Started By
Message
re: Please help me understand why Bama outranks Tennessee.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:13 am to Hose B
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:13 am to Hose B
quote:Because if TCU, and USCw both lose, then Alabama will be in the playoffs and ALL the coonasses will collectively lose their minds....and that would be fun to watch, so......
Thank you in advance
0
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:46 am to Mizzoufan26
quote:
Does running the clock somehow not benefit you all in your mind? Dip shite
It keeps the offense from scoring points, which leads to idiots like you saying dumb things
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:48 am to Hose B
Well here goes,
In the NFL teams are placed in divisions within conferences. There is a playoff structure that has rules based on win/loss records, division winners, head to head, etc. Those rules then dictate seeding and those teams then play in a single elimination tournament to determine a champion. Every team and fan knows the rules on getting into the playoff and how the seeding will occur before the season even starts.
But in college we have decided the best way to determine a champion is to get 13 people together in a room, each with their own idea of what the criteria should be to rank teams, then have those 13 people debate what the rankings should be.
Some years, conference championships are very important, some years they are not. Some years out of conference scheduling is very important, some years they are not. Some years the number of ranked teams you defeat are important, some years they are not. Some years head to head is important, some years they are not.
Also, in college football we change the make up of those 13 people every year, so new opinions can be brought in and new ideas on what is and isn't important.
This way the criteria and rules are always changing, which leads to uncertainty and anger, but also entertainment.
In the NFL teams are placed in divisions within conferences. There is a playoff structure that has rules based on win/loss records, division winners, head to head, etc. Those rules then dictate seeding and those teams then play in a single elimination tournament to determine a champion. Every team and fan knows the rules on getting into the playoff and how the seeding will occur before the season even starts.
But in college we have decided the best way to determine a champion is to get 13 people together in a room, each with their own idea of what the criteria should be to rank teams, then have those 13 people debate what the rankings should be.
Some years, conference championships are very important, some years they are not. Some years out of conference scheduling is very important, some years they are not. Some years the number of ranked teams you defeat are important, some years they are not. Some years head to head is important, some years they are not.
Also, in college football we change the make up of those 13 people every year, so new opinions can be brought in and new ideas on what is and isn't important.
This way the criteria and rules are always changing, which leads to uncertainty and anger, but also entertainment.
This post was edited on 11/30/22 at 10:52 am
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:52 am to Hose B
Because the last time Bama gave up 63 points was never.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:53 am to Hose B
It's quite simple. The committee watched the game and knew it wasn't pass interference.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:54 am to BigOrangeKen
quote:
Who ever thought a Hooker would be so valuable?
I didn't even realize there were any hookers in Knoxville. I thought all the women in Knoxville were volunteers.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:55 am to Hose B
Because nothing sucks like a big orange.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 10:56 am to Hose B
The issue is that Bama's two losses are one possession, last play-type losses, while Tennessee's two losses were significant.
Yes, Tennessee beat Bama head-up so I think there's a counter argument. However, I also think the committee thinks this Hooker-less team isn't that team.
Yes, Tennessee beat Bama head-up so I think there's a counter argument. However, I also think the committee thinks this Hooker-less team isn't that team.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:01 am to lsutigerelizabeth
quote:
Bama is also two plays away from 8-4.
Tennessee had an overtime win vs Pitt and a five point win vs Florida. You can play this game all day
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:05 am to Hose B
It’s obviously because of the SCar loss. Tennessee got mudholed and that is outweighing the last second win over Bama rightly or wrongly.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:06 am to Sgt Barnes
quote:
but the selection criteria clearly states that UT should be ahead.
No, it doesn't. All you Vol fans want to overlook the very first statement in the selection criteria...
"When circumstances at the margins indicate that teams are comparable...,"
If that statement isn't true, then the remaining criteria are meaningless.
When you get sodomized by a 7-4 team to the tune of 63 points, you are no longer "at the margins" and "comparable". A last-second victory at home doesn't change that.
Alabama has never in its history given up 63 points. You were an utterly putrid excuse for a football team that day, and the stench of that anal raping doesn't just go away.
This post was edited on 11/30/22 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:10 am to BamaGradinTn
Nailed it
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:15 am to Hose B
Because it’s a tv show. Bama is a better brand.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:19 am to Hose B
quote:
Please help me understand why Bama outranks Tennessee.
Bama has better losses maybe? Plus, it's becoming apparent that Tennessee's wins against Bama and esp. LSU are kind of fluky. I don't know.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:20 am to Hose B
Alphabetical
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:32 am to Philzilla2k
quote:
Because it’s a tv show.
Who wrote the 2 blowout vol losses into the script?
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:41 am to Hose B
this is why
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:46 am to lsutigerelizabeth
quote:
Bama is also two plays away from 8-4.
By that logic Tennessee is three plays away from 7-5.
They are not, however, 2 plays from being undefeated.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:47 am to bayoubilly57
quote:
bama was one play from loosing 4 GAMES
quote:
loosing
Nope.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 11:51 am to JAB528
quote:
whereas Tennessee got its arse kicked in its 2 losses
Lost to #1 UGA and were upset by the hottest team in the country.
Bama lost head to head to the Vols (giving up 50 points) and lost to an average LSU team.
Not really close.
Page 4 of 11
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News