re: Project your 4 likely playoff teams

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Because we have elite wins over Bama and LSU plus the SEC gets the benefit of the doubt over big 10 now until proven otherwise.

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Try looking at it more objectively.

Ohio State(If they beat Michigan) would have wins over #5 ND and #3 Michigan and #13 Penn State.

If Michigan beats Ohio State, they would have wins over #10 Penn State, #16 Illinois and #2 Ohio State.

The loser would (presumedly) have a close loss to either the #5 or #2 team.

Tennessee would have wins over #17 Pitt, #25 LSU, #3 Alabama and @19 Kentucky with a bad loss to #1 Georgia. (I know you don't consider it a bad loss, but it could have been worse, with a missed Safety call and Victory formation at end along with throwing only 4 passes in second half)

You honestly can't see where the playoff committee might choose a B1G team over Tennessee?

Add to that, that they would dearly love to NOT have a third time of two SEC teams in the playoffs. (Fair or not)

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10rc didn't exactly WOW anyone against UGA

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If LSU beats Ga, who would the committee prefer facing Ga again? LSU or weak orange?

Now do a case study if LSU wins...

1 OSU
2 LSU
3 UGA
4 12-1 ORE or USC

If Oregon or USC finish with one loss, they both would have a more impressive resume over Tennessee. They each still have three top 15 teams to play. TCU with one loss would also have a better resume. Let's say Ole Miss beats Alabama this week, Bama probably drops to the high teens to low 20's, another Pitt loss and they are out of top 25, Florida is not top 25, If UGA beats Kentucky they are out. So as the season gets deeper and deeper, the only quality win Tennessee will have is the LSU game. If UGA beats LSU, that will give them 3 losses and probably around a 15 ranking. That would be UT's biggest win. On the flip side, Oregon still has to face Utah, a top 25 Washington team, and posibly a top 10 USC team. Their resume will get extremely better. Same goes for USC, they still have to play top 10 UCLA.

TCU is the same. They still have a lot of difficult games against highly ranked opponents. Tennessee's remaining schedule won't do anything but hurt their position.

GA
OSU
Oregon
TCU

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Committee will not consider it a bad loss to UGA.

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Pretty sure they will.

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In fact, that's the best possible loss you can ask for besides a 1 point or score game.

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Considering a ton of prognosticators were picking Tennessee, I would say it was not the best possible loss.

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Tennessee has the best resume in the nation of any one loss team and it's not close.

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So you are saying you can't look at it objectively?

They might pick Tennessee. Two teams have gone from the SEC before. Twice. Maybe ti will happen again. Tennessee fans had better hope that Georgia beats LSU, though, or it will muddy the waters even more.

In all seriousness, I think it will be determined by what happens with TCU and the PAC 12 champion.
Clemson had such an awful loss I think thye are out of the picture.

But to say the resumes are not close?

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Oregon got destroyed by Ga, no one in their conference has a strong OCC win.

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Tennesse would’ve lost by arguably as bad if the game was played inside a dome. The rain and two fumbles would’ve easily made this game 48-13. The game was never close. 24-6 at half. And down 3 TDs in the 4th quarter. The TN and Oregon beat downs were similar in my opinion. Both teams looked like children against UGA. Oregon will get in over TN if they win the conference.

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Tennessee has the best resume in the nation of any one loss team and it's not close.

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