Well we would have been a lock for playoffs

[PowerWookie]

French’s needs to prepare the mustard cannon.

If Bama gets in a over us, I see some serious acting out from vol fans on the horizon… for a legit reason

 

[Grouse Stalker]

The worst thing about this now has to be knowing that even though UT did blow it at Cackalack that they STILL deserve to be in over OSU. The Buckeyes haven't beaten anyone. The sting of this lost opportunity will only get worse every year the Vols continue to miss the playoffs. Fans will continue discussing "what could have been" for years. The pain never subsides.

 

[volbound1700]

Yep, now we would have been in. I was always worried about USC as a 1 loss PAC12 champ keeping us out OR the loser of Ohio State/Michigan if that was a close game. Since Michigan throttled Ohio State I think we were in over them because our loss to Georgia was on the road vs. they were at home. The last hurdle fell last night, we'd be in as long as we ran the Missouri-South Carolina-Vandy table. Makes me sick.

USC looked a lot like Tennessee. Good offense but bad defense.

 

[ru4real-really?]

Even if they lose, they’re probably in. Otherwise you’re punishing them for playing in their conference championship (a feat neither TN or Bama was capable of) and for having a better record than either team

The committee should treat all conference championship as extensions of their playoff. Lose and go home is the way it should be this time of the year!

And for better record, the strength of schedule must be considered. That eliminates TCU completely!

 

[JMSqb11]

Even if they lose, they’re probably in. Otherwise you’re punishing them for playing in their conference championship (a feat neither TN or Bama was capable of) and for having a better record than either team

TCU needs all the wins they can get. There is no difference between them or last year's Cincy or a 12-0 Notre Dame that has made playoff previously. They don't get rewarded much for their wins, but the minute they have a loss, they are toast because they play a super weak schedule. Now they got help with the fact of 6/7 ranked teams having 2 losses.

Today is arguably the best team TCU will play all year from a season resumê perspective and they are a 3 loss team!!!!

I do think the committee would have to look between a 12-1 TCU, 10-2 Bama, and 10-2 Tennessee for the final spot.

 

[CAVPUT]

If not for that garbage effort in Columbia.

Nope. I'm convinced that even a 1 loss UT would have been screwed one way or another. Not sure how, but they'd have come up with something to "justify" leaving the Vols out of the playoffs. We were toast after losing to UGA IMO.

 

[Behr]

Because there are other 1 loss teams they could possibly pick over us

Why would they have picked 1 loss teams over us?

 

[ru4real-really?]

and was your loss yesterday or a couple months ago? What have you done lately?

 

[NighthawkVol]

Why do you think it’s certain?

Tennessee would have better wins and its only loss would be to the #1 team on its home field. Our strength of schedule is WAY better. Also, SC beating Clemson the next week would’ve looked really good for Tennessee. It would have been a no-brainer.

Frankly, the same would be true of Tennessee over USC, even if USC had won the Pac 12.

 

[Behr]

On every available metric we are ahead of Alabama. So once again, it’s not a lock that we would have been in. It’s possible, but not certain

Lol.

You just like to argue.

Obviously the committee thinks our loss to SC is worse than any loss Alabama has. So without that loss Alabama wouldn't be ahead of us.

Silly to argue.

 

[Vol8188]

The committee should treat all conference championship as extensions of their playoff. Lose and go home is the way it should be this time of the year!

And for better record, the strength of schedule must be considered. That eliminates TCU completely!

We have a better strength of schedule than Bama. Don’t assume because something is logical that it’s what the committee will do.

 

[Vol8188]

TCU needs all the wins they can get. There is no difference between them or last year's Cincy or a 12-0 Notre Dame that has made playoff previously. They don't get rewarded much for their wins, but the minute they have a loss, they are toast because they play a super weak schedule. Now they got help with the fact of 6/7 ranked teams having 2 losses.

Today is arguably the best team TCU will play all year from a season resumê perspective and they are a 3 loss team!!!!

I do think the committee would have to look between a 12-1 TCU, 10-2 Bama, and 10-2 Tennessee for the final spot.

Bama has a worse record and their best win is against what, a 4 loss team?

 

[Vol8188]

Why would they have picked 1 loss teams over us?

Because there would be more than 4 teams with 1 loss or less. Someone has to be left out. It could be us. We should be ahead of Bama based on all the criteria. But we are not.

 

[Vol8188]

Tennessee would have better wins and its only loss would be to the #1 team on its home field. Our strength of schedule is WAY better. Also, SC beating Clemson the next week would’ve looked really good for Tennessee. It would have been a no-brainer.

Frankly, the same would be true of Tennessee over USC, even if USC had won the Pac 12.

The same is true for Tennessee over Bama but are not over Bama. You guys are failing to account for the human element here. That’s why I’ve said I’d prefer a 4 team playoff with the old BCS system picking the teams to put less emphasize on that.

 

[West Vol]

TCU needs all the wins they can get. There is no difference between them or last year's Cincy or a 12-0 Notre Dame that has made playoff previously. They don't get rewarded much for their wins, but the minute they have a loss, they are toast because they play a super weak schedule. Now they got help with the fact of 6/7 ranked teams having 2 losses.

Today is arguably the best team TCU will play all year from a season resumê perspective and they are a 3 loss team!!!!

I do think the committee would have to look between a 12-1 TCU, 10-2 Bama, and 10-2 Tennessee for the final spot.

The best team Bama had beaten has four losses.

 

[Vol8188]

Lol.

You just like to argue.

Obviously the committee thinks our loss to SC is worse than any loss Alabama has. So without that loss Alabama wouldn't be ahead of us.

Silly to argue.

Hard to say. Which is the problem with your argument. You’re pretending to know things that you can’t possibly know. Maybe they would take us over OSU. Maybe not. It’s not 100%

 

[West Vol]

Lol.

You just like to argue.

Obviously the committee thinks our loss to SC is worse than any loss Alabama has. So without that loss Alabama wouldn't be ahead of us.

Silly to argue.

LSU and South Carolina won’t be separated by much after today.

 

[NighthawkVol]

The same is true for Tennessee over Bama but are not over Bama. You guys are failing to account for the human element here. That’s why I’ve said I’d prefer a 4 team playoff with the old BCS system picking the teams to put less emphasize on that.

Tennessee is not over Bama because we lost in embarrassing fashion to SC and because Hooker is out. If neither of those things happen, there is no argument to put USC or Ohio State over Tennessee in this hypothetical. Especially since Tennessee was already ahead of USC.

 

[Behr]

Hard to say. Which is the problem with your argument. You’re pretending to know things that you can’t possibly know. Maybe they would take us over OSU. Maybe not. It’s not 100%

It's not hard to say at all.

Without the SC loss, Hooker being uninjured we would have stayed ranked above Alabama. Just like they're staying ranked above us now because nothing changed with them or us. And us taking care of business the way we did...and OSU losing the way they did, we would be going to the playoffs.

 

[Boone&Crockett]

We would be in if not for SC, Ohio States loss was too late in the year for them to bounce back from.

 

[orangefloyd]

Some people just want to argue. Over anything.

 

[Sudden Impact]

Tennessee is not over Bama because we lost in embarrassing fashion to SC and because Hooker is out. If neither of those things happen, there is no argument to put USC or Ohio State over Tennessee in this hypothetical. Especially since Tennessee was already ahead of USC.

I agree with you but there would have been a group within the Committee pushing it and who knows.

Just think about the Orange Bowl/Rose Bowl situation and how that was going to happen and still may happen.

You never know when humans are involved and on their own agenda. I trust nothing in the Sports World when it comes to CFP and ESPN. Peyton & Heisman. First BCS Game we were headed to possibly being the 3rd man out behind Kansas and UCLA. OSU got screwed that year.

 

[JMSqb11]

Bama has a worse record and their best win is against what, a 4 loss team?

Sure... But of the 3, Bama would easily be favored over TCU or Tennessee.... I'm not drunk on the Big Orange Kool Aid, but Bama is going to have some bias as being of the best teams in the country.....


They are given that bias since TCU would have a loss and tennessee would be without the Heisman contending QB.... You don't have to like it, but that is what they are looking at. The CFP does not want headaches that they can control. What they can't control are USC and TCU's games. What they can control is OSU and Bama and Tennessee ranking.

To make things easier, they can simply say this Tennessee team at 10-2 isn't the tennessee team with Hooker.... Due to that, Tennessee gets slotted behind Bama, yes even thought we beat them, and OSU with 1 loss.

 

[JMSqb11]

The best team Bama had beaten has four losses.

Sure.... But no one in their right mind would say Bama isn't one of the best 4 teams in the country if put on a neutral field with another team..... Regardless of their resumê.... And that is exactly why the CFP put us behind them even with the resumê being worse than ours.

 

[volbound1700]

Losing Hendon Hooker really hurt as well. I think that is the main reason Alabama is ahead of Tennessee.