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Answer this question about the playoffs
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:09 am
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?
BUT
That SEC West team was Mississippi State...
Would they be in the playoffs?
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Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:10 am to lsutigers1992
The honest answer is no.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:11 am to lsutigers1992
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.
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 on 12/4/17 at 8:11 am to lsutigers1992
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.
I can't take this hypothetical seriously when ole Miss goes to the sec championship game.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:11 am to lsutigers1992
Under the exact same circumstances that happened this year? Maybe.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:12 am to lsutigers1992
I don't think they make it in.
Alabama gets the benefit of the doubt because of legacy.
Alabama gets the benefit of the doubt because of legacy.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:12 am to lsutigers1992
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 on 12/4/17 at 8:12 am to lsutigers1992
Doubtful, especially over Ohio State
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:13 am to lsutigers1992
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 on 12/4/17 at 8:13 am to VinegarStrokes
quote:
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.
And if they didn't win the west, it would mean the team that beat them did. Which would be an 11-1 or 12-0 ole miss.
Or at least a 7-1 or 8-0 in conference ole Miss.
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 8:14 am
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:14 am to lsutigers1992
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 on 12/4/17 at 8:16 am to Rand AlThor
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Their coach is the goat and they have more talent than anyone.
I'm not hating and I get your point. But how the hell is that playoff criteria?
I mean, if they said Alabama makes the playoffs over Wisconsin because Nick Saban > Paul Chryst, then there needs to be an investigation.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:18 am to Rand AlThor
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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.
the thing is...they've said all along they want "the 4 best teams". Bama was the undisputed #1 team (in the polls anyway) the entire season. Their last loss was to an AU team that catapulted up to the top 3.
MSU wouldn't be ranked #1 preseason adn throughout the entire a year, a loss to ole miss wouldn't really look as good as bama's.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:23 am to JJ27
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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 there way up, one loss and they’ll drop 12-13 spots. Happens every year.
It's the same reason UCF isn't given even a serious consideration for the playoff.
It's silly, but how you perform the year prior impacts if you can make the playoff for this season.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:24 am to lsutigers1992
Hell no.
This is bama and Saban.
This is bama and Saban.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:26 am to lsutigers1992
Bama is a top 4 team get over it
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:27 am to lsutigers1992
Yes.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:29 am to WG_Dawg
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Bama was the undisputed #1 team (in the polls anyway) the entire season
Ask yourself why, though. Anyone who watched this Alabama team knows that they are not nearly as good as Alabama teams over the last, say, five years. They still started at the top and stayed there all year, until the loss to Auburn.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:29 am to JJ27
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Bama starts at 1-2. So when they lose a game, they only drop to 5-6. Mississippi State starts unranked.
Mississippi State was #1 in the very first playoff rankings in 2014. And Ole Miss was also in the top 4 I believe... so had this scenario somehow played out that year, and Mississippi State had finished 11-1, they probably would have made it in over a 2-loss conference champ.
No guarantee though.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:31 am to lsutigers1992
Are you really still melting?
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