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re: Would a Vol win guarantee two SEC teams in the playoffs?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:53 am to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:53 am to CGSC Lobotomy
That's a stat someone could bet their house on. He's been coaching there for a long time!
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:59 am to ReauxlTide222
Bob Stoops is 87-5 at home.
Lost to Oklahoma State in 2001, TCU in 2005, Texas Tech in 2011, Kansas State in 2012, and Notre Dame in 2012.
Art Briles is 0-15 on the road vs. ranked teams. That INCLUDES his time as Houston's head coach.
Lost to Oklahoma State in 2001, TCU in 2005, Texas Tech in 2011, Kansas State in 2012, and Notre Dame in 2012.
Art Briles is 0-15 on the road vs. ranked teams. That INCLUDES his time as Houston's head coach.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:02 am to CGSC Lobotomy
Even if the Big XII doesn't get a team in the playoff and no conference gets more than one, it still doesn't guarantee 2 SEC teams in.
Notre Dame is possible, but highly unlikely due to their schedule. I seriously doubt they end the season with only 1 loss, much less undefeated. But they're ND and the committee will vote them in if at all possible. Frankly, 11-1 Notre Dame would probably be deserving.
BYU has nothing left on their schedule of note. The toughest 4 games left on their schedule are Boise, Cal, Virginia, and UCF. They could very well be undefeated.
Nevada, Central Michigan, and Northern Illinois could all feasibly finish undefeated. We don't know how the selection process would look on undefeated mid majors. CMU even has 2 more power conference cellar dwellers on their schedule to point to and say "hey, we can hang with the big boys!" if they do win out. Of course it would be bullcrap, but the selectors may be dumb enough to fall for it. If a 1 loss MAC team can get into the Orange bowl, an undefeated one can certainly get into the playoff.
The biggest issue I would see though is if Stanford and USC have a rematch in the Pac-12 championship and Stanford wins (11-1 Stanford vs 12-0 USC). You know if that happens the media will be slobbering all over the possibility of USC vs Stanford part III. (there are other scenarios with 2 PAC teams in the playoff, but I don't think the media heat would be as strong for any other scenario.)
Notre Dame is possible, but highly unlikely due to their schedule. I seriously doubt they end the season with only 1 loss, much less undefeated. But they're ND and the committee will vote them in if at all possible. Frankly, 11-1 Notre Dame would probably be deserving.
BYU has nothing left on their schedule of note. The toughest 4 games left on their schedule are Boise, Cal, Virginia, and UCF. They could very well be undefeated.
Nevada, Central Michigan, and Northern Illinois could all feasibly finish undefeated. We don't know how the selection process would look on undefeated mid majors. CMU even has 2 more power conference cellar dwellers on their schedule to point to and say "hey, we can hang with the big boys!" if they do win out. Of course it would be bullcrap, but the selectors may be dumb enough to fall for it. If a 1 loss MAC team can get into the Orange bowl, an undefeated one can certainly get into the playoff.
The biggest issue I would see though is if Stanford and USC have a rematch in the Pac-12 championship and Stanford wins (11-1 Stanford vs 12-0 USC). You know if that happens the media will be slobbering all over the possibility of USC vs Stanford part III. (there are other scenarios with 2 PAC teams in the playoff, but I don't think the media heat would be as strong for any other scenario.)
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:07 am to Fuzzy
Stanford still has to play Oregon, UCLA, Notre Dame, and Washington.
USC still has to play UCLA, Notre Dame, and Arizona State.
If the SEC East and West champions are both 12-0, you could see both in the playoff after a close game.
The pairings would have to be
Missouri vs. LSU
Georgia vs. LSU
Georgia vs. Alabama
Georgia vs. A&M
Florida vs. A&M
Missouri vs. Auburn
Missouri vs. Alabama
Florida vs. Auburn
USC still has to play UCLA, Notre Dame, and Arizona State.
If the SEC East and West champions are both 12-0, you could see both in the playoff after a close game.
The pairings would have to be
Missouri vs. LSU
Georgia vs. LSU
Georgia vs. Alabama
Georgia vs. A&M
Florida vs. A&M
Missouri vs. Auburn
Missouri vs. Alabama
Florida vs. Auburn
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 2:08 am
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:17 am to CGSC Lobotomy
70-63. 
Dem points doe.
Dem points doe.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:49 am to Fuzzy
quote:I've heard a similar scenario in the SEC using Auburn and Georgia.
The biggest issue I would see though is if Stanford and USC have a rematch in the Pac-12 championship and Stanford wins (11-1 Stanford vs 12-0 USC). You know if that happens the media will be slobbering all over the possibility of USC vs Stanford part III. (there are other scenarios with 2 PAC teams in the playoff, but I don't think the media heat would be as strong for any other scenario.)
Imagine the if that happened in both conferences...
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