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re: What’s going to be the incentive SEC top 2 to battle in a SECCG
Posted on 1/3/24 at 5:23 pm to lsuag88
Posted on 1/3/24 at 5:23 pm to lsuag88
I predict this will be a big issue next year. 3rd place in the SEC or Big10 will be preferable to making the conference championship game.
1. By missing the game the 3rd place team will effectively be guaranteed the bye awarded to the winner. A sure fire bye is way better than playing a top 5 team for a chance at a bye.
2. 3rd place will probably still host a home game (partly because the losers of the championship games inevitably will fall back) against a team at the end of the playoff rankings. Very good chance it’s a less difficult game than the conference championship.
3. The loser of the championship game will be unequivocally worse off than 3rd place. Will have had to play an extra game against an elite team and will probably end up on the road in round one against a tougher opponent.
1. By missing the game the 3rd place team will effectively be guaranteed the bye awarded to the winner. A sure fire bye is way better than playing a top 5 team for a chance at a bye.
2. 3rd place will probably still host a home game (partly because the losers of the championship games inevitably will fall back) against a team at the end of the playoff rankings. Very good chance it’s a less difficult game than the conference championship.
3. The loser of the championship game will be unequivocally worse off than 3rd place. Will have had to play an extra game against an elite team and will probably end up on the road in round one against a tougher opponent.
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Posted on 1/3/24 at 5:26 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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Probably the SEC Championship
Not enough. People have already forgotten about Bama winning the SEC championship game this year. No one cares if you don’t win it all.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 5:54 pm to Pikes Peak Tiger
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The issue is there could be a scenario where the loser of the SECCG gets left out of the playoff while the second lace team in the division gets in because they don’t have to play that extra game
No there isn’t. The top two teams in the SEC will be in the playoff every single year, even after one loses an extra game. They won’t fall out of the top 10. The SEC will get three annually, four in strong years.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:58 pm to Purplehaze44
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No there isn’t. The top two teams in the SEC will be in the playoff every single year, even after one loses an extra game. They won’t fall out of the top
Not really.
Say 12-0 and #1 ranked Bama plays 10-2 and #10 or 11 Oklahoma in the SECCG and wins. OU likely drops to 12 or 13 and is left out.
And before you say #12 is in, not so fast. I believe there is an auto bid for the highest ranked non P5 school. So if they are ranked 14 or 15 (or even lower) they will actually bump the #12 team out of the playoff.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 9:01 pm to LSUgrad88
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How does securing a bye and playing one less playoff game make it meaningless? This is beyond stupid.
You could also lose your first round bye, and you're starting quarterback.
Thus, stupid.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 9:02 pm to lsuag88
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Opt out to avoid injury
No, not with a first round bye on the line.
Not to mention, if some team goes all FSU with opt outs, and gets slaughtered by 35 points in the SECCG, you don't think the committee won't punish them? May not even get in the top 12.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 9:56 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
If the SEC cared more about the teams than money, the SECCG would be cancelled.
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