What has to happen for Tennessee to get into the playoffs now?

#29
#29
I think we can win out and be in if ND beats Army and loses to USC, assuming ACC and Big12 only get 1 in. There's still some chaos that could happen to get in the SEC Championship.
 
#32
#32
We are not done but we don't completely control our destiny. Neither does UGA. UGA has to be hoping for complete chaos and them to get in a favorable tiebreaker among the other teams. Same is true for Bama, Ole Miss, and Tennessee. None of these teams control the outcome. All they can do is take care of the teams in front of them.

- UGA has finished SEC play and will end up 6-2.

LSU and Missouri incurred their 3rd conference loss so they are out of the SEC and playoff race.

There will more than likely be at least 3 teams with a 6-2 record and 1 team with one loss, though we could honestly end up with a group of 6-2 SEC teams vying for the two spots in the championship game. The interesting thing is that it is very likely that the loser of the SEC championship will have 3 losses.

- Bama still has OU at OU and Auburn
- Ole Miss has Florida at Florida and MSU.
- Texas has Kentucky and A&M
- Texas A&M has Auburn at Auburn and Texas
- We have Vandy which we need to beat.

Possible Outcomes
- Bama loses to OU or Auburn - they finish 5-3 and are out.
- Ole Miss loses to Florida (which is very possible - Florida is playing really good football right now.) - they finish 5-3 and are out.
- Texas loses to A&M.
- A&M loses to Auburn,
- Tennessee beats Vandy

That leaves 4 teams with 6-2 SEC records (Texas, A&M, UGA and Tennessee) and if 4 teams from the SEC makes the playoffs those are the 4 teams. A&M If they lose to either Auburn or Texas, must make the SEC championship game and win as they have that non-conference loss which gives them 3 losses and would make them the 4th team out.

We need Bama and Ole Miss to lose - I know that some will say Bama needs to win to boost us up - but what matters most IMO is limiting the number of SEC teams that end up 6-2 or better to 4 or less and us being one of those teams.
 
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Willie Hutch said:
This may be my first post. Not sure. The team played well tonight against an elite UGA team. The one drive with the questionable facemask and BS 12 men on the field was the deciding factor tonight. With that being said, after the showing tonight, what has to happen for us to have an opportunity to play in the playoffs?
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We gotta see what the committee does with our loss Tuesday. After that if any team drops a game they shouldn’t it’ll put us ahead of them.
 
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vols 30 said:
Win the last 2 and hope for some help. Maybe a lot of help.

It's not impossible.
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Agree and there are several SEC teams with 2 losses that need help. Texas and A&M are the only two teams that control their destiny at this point and one of those teams will end up with at least 2 losses too.

And I think we are going to see even more crazy upsets next week that is going to shake things up even more.
 
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KnoxRealtorVOL said:
That something is incorrect. They will rake us over the coals for this. I guarantee you we're #15 or so.
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volfan102455 said:
We are not done but we don't completely control our destiny. Neither does UGA. UGA has to be hoping for complete chaos and them to get in a favorable tiebreaker among the other teams. Same is true for Bama, Ole Miss, and Tennessee. None of these teams control the outcome. All they can do is take care of the teams in front of them.

- UGA has finished SEC play and will end up 6-2.

LSU and Missouri incurred their 3rd conference loss so they are out of the SEC and playoff race.

There will more than likely be at least 3 teams with a 6-2 record and 1 team with one loss, though we could honestly end up with a group of 6-2 SEC teams vying for the two spots in the championship game. The interesting thing is that it is very likely that the loser of the SEC championship will have 3 losses.

- Bama still has OU at OU and Auburn
- Ole Miss has Florida at Florida and MSU.
- Texas has Kentucky and A&M
- Texas A&M has Auburn at Auburn and Texas
- We have Vandy which we need to beat.

Possible Outcomes
- Bama loses to OU or Auburn - they finish 5-3 and are out.
- Ole Miss loses to Florida (which is very possible - Florida is playing really good football right now.) - they finish 5-3 and are out.
- Texas loses to A&M.
- A&M loses to Auburn,
- Tennessee beats Vandy

That leaves 4 teams with 6-2 SEC records (Texas, A&M, UGA and Tennessee) and if 4 teams from the SEC makes the playoffs those are the 4 teams. A&M If they lose to either Auburn or Texas, must make the SEC championship game and win as they have that non-conference loss which gives them 3 losses and would make them the 4th team out.

We need Bama and Ole Miss to lose - I know that some will say Bama needs to win to boost us up - but what matters most IMO is limiting the number of SEC teams that end up 6-2 or better to 4 or less and us being one of those teams.
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If A&M, Bama, Georgia, Ole Miss, and Tennessee finish at 6-2, I’m curious who gets the ticket to Atlanta.

I know the hype of an 8 way tie of 6-2 teams was talk of Gameday but LSU / Mizzou lost so they are done.

So in event of a 5 way tie for second place, i wonder if the 4th tie break needed for 8 way, isn’t needed. Whole a 2 loss team going to Atlanta has more risk than reward, they still have a chance to secure their way into Playoff and first round bye.


  • A. Head-to-head competition against the tied teams
  • B. Record versus all common conference opponents
  • C. Record against highest (best) placed common conference opponent in the conference standings, and proceeding through the conference standings among the tied teams
  • D. Cumulative conference winning percentage of all conference opponents among the tied teams
 
#47
#47
I think we’re OK. We were beaten by two TDs but held our own for most of the game. I think we’ll swap places with Georgia and be #12 on Tuesday. Win out and with a couple of upsets we’ll end up as the #10 or #11 seed in the playoffs.
 
#49
#49
volfan102455 said:
We are not done but we don't completely control our destiny. Neither does UGA. UGA has to be hoping for complete chaos and them to get in a favorable tiebreaker among the other teams. Same is true for Bama, Ole Miss, and Tennessee. None of these teams control the outcome. All they can do is take care of the teams in front of them.

- UGA has finished SEC play and will end up 6-2.

LSU and Missouri incurred their 3rd conference loss so they are out of the SEC and playoff race.

There will more than likely be at least 3 teams with a 6-2 record and 1 team with one loss, though we could honestly end up with a group of 6-2 SEC teams vying for the two spots in the championship game. The interesting thing is that it is very likely that the loser of the SEC championship will have 3 losses.

- Bama still has OU at OU and Auburn
- Ole Miss has Florida at Florida and MSU.
- Texas has Kentucky and A&M
- Texas A&M has Auburn at Auburn and Texas
- We have Vandy which we need to beat.

Possible Outcomes
- Bama loses to OU or Auburn - they finish 5-3 and are out.
- Ole Miss loses to Florida (which is very possible - Florida is playing really good football right now.) - they finish 5-3 and are out.
- Texas loses to A&M.
- A&M loses to Auburn,
- Tennessee beats Vandy

That leaves 4 teams with 6-2 SEC records (Texas, A&M, UGA and Tennessee) and if 4 teams from the SEC makes the playoffs those are the 4 teams. A&M If they lose to either Auburn or Texas, must make the SEC championship game and win as they have that non-conference loss which gives them 3 losses and would make them the 4th team out.

We need Bama and Ole Miss to lose - I know that some will say Bama needs to win to boost us up - but what matters most IMO is limiting the number of SEC teams that end up 6-2 or better to 4 or less and us being one of those teams.
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This is the type of response I was looking for. Thoughtful! Thank you. We’re not dead but clearly don’t control our own destiny
 
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