What needs to happen to host playoff?

[volpadre]

How does Ohio State losing help us and what else needs to happen to see a playoff game at Neyland?

 

[HalfullVol]

Anyone ranked above us in CFP rankings losing today or next week would help the cause for Vols hosting

 

[VolsOut4Harambe]

U of Spoiled Children needs to beat Notre Shame.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Anyone ranked above us in CFP rankings losing today or next week would help the cause for Vols hosting

Not necessarily. Ones that have championship game implications and automatic tie ins may not matter as much. Need PSU, Indiana or Notre Dame to lose the most.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Didn't think about it, but PSU has a shot to get in to thr Big Ten Championship now with OSU losing.

 

[volbound1700]

We could already be hosting. Keep in mind that Ohio Stafe won't make B1G Championship now, Penn State or Indiana will.

A bad scenario might be Oregon losing in B1G Championship and taking our spot.

Notre Dame, Georgia, Penn State, and Tennessee look like the 4 hosting sites with Texas (if they win out), Oregon (if they win out), ACC Champion, and Big12 Champion getting the bye.

 

[JMSqb11]

We are in a good spot right now.

OSU coming off a loss to a poor Michigan team will drop them. Texas losing to a 3 loss A&M wiill drop them. The one game that would solidify Tennessee hosting a playoff game is the Trojans beating Notre Dame.

 

[volbound1700]

SEC still has a lot to play out so not sure about Georgia and Texas in my setup. Ohio State losing makes B1G interesting as well.

 

[volpadre]

Original question: how does Buckeyes losing again to Michigan help?

 

[JMSqb11]

We could already be hosting. Keep in mind that Ohio Stafe won't make B1G Championship now, Penn State or Indiana will.

A bad scenario might be Oregon losing in B1G Championship and taking our spot.

Notre Dame, Georgia, Penn State, and Tennessee look like the 4 hosting sites with Texas (if they win out), Oregon (if they win out), ACC Champion, and Big12 Champion getting the bye.

Not really. In the event Oregon loses to Penn State in the Big 10 title game, Penn State will get auto bye, Oregon drops to the 5 seed....

We have no shot at the 5 so it would just be swapped with Penn State and Oregon loser

 

[JMSqb11]

Original question: how does Buckeyes losing again to Michigan help?

They will drop down the rankings what should be a good bit as they just lost to a 6-5 Michigan team at the Shoe

 

[DowsaTV]

How does Ohio State losing help us and what else needs to happen to see a playoff game at Neyland?

its already happened. we host now.

 

[volbound1700]

Not really. In the event Oregon loses to Penn State in the Big 10 title game, Penn State will get auto bye, Oregon drops to the 5 seed....

We have no shot at the 5 so it would just be swapped with Penn State and Oregon loser

Good point. Indiana could make it though. Not sure of B1G tie breaker rules. However, we want Oregon to win out.

Tennessee is last team to host in (assuming Ohio State falls behind us).

 

[loservol]

Well it looked like the Vols aren't going to get any help from Maryland.

 

[JMSqb11]

Good point. Indiana could make it though. Not sure of B1G tie breaker rules. However, we want Oregon to win out.

Tennessee is last team to host in (assuming Ohio State falls behind us).

Stop it.... Penn State is not losing to Maryland which would send Indiana to the title game..... It WILL be Oregon vs Penn State for Big 10 title.

 

[Firebirdparts]

it was presumed this week (which is worthless) that the Big 10 was getting 4 teams in. 3 of them (except Indiana) were ahead of Tennessee. So, Ohio state will now not be ahead of Tennessee. The idea that one of these 4 teams will be getting a loss in the championship game is not really factored in to their week-to-week projections. You just project based on who you are now. So instead of 3 ahead of Tennessee there's a pretty likely chance that 3 of them will be behind Tennessee when it's all done, after somebody gets a conference champ game loss.

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

Well it looked like the Vols aren't going to get any help from Maryland.

Par for the course, Penn State has had a schedule on par with Indiana this year.

They’ll get destroyed against Oregon in the Big 10 Championship game

 

[volbound1700]

Stop it.... Penn State is not losing to Maryland which would send Indiana to the title game..... It WILL be Oregon vs Penn State for Big 10 title.

Both Indiana and Penn State have only 1 loss ans they did not play. Why is Penn State going over Indiana? They both lost to Ohio State. Do you know the B1G tiebreaker scenario?

 

[BJSforVols]

Not necessarily. Ones that have championship game implications and automatic tie ins may not matter as much. Need PSU, Indiana or Notre Dame to lose the most.

But a 2-loss team losing in a championship game would likely fall behind TN too. (IE> If uga loses to TX or aTm, uga would fall behind TN.)

 

[loservol]

Both Indiana and Penn State have only 1 loss ans they did not play. Why is Penn State going over Indiana? They both lost to Ohio State. Do you know the B1G tiebreaker scenario?

Michigan? I know Penn State beat Michigan, but did Indiana play them this season?

 

[jasonvol18]

We could already be hosting. Keep in mind that Ohio Stafe won't make B1G Championship now, Penn State or Indiana will.

A bad scenario might be Oregon losing in B1G Championship and taking our spot.

Notre Dame, Georgia, Penn State, and Tennessee look like the 4 hosting sites with Texas (if they win out), Oregon (if they win out), ACC Champion, and Big12 Champion getting the bye.

Big 12 isn't guaranteed a Bye. Right now Boise would get it

 

[Sin City Vol]

We are in a good spot right now.

OSU coming off a loss to a poor Michigan team will drop them. Texas losing to a 3 loss A&M wiill drop them. The one game that would solidify Tennessee hosting a playoff game is the Trojans beating Notre Dame.

After the OSU loss I got Ohio St coming to knoxville in an 8/9 matchup

 

[thehardknoxlife]

Why does everyone think OSU will drop below UT? IMO they drop from 2 to 7. You forget Bama OSU and ND always get the benefits of good rankings.

I also bet Bama stays above USCe even though the cocks deserve to be above them. I wouldn't want to play them rn.

 

[CyclingVOL]

Michigan? I know Penn State beat Michigan, but did Indiana play them this season?

Indiana barely beat Michigan (at home?)in early November.

 

[JMSqb11]

Both Indiana and Penn State have only 1 loss ans they did not play. Why is Penn State going over Indiana? They both lost to Ohio State. Do you know the B1G tiebreaker scenario?

Yes... Because I said so. It WILL be Penn State vs Oregon