The Gators ultimately agreed to relocate the game to Baton Rouge after terse negotiations. It resulted in SEC commissioner Greg Sankey chiding Alleva for the athletic director’s public comments about negotiations; then-UF athletic director Jeremy Foley called discussions with Alleva and LSU president F. King Alexander “difficult.”

Meanwhile, a large contingent of LSU fans and some players believe Florida used the hurricane’s predicted path as a way to wriggle out of the game. The Gators were banged up then — and they are now, too, coincidentally.

“They can’t run no more,” LSU running back Derrius Guice said Saturday night.
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Florida players spiced things after the Gators’ win over Missouri on Oct. 15. They draped purple and gold beads around a Halloween figure — a cat skeleton that the school said a fan threw onto the field. Players placed the cat skeleton upright on the field and slung the beads around its neck. That same week, LSU’s live mascot, Mike VI, had been euthanized after a battle with cancer.

Yes, the juices are flowing for this one.

“It’s going to be crazy, especially being at Death Valley for a second year in a row,” running back Leonard Fournette said. “We’re ready.”
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Once again, we're having to pull for another team to knock off Florida so that the VOLS can back into the SECC in Atlanta. This is after the team beat both UF and UGA earlier in the year.

SMH.
 
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ETV said:
Once again, we're having to pull for another team to knock off Florida so that the VOLS can back into the SECC in Atlanta. This is after the team beat both UF and UGA earlier in the year.

SMH.
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If Florida loses to LSU after Tennessee beat Florida head to head, how exactly is that backing in?
 
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ETV said:
Once again, we're having to pull for another team to knock off Florida so that the VOLS can back into the SECC in Atlanta. This is after the team beat both UF and UGA earlier in the year.

SMH.
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Backing in? Had the game been played as scheduled we'd be in first place right now. Btw, we "backed in" to a National Championship in '98.
 
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If UF's defensive line dominates (like Bama did) LSU's offensive line than they are in the game, if not, going to be a long day. UF will have to win this with defense.

I love Guice but, man, he needs just talk by his play and not his mouth.
 
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I think people are confusing backing in with controlling your own destiny. UT doesn't control their own destiny but I wouldn't say UT backed in to the SEC-CG should they get there.
 
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ETV said:
Once again, we're having to pull for another team to knock off Florida so that the VOLS can back into the SECC in Atlanta. This is after the team beat both UF and UGA earlier in the year.

SMH.
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He look, a Butch hater.

Like that bolded part while not mentioning injuries but that's par for the course with you whining group of negavols.
 
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LSU-SIU said:
If UF's defensive line dominates (like Bama did) LSU's offensive line than they are in the game, if not, going to be a long day. UF will have to win this with defense.

I love Guice but, man, he needs just talk by his play and not his mouth.
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I don't like our players talking either but I think you all destroy them Saturday.
 
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I see no possible way for UF to beat LSU. They are almost as injured as us. They will be pushed around in the trenches by both LSU lines and their offense is trash. But I expect their defense to still keep LSU from scoring over 40.

LSU 38
UF 13
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
Not sure you understand how this works. They win Saturday. They are in. No if ands or buts. We win, we are still out.
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The phrase "backing in" to the title is when you lose the head to head but still win the Division because the other team lost other games.

Thus, if UF wins the East, they will have "backed in" to Atlanta.

TN cannot "back in" to the division championship because they won the head to head contest with UF.
 
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UT will be undefeated in the east division against those in contention. That's not backing in

Vol_til_I_die said:
Backing in? Had the game been played as scheduled we'd be in first place right now. Btw, we "backed in" to a National Championship in '98.
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Your last sentence is completely false. UT was ranked #1 and was going regardless.
 
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ETV said:
Once again, we're having to pull for another team to knock off Florida so that the VOLS can back into the SECC in Atlanta. This is after the team beat both UF and UGA earlier in the year.

SMH.
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Fulmer did it so much better when he needed another team to beat Florida after losing to them, right? :crazy:
 
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NeverWe'llSever said:
I see no possible way for UF to beat LSU. They are HALF as injured as us. They will be pushed around in the trenches by both LSU lines and their offense is trash. But I expect their defense to still keep LSU from scoring over 40.

LSU 38
UF 13
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fyp
 
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utvolpj said:
UT will be undefeated in the east division. That's not backing in


Your last sentence is completely false. UT was ranked #1 and was going regardless.
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:eek:lol:

been drinking more than usual PJ? pretty sure we embarrassed ourselves vs South Carolina.
 
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Neyland Law Vol said:
The phrase "backing in" to the title is when you lose the head to head but still win the Division because the other team lost other games.

Thus, if UF wins the East, they will have "backed in" to Atlanta.

TN cannot "back in" to the division championship because they won the head to head contest with UF.
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I was responding to Florida trying to get back in. They win, they are in. The rest of it is semantics.
 
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I am just glad it is November and we are even realistically talking about the Vols being in Atlanta. However, it does leave a sour taste in your mouth knowing we have to depend on LSU beating Florida to get there. I'm glad we are 7-3 with a shot of 9-3 this season. The only bad loss this year is South Carolina (Alabama was a beating, but at least they are really good and we knew it'd be 50/50). It'd be nice to have won that game, be sitting at #8-12 in the country, and already locked up the East.
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
I was responding to Florida trying to get back in. They win, they are in. The rest of it is semantics.
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OK. I just get frustrated with people trying to degrade an SEC East Division title. If TN wins the East, they will have done it by winning head to head against UGA and UF. It will be the first time in almost a decade to win the division. Thus, IMO we should just enjoy it and not nit pick how we won it.
 
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