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Division record should determine division championships

Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:57 pm
Posted by TigerDice
Canton, OH
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:57 pm
If the SEC wanted to be fair and continue the "so called" traditional games,they could make one simple rule change. Division record determines division championships instead of overall SEC record.

But if that happened, certain teams such as Georgia and Bama would not have found the road to the SEC Championship game so easy this year.

Georgia missed the four strongest teams in the SEC West: Bama, LSU, Texas A&M, and Mississippi St., while Bama missed the only strong teams in the SEC East: Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

When will the SEC administrators make the rules fair for all schools?

Why do the powers that be in the SEC think this is fair? Are they bias towards certain schools?

The answer has to be yes; they are bias, and they want to keep the rules unfair. Fairness is obviously not a high priority in the SEC's front office, which is located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:58 pm to
If they did this there would have been some really goofy results, like 1993 LSU at 5-6 going to the SECCG.
Posted by Aman
Alabama
Member since Mar 2010
5181 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:00 pm to
Go enjoy your family. It is Christmas man.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
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32775 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:02 pm to
I can agree with this.. to an extent.

It seems that divisional record is completely arbitrary.

But OP, you WILL catch shite from Bama fans calling you butthurt for crying about having to play Florida every year.

ETA: Exhibit A: the response after this post
This post was edited on 12/25/12 at 2:04 pm
Posted by Beer Bryant
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

The answer has to be yes; they are bias, and they want to keep the rules unfair. Fairness is obviously not a high priority in the SEC's front office, which is located in Birmingham, Alabama.



Posted by NATidefan
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:05 pm to
Merry Christmas

Posted by JordonfortheJ
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:05 pm to
And here we go
Posted by Beer Bryant
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:06 pm to
Posted by crispyUGA
Upstate SC
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:08 pm to
UGA still would've won the East this year so go suck your dad's cock some more.
Posted by paul02085
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:09 pm to
REC says Merry Christmas.
Posted by PepaSpray
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:13 pm to
But then why play any cross division games? You could schedule pansy teams from the pac12 or big12 or fat slow teams from the big10.

Oh this is LSU fan crying about playing Florida. A team Bama has blown out the last three times they played.

Maybe LSU is simply no good? And you sure do cry a lot.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32775 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

But then why play any cross division games?


Tie-breakers? Just a thought.
Posted by troywew
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:15 pm to
Posted by mwlewis
JeffCo
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:18 pm to
LSU fans will bitch about Alabama even on Christmas
Posted by PepaSpray
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:27 pm to
quote:

Georgia missed the four strongest teams in the SEC West: Bama, LSU, Texas A&M, and Mississippi St., while Bama missed the only strong teams in the SEC East: Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
This is incorrect.

Ole Miss >>> than MS State. And Georgia blew them out.

LSU barely survived against them. Here's you a beer. now in it.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32775 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:37 pm to
Gotta love the transitive property..

So, educate me; with your logic, how do you explain the following scenario?

LSU barely squeaks by Auburn
Auburn gets blown out by both A&M and Bama
LSU beats A&M but loses a close one to Bama
Bama loses to A&M

Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
36506 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:39 pm to
Cross-division games should only be used as tie-breakers.
Posted by PepaSpray
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:42 pm to
quote:

So, educate me; with your logic, how do you explain the following scenario?

I know I know. It was mostly just to say I like Ole Miss over MS State. It wasn't an actual analysis.

But I do like Cross Divisional games counting. Even when it works against Bama.
Posted by Crimson Legend
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Member since Nov 2004
15478 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:42 pm to
Actually, I would be in favor of this tweak. Determine the SEC West champs with the following criteria, in order:

1. Divisional record
2. Overall conference record
3. Head to head
...

It makes sense. Why have an unequal conference schedule determining who represents your division, when it should first break down by how well you did against other teams in your own division?
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32775 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

1. Divisional record
2. Overall conference record
3. Head to head


I like it.. except H2H should be #1. But otherwise, the other factors work for me.
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