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Interesting playoff scenario almost last year
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:10 am
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:10 am
If UGA had beaten USC last year, and everything else happened the way it played out, it would have come down to OU and UGA for the 4 seed. It seemed as though the committee thought UGA was better, so do they do what they can to avoid an immediate rematch in that scenario? Or do they just have LSU v UGA for two straight games? Or do you think they lean OU in that case just because of the rematch?
There is a very good chance a similar scenario plays out again this year.
There is a very good chance a similar scenario plays out again this year.
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Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:18 am to Tigerpaul1969
I get the feeling that the committee is doing anything it can to avoid having two teams from the same conference in the playoffs, so in this scenario I would lean towards them picking Oklahoma, especially since they beat Baylor twice and won the Big 12 title (and Georgia lost by 27 to LSU).
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:25 am to Tigerpaul1969
I dont see any reason why the SECCG loser would advance.
It would literally have to he a no brainer that the SECCG loser is the 2nd best team in the country for them to get in.
2019, Georgia had obvious offensive deficiencies.
2018, georgia had issues at linebacker (mobile QBs killed us).
I think it is much more likely for a team sitting home during the SECCG gets the playoff nod. There have been numerous instances where the 2nd best opportunity for an SEC post season team was not the SECCG loser.
It would literally have to he a no brainer that the SECCG loser is the 2nd best team in the country for them to get in.
2019, Georgia had obvious offensive deficiencies.
2018, georgia had issues at linebacker (mobile QBs killed us).
I think it is much more likely for a team sitting home during the SECCG gets the playoff nod. There have been numerous instances where the 2nd best opportunity for an SEC post season team was not the SECCG loser.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:28 am to Tigerpaul1969
i think it would have been more interesting if bama had beat auburn.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:47 am to PBD4BAMA
If Bama beat Auburn, I think they’re in. I don’t think the committee would have a problem with that kind of a rematch. I think they would think harder about it if the two teams had just played like last year. They wouldn’t admit it publicly, but I think they would.
Let’s say UGA had barely lost that SEC title game last year, I still think they have a hard time with it.
Let’s say UGA had barely lost that SEC title game last year, I still think they have a hard time with it.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:49 am to Tigerpaul1969
Even with the UGA loss in the SEC Championship game and the loss against South Carolina, the committee straight up said they still almost put UGA in over Oklahoma.
Had they not lost to South Carolina, they would have 100% been in over Oklahoma. The committee did the write thing on paper by putting the 5th best team in because Georgia did lose to a shitty USC team.
Had they not lost to South Carolina, they would have 100% been in over Oklahoma. The committee did the write thing on paper by putting the 5th best team in because Georgia did lose to a shitty USC team.
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 9:51 am
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:50 am to Tigerpaul1969
Yea I don’t see the committee putting Georgia in last year losing the way they did to LSU the day before the selection show. Would be tough to justify an immediate rematch.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 10:05 am to Tigerpaul1969
The gist of this thread is this...
Georgia, you ain't Bama.
Never will happen. Get over it. How about focusing on this season?
Georgia, you ain't Bama.
Never will happen. Get over it. How about focusing on this season?
Posted on 8/25/20 at 10:21 am to CFFreak
Interesting...it was an LSU fan who started this thread.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 11:20 am to Tigerpaul1969
If UGA had played LSU close in conference championship then we'd be saying that was the real title game, as we do regarding the 2012 Bama-UGA game. Despite 2011, I say the occasional rematch is very good for the game as it rewards the teams which are capable of learning and adapting (which is good by general principal values). If the 2019 conference championship had been a classic, a rematch wouldn't be as unseemly.
That said, 2019 OU with losses being one or none was preordained in the playoffs. Jalen Hurts transferring made sure of that. A Tua vs Jalen meeting in the playoff final was made for media drama. In our iteration of history, that didn't happen; but Jalen had success against LSU previously. So, I enjoyed seeing the favor returned.
That said, 2019 OU with losses being one or none was preordained in the playoffs. Jalen Hurts transferring made sure of that. A Tua vs Jalen meeting in the playoff final was made for media drama. In our iteration of history, that didn't happen; but Jalen had success against LSU previously. So, I enjoyed seeing the favor returned.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 12:21 pm to CFFreak
It could happen the other way, with the West team losing, but if it's Bama, they are always going to get the benefit of the doubt, no doubt.
Like last year, LSU was in the playoff either way. If they had gotten beat in Atlanta, they would have been the 4 seed playing Ohio State in round 1, and it would have been UGA v. Clemson in the other game. But, there wouldn't have been the problem of having to pit LSU v. UGA a second time in two weeks.
Like last year, LSU was in the playoff either way. If they had gotten beat in Atlanta, they would have been the 4 seed playing Ohio State in round 1, and it would have been UGA v. Clemson in the other game. But, there wouldn't have been the problem of having to pit LSU v. UGA a second time in two weeks.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 12:24 pm to southernboisb
I just find these type of situations interesting. As long as there is a committee choosing teams versus simply having a completely objective selection criteria, this will be an issue. For example, it could simply be based on the four highest rated conference champions in the AP poll. Last year, it would have been the exact same playoff.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 12:29 pm to Tigerpaul1969
They would have probably found a way to keep UGA out following a blowout loss. Was UGA probably better than Oklahoma? Yes. But the committee would look for reasons to pick OU
Hopefully one of these days people will realize that more often than not there isn’t 4 great conference champions in a given football season. Oklahoma has been to the playoffs 4 times and only once were they a legit top-5 team
Hopefully one of these days people will realize that more often than not there isn’t 4 great conference champions in a given football season. Oklahoma has been to the playoffs 4 times and only once were they a legit top-5 team
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 8/25/20 at 12:42 pm to meansonny
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I dont see any reason why the SECCG loser would advance.
It would literally have to he a no brainer that the SECCG loser is the 2nd best team in the country for them to get in.
I agree. If the SEC Championship is a team's only L.. specially if that season those two teams had already played and with opposite results then that argument could be really made.
In 2019 The SEC had a better shot to have 2 in had UGA won the SECCG in a tight game.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 12:58 pm to PBD4BAMA
Yeah uga would have needed to keep that game closer
Posted on 8/25/20 at 12:59 pm to Tigerpaul1969
We were not at our best last year. I think us making the playoffs would have been a mistake. Nobody was going to beat LSU anyway. I guess if we got some of our injured players back we could have played most other teams well, but as it was....
Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:03 pm to Glorious
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Oklahoma has been to the playoffs 4 times and only once were they a legit top-5 team
I don't think a BIG 12 team has even won a single playoff game. That says a lot. We MIGHT have played Clemson and Ohio State a decent game. I just don't think anybody could have stayed close to LSU last season. They were the perfect storm. It all came together for them....and good for them.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:05 pm to Tigerpaul1969
In 2003, Oklahoma lost to Kansas St in the Big 12 Title Game and still made it to the BCS National Championship where they were crushed by LSU. Many believed they should have been left out in favor of USC, who went on to throttle #4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl. I still, to this day, wish we could have seen what a game between that 03 LSU and 03 USC teams would have been like.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:06 pm to CFFreak
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The gist of this thread is this...
Georgia, you ain't Bama.
Never will happen. Get over it. How about focusing on this season?
Dude. I haven't gone through the whole thread, but every Georgia fan that responded that I saw said we should not have been there. Where did this come from? We didn't start the thread and have all said we shouldn't have been there.
You have quite a hangup over Georgia.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:06 pm to Tigerpaul1969
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If Bama beat Auburn, I think they’re in.
So didn't win the conference nor play for the conference title yet go to the big dance?
Where have I heard this before?
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