re: Official SEC West Scenario Discussion Thread (It's over)

Who has the tiebreaker if LSU loses to Bama and beats Ole Miss?

Thanks for posting!

at the jealous assholes that show up in every thread.

I like the simplicity of it this time around. Remember "Operation Chaos" last year? Nothing like that here, win and we're in. All the alternate scenarios cover "What if we lose this game?", which feels a lot better than "What has to happen because we lost this game?"

Also, bump for tomorrow's games. For A&M/Ole Miss, since we still have to play both and each has 1 SEC loss, there's really no difference between the two at this point, so it's all about personal preference. The loser will effectively be eliminated from the West race, while our game against the winner will be a must-win unless they lose another game. So pull for the team that you'd rather play in a must-win situation, it's A&M for me personally.

As for Tennessee/Bama, I think we all know what the right answer is for that game.

I disagree:

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For A&M/Ole Miss, since we still have to play both and each has 1 SEC loss, there's really no difference between the two at this point, so it's all about personal preference.

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We are more likely to be able to beat A&M (at home) than OM (away). So I'd rather OM picks up its second loss this week, as it gives us a safety net in case we beat Bama but lose to OM. We would still win the West as long as we then beat A&M at home.

I could have worded that better. Since both teams are in the same position in the standings, the winner will be in the same spot regardless of which team it is (must-win game for us, unless they lose another game). You can pull for the team that you think we have a better chance to beat, or the team that you think has a better chance of losing another game.

I'm pulling for A&M since I like our chances against them at home better than against OM in Oxford, but I could see someone pulling for OM since they have a better chance of dropping another game outside of us, based on remaining schedules.

A@M/OM is kind of hard to say at this point and yes I get the home/away deal. I also get the good team/better team deal which I think is more important although I'm not sure which one is better right now.

I'd rather tamu win, but that's because their rush d is aweful. LSU can win that game easily.

I'm basically assuming that the winner of the West will finish with 1 loss at most, hence my description of Scenario #4 in the OP. I'm not even looking at 2-loss scenarios until they become more realistic.

Bump for tomorrow's games:

Since we're not playing, Ole Miss at Auburn is the big game to watch for the West tomorrow. An Auburn win would essentially make LSU/Bama the SEC West championship game, since it would allow us to lose in Oxford and still win the West. It would also have the unfortunate side effect of putting Bama back in control of their own destiny, but we'll have a say about that next week.

A&M is the only other West team with a conference game tomorrow, at home against South Carolina. With 2 losses, A&M is basically out of the West race, but still, Geaux Cocks.

Also of interest, the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. The winner will control their own destiny for the East. Florida could even lose one after tomorrow and still win the East outright, while Georgia would need to win out.

Here's hoping Ole Miss and A&M lose today and the LSU-Bama game becomes the defacto SEC West Championship Game.