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Answer this question about the playoffs

Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:09 am
Posted by lsutigers1992
Member since Mar 2006
25317 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:09 am
If an SEC West team went 11-1, lost their final game and missed the championship game

BUT

That SEC West team was Mississippi State...

Would they be in the playoffs?
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82082 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:10 am to
The honest answer is no.
Posted by Rand AlThor
Member since Jan 2014
9483 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:11 am to
No.

As much as people don't like it, they're Alabama. It's worth something. I hate it, but it's just how it is. Their coach is the goat and they have more talent than anyone.

Live with it and hope Clemson whoops that arse.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171114 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:11 am to
If they lost their last game and didn't win the west, it would likely mean ole Miss was going to Atlanta.

I can't take this hypothetical seriously when ole Miss goes to the sec championship game.
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:11 am to
Under the exact same circumstances that happened this year? Maybe.
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:12 am to
I don't think they make it in.

Alabama gets the benefit of the doubt because of legacy.
Posted by VinegarStrokes
Georgia
Member since Oct 2015
13350 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:12 am to
If it was Mississippi State, then that means they would have beaten LSU (I know, they lost to Troy, but it would still be a quality win), Auburn, and Bama. I think that resume would be enough to get them in under this scenario moreso than Bama's resume this year.
Posted by Eighteen
Member since Dec 2006
34046 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:12 am to
Doubtful, especially over Ohio State
Posted by bigjuice56
Ponchatoula, LA
Member since Mar 2009
1131 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:13 am to
I'll propose another - if Ohio St. played a MAC school instead of Oklahoma and finished 12-1 (while still getting drilled by Iowa), are they in the playoffs over Alabama?
Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
60720 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:14 am to
quote:

That SEC West team was Mississippi State...


They would have started too far back at the beginning of the season. The truth is there are only a handful of teams that can make it to the playoffs every year without going undefeated. Bama starts at 1-2. So when they lose a game, they only drop to 5-6. Mississippi State starts unranked. So when they claw their way up, one loss and they’ll drop 12-13 spots. Happens every year.
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 8:19 am
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
49141 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:24 am to
Hell no.

This is bama and Saban.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19877 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:26 am to
Bama is a top 4 team get over it
Posted by goldenbadger08
Sorting Out MSB BS Since 2011
Member since Oct 2011
37902 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:27 am to
Yes.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
38386 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:31 am to
Are you really still melting?
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
64477 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:52 am to
Ok. Now replace Ohio state with Indiana. Would anybody care ?
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 8:54 am
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
21999 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:17 am to
quote:

If an SEC West team went 11-1, lost their final game and missed the championship game

BUT

That SEC West team was Mississippi State..


In this scenario, I think they'd be in.

1. They'd have an impressive SOS with quality wins over LSU, Bama, Georgia, and Auburn.

2. If Moo St went 11-1, losing their final game and missing the SECCG, that would mean that Ole Miss won the SEC-W and went at least 7-1 in conference play. So Miss St's only loss would've been to likely a top 5 team.
Posted by H-Town Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
59158 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:42 am to
No, I don’t think Georgia would be in without winning the SEC
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 9:45 am
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12499 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:48 am to
No.

As shitty as it is, “brand” means something in college football.

Similarly, if Northwestern would’ve finished 11-2, won the Big Ten CG, but had a 30 point loss to Iowa, they wouldn’t have even sniffed the playoff.
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 9:51 am
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
34959 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 5:49 pm to
Yes I think they would have. They would have beaten LSU, Alabama, and Auburn. Thats a solid resume
Posted by thebigmuffaletta
Member since Aug 2017
13087 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 5:52 pm to
No
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