PalsPal":2u4e20pe said:
gator-n-buck":2u4e20pe said:
TN has no chance to win the East....
<BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ> Wrong answer!
There is an article out there (from a national site btw) outlining just how very possible it is, even as crazy as it seems.
But, I'm sure you have already seen it, since it was posted on a Vol's board, so there is no need for me to link it
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You mean this one????
"Florida's path to an SEC East title and a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game is crystal clear. Beat Georgia and the division title is all but locked up, no matter what the Gators do the rest of the season.
Saturday's results helped clear the way, though it will be mathematically impossible for the Gators to clinch the title in Jacksonville next weekend with a win over the Bulldogs.
Here are the SEC East standings following Saturday's set of games.
SEC East Standings (Remaining Games)
4-1 - Florida (vs. Georgia, Vanderbilt, @ South Carolina)
3-2 - Georgia (vs. Florida, Kentucky, @ Auburn)
2-3 - Kentucky (Tennessee, @ Georgia, @ Vanderbilt)
1-3 - Vanderbilt (@ Florida, Kentucky, Texas A&M, @ Tennessee)
1-3 - Tennessee (@ Kentucky, South Carolina, @ Missouri, Vanderbilt)
1-4 - Missouri (Mississippi State, Tennessee, @ Arkansas)
1-4 - South Carolina (@ Texas A&M, @ Tennessee, Florida)
What a win vs. Georgia does:
Should Florida top Georgia in Jacksonville next weekend, it'll make it virtually impossible for any other team to realistically win the SEC East.
Florida would advance to 5-1 and, at worst, finish 5-3. That would mathematically eliminate Missouri and South Carolina, which cannot reach 5-3.
Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Tennessee would all have three conference losses at that point, so any loss at that point by any of those four would eliminate it. Florida wins any two-way head-to-head tie against Georgia, Kentucky or Tennessee, courtesy of its wins against those teams.
So the only two-way head-to-head tie that could put Florida out of Atlanta would be a scenario where Florida loses out after beating Georgia AND Vanderbilt wins out the rest of the way (highly improbable).
What about three-way tiebreaker scenarios?
Again, the only realistic one Florida could lose would be a three-way tie with Georgia and Vanderbilt at 5-3, which could conceivably send one of the two to Atlanta ahead of Florida. But that scenario again requires Vanderbilt winning out, which is highly improbable.
What about Tennessee and a three-way tie?
If the Volunteers win out, it would require handing both Kentucky and Vanderbilt a loss, meaning a three-way tie involving the Vols would take Florida and Georgia both finishing 5-3. In that scenario, Florida would advance to Atlanta courtesy of beating both Georgia and Tennessee while the other two split the head-to-head-to-head.
There are no other three-way tiebreaker scenarios at 5-3. Kentucky winning out would hand Tennessee, Georgia and Vanderbilt all a loss, making it a maximum of a two-way tie at 5-3.
The bottom line?
Win in Jacksonville next weekend and the only way Florida doesn't make it to Atlanta is if Vanderbilt goes on one of the most improbable runs in college football history. It won't technically be clinched on Saturday, but the Gators can go ahead and book their tickets if they beat the Bulldogs.
After a win in Jacksonville, any subsequent Florida win or any Vanderbilt loss in the conference would officially sew up the SEC East for Florida. The Commodores do not play an SEC game next weekend, facing Houston in their final non-conference game"
http://florida.247sports.com/Board/14/C ... n-40548913
