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SECCG...Texas vs. Georgia is a needless game

Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:08 pm
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
5794 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:08 pm
Texas vs. Georgia is a needless game and waste of time and resources. Both are in playoffs and it’s just a useless game. Nothing but a money grab.
This post was edited on 12/5/24 at 12:15 pm
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
35236 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:09 pm to
Umm it's played every year
Posted by Tigerik
Franklin, TN
Member since Mar 2007
1714 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:11 pm to
Hope nobody gets hurt. Maybe they should just flip a coin, ha! :)
Posted by StreetDiction
Austin
Member since Dec 2009
3814 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:24 pm to
Winner gets a bye
Posted by TigerMonkey7
Member since Jul 2021
3112 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:28 pm to
Not really. The winner has to play 1 less game and gets a ton of rest time
Posted by KLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
10715 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:30 pm to
quote:

Not really. The winner has to play 1 less game and gets a ton of rest time


So you play an extra game to not have to play an extra game? Makes sense..

How about Texas gets the bye this year because they have the best record in the conference?
This post was edited on 12/5/24 at 12:31 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
7965 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:31 pm to
They should just do away with conference championship games. They’re pointless now.

If the ratings go down then they’ll go away eventually.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
32029 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:37 pm to
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Not really. The winner has to play 1 less game and gets a ton of rest time


Both would get rest if they didn't have to play at all. While Georgia and Texas have to practice and play, Tennessee is getting a "bye" week this week. The loser of Georgia v Texas is doubly screwed relative to a team like Tenn. They won't get the benefit of a bye this week and they won't get the benefit of a bye after losing the championship game.

The conference championships are unnecessary....just like the conference tournaments in basketball for the major conferences. It only really benefits the teams that won't make it in as "at-large" team as it provides them with an opportunity to make the CFP they otherwise wouldn't have (see Clemson this year). However, the conf. championship games make the league's money and I'm sure holding them is incorporated within the price of the TV contracts. That means they aren't going away any time soon. The "remedy" will be to expand the CFP to 14-16 teams in 2 years.

Posted by Shaq4prez
The Deaf Dome
Member since Oct 2021
4102 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:38 pm to
quote:

SECCG...Texas vs. Georgia is a needless game


I love college football. Its one extra great game as the season draws to a close. lame take
Posted by iamandykeim
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2015
3016 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:39 pm to
winner gets 24 days off with the 1st round bye (and claims an SEC Championship lol), loser plays in 2 weeks in the 1st round. don't really see how that's a waste of time
Posted by G&P
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
2218 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:45 pm to
Money grab.
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
13172 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:45 pm to
quote:

So you play an extra game to not have to play an extra game? Makes sense..

How about Texas gets the bye this year because they have the best record in the conference?

You are going to be real pissed one year when LSU doesn’t get a bye because it’s conference opponents had a record of 34-30 and another school does get a bye because it’s conference opponents had a record of 35-29, even if that school that had a bye has one more loss on the year.
Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
Member since Dec 2023
2454 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:45 pm to
You’re going to watch it. I’m going to watch it. Free football.
Posted by Opry
Member since Oct 2023
5205 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 12:46 pm to
No one cares about the SECCG unless an important player gets injured in a meaningless game. Then I hope that player or school sues the SEC for forcing the game to be played. And in following years players opt out due to possible injury so they cancel it.
Posted by mortgageman82
Austin. TX
Member since Jul 2021
316 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:03 pm to
quote:

So you play an extra game to not have to play an extra game? Makes sense.. How about Texas gets the bye this year because they have the best record in the conference?


The funny thing about this statement is imagine how upset everybody would be if Texas was just declared the champion because they have a one game lead on the rest of the conference. Everybody, maybe even including Texas fans (I would feel weird about it), would feel strangely about that given their schedule and that they lost to the only very good team they played in conference. I know we are a great team, however beating Georgia in a title game will go a long way in legitimizing an SEC title.
Everybody would want to throw an asterisk on a Texas title if the league finished the way it is now without that game.
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
30667 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:09 pm to
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Umm it's played every year


Starting in 1992.

Before then, it was just given to Alabama every year unless we declined.
This post was edited on 12/5/24 at 1:11 pm
Posted by Barry McCockinner
Member since Sep 2018
1290 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:14 pm to
Winner does get a bye so it means something.
Posted by ManBearSharkReb
Member since Dec 2018
4653 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:15 pm to
quote:

Winner gets a bye


Loser gets a bye too against Indiana or one of the other 5 dog shite teams that will make the playoffs.
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
21983 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:16 pm to
People seriously overvalue 24 days off. Yes I think most, if not all, coaches would choose it over an extra 1st round game but there’s also an aspect of staying hot and playing well, avoiding the rust of all that time off.
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
11184 posts
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:27 pm to
quote:

Texas vs. Georgia is a needless game and waste of time and resources. Both are in playoffs and it’s just a useless game. Nothing but a money grab.


Its always been about the money. It really is a bunch of BS though this year...the CFP Committee is constantly on about not punishing teams for losing the game but the loser is going to find itself in a worse situation than they are currently in. Conference should just go back to regular season championships and have 4-5 champions. Ohio State is sitting back with a bye week after getting their shite pushed in. Its the same number of games no matter what, it is nice to have a bye but its better to host a first round game than playing a really good opponent in a nuetral site game. Its a bunch of BS.
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