re: So who will get the 4th playoff spot ?..

Ohio State strength of schedule is going to fly up the charts these next few weeks. I have a feeling that if they go undefeated they will pass LSU as the number one team going into the playoffs.

Because LSU defense looks pretty porous.

If LSU wins these next two games, they are getting in the playoffs. It doesn't matter what happens with the SEC champ game.

Name me any scenario where LSU falls to five losing to Gerogia. Its not going to happen

Not Oklahoma, not Oregon, not Utah and sure as frick not alabama

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agree Bama will be 4th ...

So does SEC TODAY

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LSU schedule was considerably tougher plus their only loss would be on a neutral site to another playoff team.

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I get it, and I've said many times that LSU would wipe the floor with wahtever team they are in playoff contention with, whoever it may be. I'm just staying that the playoff committee has never put in a team in LSU's position before. The only real comparison would be iowa in 2015 who started 12-0 and solidly in the top 4, then lost to a 1-loss team in the CCG and finished 5th. Although to be fair they didn't have near the resume LSU currently has.

All I've said this whole time is that it would be an intersting choice and a tough call, they very well may still get in but it's not NEAR the home run that lsu fans think it is. And if that does happen, the oregon's of the world will probably say "well wtf did we scheudle auburn for anyway? We'll jsut play cupcakes every game then" which isn't good for anybody IMO.

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1. Beat Auburn and W. Carolina
2. LSU, win out, this eliminates UGA.
3. OSU win out, this eliminiates the rest of the Big 10
4. Clemson will win out.
5. Oklahoma lose to Okie State and beat Baylor in Champ game. Eliminates Big 12
6. Oregon lose to Arizona St. then beat Utah in champ. game.

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Yeah Bama gets in under these circumstances.

I would think that LSU is safe but they had 1 bad half this week defensively after beating Bama and people are trying to drop them in the polls after a 21 point win so I wouldn’t assume anything.

For arguments sake I think it’s safe to say that Clemson and Ohio State are gonna make it.

It’s Georgia beats LSU I think they’ll try and put Oregon in. I hope not. LSU would still have better wins, the best loss and the best player but I just don’t think they want 2- SEC teams in. Especially with the potential for another all sec national title

There's no telling what the committee will do.

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There's no telling what the committee will do.

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They've selected in the same manner every year of the palyoff's existence, it's pretty predicatble what they'll do actually.

The big curveball (for this year) si if we're introduced to a situation they haven't seen before, like if LSU were to lose to UGA. That has happened before (undefeated and top 4 iowa losing the CCG to a 1 loss team and missing playoffs) but they didn't have the resume LSu currently does. So yeah, in this case I agree that it woudl be hard to predict since we don't really have data on something like that yet.

The SEC will only get it's champion in this year. LSU will be left out if they lose to UGa and the PAC12 Champ (Oregon or Utah) has only 1 loss. OU might squeeze in over a 1 loss Utah.

Another wild finish to the CFB season could give more impetus to expanding the playoffs before the current contract runs out. Doubtful but possible.