re: So who do we pull for from here on out?

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I care. The commitee puts a lot of emphasis on SOS. We need Auburn and Georgia Tech to win out.

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They value quality wins. It may not matter but just in case it does, it's better to have that under your belt.

And as has been stated before, I want 8-1 Auburn coming in to Athens to face 8-1 Georgia. Would be the biggest game in Athens this late in the season is quite some time. Would be an absolutely electric atmosphere.

Apparently the playoff committee is looking at quality of wins/losses as well as SOS and other things. I'd rather UGA beat a 1-loss Barn team to improve our odds of making the playoff.

Could be, but it never hurts to beat teams with good records.

Plus, I'd rather UGA not get screwed out of a playoff spot if we are on the bubble but only have one quality win in the SECCG. Winning the SECCG should be enough, but UGA has a history of getting screwed.

That may be the way we think, but this committee is going beyond common sense. As I said, if we face a team with 2 or 3 losses in the SECCG then, according to the committee, our quality of wins would go down - and if FSU goes undefeated and oregon, ND, and whoever else has one loss then you can bet the SEC would be left out.

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if we face a team with 2 or 3 losses in the SECCG

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That is nearly impossible, and if so, Ole Miss losing last week and staying in the top 4 has set a precedent for this committee. They determine their own SOS and right now winning the SEC seems to be our best shot. Losing 2 and making it will take a lot of luck!

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SEC Champ is automatic.

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Are you so sure? The committee has already shown our quality of wins to be poor by ranking us where they did. If we beat a team that already has 2 or 3 losses in the SECCG, then will they continue that mindset or just say well, they won so they are automatically in?

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Are you so sure?

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Of course I can't be 100%, but can you imagine a SEC Champ not in the top 4. Strongest Conference and the Champ not in??? That's like voting a community organizer as President........oh wait.....I think I see your point

The conference champion is just another factor they are looking at, but I don't think it's automatic. Hell, GT only lost by 6 points in the ACCCG two years ago and they had a 6-6 record.

Conference champs aren't necessarily enough, IMO.

ETA: I know the ACC is not the SEC, but I was using that as an example of how the conference champion isn't necessarily one of the top 4 teams in the country.

I agree. I can see something working out so badly that the idea of the playoff would be abandoned. Hell, we forget that this is NCAA football - nothing makes sense about this group.

I can also see the committee having a bias. Former players/coaches? A little side money? The fact that Condoleeza is on it is all that needs to be said...

Exactly. It is run by idiots with agendas. Won't be long until the power 5 has lobbyist and we are seeing these things ran as a campaign. I know that sounds far fetched, but this is more about money/ratings, than getting it right.

If they wanted to get it right, or better I should say, it would have been done years ago and we would drop a cupcake and play a playoff comparable to what ever other sports organization does......because it's common sense, but that (common sense) is down lower than the housing market in '08, so God Bless us all


Either way, let's win and enjoy as many others getting screwed as possible. I'm sure these conversations will be a weekly thing, which is what the Playoff Czars want....money and ratings.
This is not for the athletes or fans. This is all school presidents, Conferences, TV deals and their lust for money.