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re: For the good of the SEC LSU needs to go to the Sugar Bowl
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:21 pm to MontyFranklyn
Posted on 11/28/16 at 11:21 pm to MontyFranklyn
Posted this on the rant, but I'll copy here...
If Alabama wins the SECCG, Florida, Auburn, LSU, A&M, and Tennessee all finish the season with 4 losses. Unfortunately, one of these 5 undeserving teams will play in the Sugar Bowl. Per SEC rules, the team that ranks the highest in the final CFB Playoff rankings will automatically get the Sugar invite to play Oklahoma or Oklahoma State.
Based on current rankings, it appears either Florida, Auburn, or LSU will rank the highest of the 5 teams, with most people expecting an Auburn-LSU race for the top spot after Florida inevitably drops in the polls after an expected Bama win over the Gators in the SECCG.
Let's look at the arguments for Auburn and LSU...
Auburn
-Beat LSU head-to-head (18-13)
-Best wins: LSU and Arkansas
-The head-to-head win over LSU is a HUGE ace card to hold (and is likely enough to end the Aub-LSU debate), but can anyone think of any another arguments for Auburn that doesn't involve the 2 team's current position in the polls?
LSU
-LSU is the better team right now and would be favored vs Auburn on a neutral field
-LSU finished the season winning 2 of last 3 SEC games, while Auburn finished the season with 2 straight SEC losses
-Best wins: A&M (who beat Auburn) and Arkansas
-Despite losing 4 games, LSU gave up only 3 TDs in its four losses and was literally 1 yard and 1 second away from only having 2 losses (see Florida and Auburn losses)
-LSU played #1 Bama closer than Auburn, both games being played recently
-All 4 losses were against ranked teams (#5 Wisconsin, #19 Auburn, #1 Alabama, #16 Florida)
-No "bad" losses for LSU... Auburn has a bad loss to unranked Georgia
-The loss to Auburn was on the road at Auburn and was literally an LSU win before it became an Auburn win. Game could have gone either way and came down to the final second
-Loss against Auburn was early in the year when Les Miles was the coach ... LSU started a "new season" under Coach O after that loss
-No SEC team besides Alabama deserves the Sugar Bowl this year, so given the circumstances, why not take some of the extenuating circumstances around LSU's coaching situation into account?
-Despite wildy differing opinions of the Orgeron hire, there is definitely an intense anticipation and interest to see how the next era of LSU football plays out
I'm an LSU fan, so I'm obviously bias. If Auburn gets the nod in the final rankings, I can certainly accept that given the head-to-head result. If the roles were reversed and LSU had the head-to-head win, I would 100% be pointing to the head-to-head win as case closed. However, given the circumstances of the SEC and no true deserving teams, it makes sense to at least consider LSU's case for getting the Sugar Bowl nod over Auburn.
If Alabama wins the SECCG, Florida, Auburn, LSU, A&M, and Tennessee all finish the season with 4 losses. Unfortunately, one of these 5 undeserving teams will play in the Sugar Bowl. Per SEC rules, the team that ranks the highest in the final CFB Playoff rankings will automatically get the Sugar invite to play Oklahoma or Oklahoma State.
Based on current rankings, it appears either Florida, Auburn, or LSU will rank the highest of the 5 teams, with most people expecting an Auburn-LSU race for the top spot after Florida inevitably drops in the polls after an expected Bama win over the Gators in the SECCG.
Let's look at the arguments for Auburn and LSU...
Auburn
-Beat LSU head-to-head (18-13)
-Best wins: LSU and Arkansas
-The head-to-head win over LSU is a HUGE ace card to hold (and is likely enough to end the Aub-LSU debate), but can anyone think of any another arguments for Auburn that doesn't involve the 2 team's current position in the polls?
LSU
-LSU is the better team right now and would be favored vs Auburn on a neutral field
-LSU finished the season winning 2 of last 3 SEC games, while Auburn finished the season with 2 straight SEC losses
-Best wins: A&M (who beat Auburn) and Arkansas
-Despite losing 4 games, LSU gave up only 3 TDs in its four losses and was literally 1 yard and 1 second away from only having 2 losses (see Florida and Auburn losses)
-LSU played #1 Bama closer than Auburn, both games being played recently
-All 4 losses were against ranked teams (#5 Wisconsin, #19 Auburn, #1 Alabama, #16 Florida)
-No "bad" losses for LSU... Auburn has a bad loss to unranked Georgia
-The loss to Auburn was on the road at Auburn and was literally an LSU win before it became an Auburn win. Game could have gone either way and came down to the final second
-Loss against Auburn was early in the year when Les Miles was the coach ... LSU started a "new season" under Coach O after that loss
-No SEC team besides Alabama deserves the Sugar Bowl this year, so given the circumstances, why not take some of the extenuating circumstances around LSU's coaching situation into account?
-Despite wildy differing opinions of the Orgeron hire, there is definitely an intense anticipation and interest to see how the next era of LSU football plays out
I'm an LSU fan, so I'm obviously bias. If Auburn gets the nod in the final rankings, I can certainly accept that given the head-to-head result. If the roles were reversed and LSU had the head-to-head win, I would 100% be pointing to the head-to-head win as case closed. However, given the circumstances of the SEC and no true deserving teams, it makes sense to at least consider LSU's case for getting the Sugar Bowl nod over Auburn.
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 11:30 pm
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Posted on 11/29/16 at 7:26 am to JPLSU1981
You added some garbage in there that makes no difference. Coaches, and anything you mention about a "new season" is hot garbage. You mentioned the updyke game. You got shut the frick out at home. You couldn't even score a field goal in your own house.
As for who is the better team, clearly with almost half of our starting offense and much of our defense injured, it might be comparable. A month from now, that won't be the case. Won't even be close.
As for who is the better team, clearly with almost half of our starting offense and much of our defense injured, it might be comparable. A month from now, that won't be the case. Won't even be close.
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