Polls?

[Bamamonts]

Unless the biased media has a boner for your school like some we're aware of

if your talking about Alabama then they fell in the rankings after every loss.
In the AP poll Tennessee fell 4 spots to #10. I think that's a good ranking after a loss.
I think Tennessee will move up if they win out.

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

I think Tennessee still has a decent shot to get in. Remember, #2Ohio state and #5 Indiana still have a regular season match-up. The winner then gets #1 Oregon in chip game.

Also still have #3 Texas vs #15 A&M still to come in regular season. If the SEC sends A two loss team to the sec chip game, and they get handed a 3ed loss how far do the fall?

Miami is set to take on SMU in the ACC chip at the moment I don't believe the loser gets in.

Same for BYU vs Colorado. I don't believe the loser of that chip game gets in eighter.

Only with the help of Lane Kiffin

 

[prstide]

it should be easy.. teams ranked 1-12 is playoffs regardless of who it is

That would make the most sense but due to the auto bids from conference champions it won't work that way.

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

That would make the most sense but due to the auto bids from conference champions it won't work that way.

1-6 make it so

 

[EastTNHunter]

That would make the most sense but due to the auto bids from conference champions it won't work that way.

I hate the auto bids. SEC is really going to have a dilemma on even choosing who should be in the SECCG at this point, so I doubt that the playoff committee will have it easy (or get it right) either

 

[poorhunter]

There will have to be a couple teams losing for UT to get in, like two of Miami, Ole Miss or Notre Dame. And UT will also need Texas to beat Texas A&M because Texas will not fall below UT if they lose and A&M will jump ahead of UT if they win. Alabama is a lock unless they get in and lose conference championship game, so their best bet is to hope they don't.

 

[Bamamonts]

I hate the auto bids. SEC is really going to have a dilemma on even choosing who should be in the SECCG at this point, so I doubt that the playoff committee will have it easy (or get it right) either

I hate the auto bids also.
The goal should be to get the 12 best teams. We can argue and disagree on who the 12 best teams are but the goal should be to get the 12 best teams.

 

[UCStandSitter]

if your talking about Alabama then they fell in the rankings after every loss.
In the AP poll Tennessee fell 4 spots to #10. I think that's a good ranking after a loss.
I think Tennessee will move up if they win out.

Favorites never see they are treated any differently but everyone else does

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

There will have to be a couple teams losing for UT to get in, like two of Miami, Ole Miss or Notre Dame. And UT will also need Texas to beat Texas A&M because Texas will not fall below UT if they lose and A&M will jump ahead of UT if they win. Alabama is a lock unless they get in and lose conference championship game, so their best bet is to hope they don't.

Good ole vols checkerboard math in play.

 

[PalsPal]

You don't want to be the loser of the SEC game.

 

[Bamamonts]

Favorites never see they are treated any differently but everyone else does

That's true sometimes but not always. Alabama has received special treatment in the past but I don't see it here.
Sometimes it's used as an excuse.

 

[UCStandSitter]

That's true sometimes but not always. Alabama has received special treatment in the past but I don't see it here.
Sometimes it's used as an excuse.

I see a team beaten by both UT and Vandy with the same record as UT, ranked higher than UT. Surely you see that it was purely cache that tipped the scales?

 

[Bamamonts]

I see a team beaten by both UT and Vandy with the same record as UT, ranked higher than UT. Surely you see that it was purely cache that tipped the scales?

I see a team that was beaten last weekend fall in the polls. Same as every other team that was beaten. When those teams fall other teams move up. That's how polls have always worked. I think the rankings would be the same if the teams were reversed.

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

I see a team that was beaten last weekend fall in the polls. Same as every other team that was beaten. When those teams fall other teams move up. That's how polls have always worked. I think the rankings would be the same if the teams were reversed.

Someone is just deflecting from the fact that Georgia is saying their the vols daddy.

 

[UCStandSitter]

I see a team that was beaten last weekend fall in the polls. Same as every other team that was beaten. When those teams fall other teams move up. That's how polls have always worked. I think the rankings would be the same if the teams were reversed.

Just gonna have to agree to disagree on this one

 

[Bamamonts]

Just gonna have to agree to disagree on this one

Haha that's ok. Good discussion.

 

[MUP]

Thru all of this one thing has remained the same for years, and that's that if you lose early, you have an advantage/time to climb back up in the polls, and losing late in the season takes that advantage away significantly.

 

[poorhunter]

Thru all of this one thing has remained the same for years, and that's that if you lose early, you have an advantage/time to climb back up in the polls, and losing late in the season takes that advantage away significantly.

Exactly what I was going to say. It's not necessarily who you lose to but when you lose. It happens every year.

 

[BamaProud]

But hurt still cause we are better than your team?

According to who?

 

[buckaroo]

According to who?

Well we won the game 3rd saturday in October did we not?

 

[BamaProud]

So using that line of reasoning, you must think Arkansas is better than TN and Vandy is better than Alabama.
:rolleyes:

 

[buckaroo]

So using that line of reasoning, you must think Arkansas is better than TN and Vandy is better than Alabama.
:rolleyes:

If not, why play the game??

 

[BamaProud]

If not, why play the game??

All teams change throughout the season. Some get better, some get worse, there are injuries etc...

 

[buckaroo]

All teams change throughout the season. Some get better, some get worse, there are injuries

Thats great to know then, Vols have been better than bama for last 15 yrs then

 

[Crow Terminator]

Well we won the game 3rd saturday in October did we not?

We? Did you play? No. Then there's no WE.

 

[buckaroo]

We? Did you play? No. Then there's no WE.

Correct, should have said the team I root for, but hey everyone does it

 

[prstide]

Thats great to know then, Vols have been better than bama for last 15 yrs then

 

[buckaroo]

According to some tide fans if you win your not exactly better

 

[BamaProud]

According to some tide fans if you win your not exactly better

Who said that?

 

[buckaroo]

Who said that?

You, look at thread 49