Three SEC Team Playoff

[soflagator]

It is a pity our schedule is comparatively weak this season. Two FCS schools, downright awful scUM, Chugger and Clown squads, always bad Vandy and weaker than expected KY and Mizzou. Cocky never scares anyone since SOS left. That leaves Barn and Corndog as high quality wins, and the Humpers, too, I guess, even after their embarrassing loss followed by near miss with KY. And the SECCG.

Not exactly a Murderer's Row with a lot of ammo for Gator haters like Herbie out there.

We have no issues in that department. Pretty sure there’s was an article posted where KH put UF as the most likely 1-loss team to make the playoff. If nothing else, it would be hard for anyone to say our schedule wasn’t good enough when Gameday was personally at 3 of our 12 games(possibly 4 if they’re in Jax). Our schedule is fine if we happened to win out.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

It is a pity our schedule is comparatively weak this season. Two FCS schools, downright awful scUM, Chugger and Clown squads, always bad Vandy and weaker than expected KY and Mizzou. Cocky never scares anyone since SOS left. That leaves Barn and Corndog as high quality wins, and the Humpers, too, I guess, even after their embarrassing loss followed by near miss with KY. And the SECCG.

Not exactly a Murderer's Row with a lot of ammo for Gator haters like Herbie out there.

Doesn't matter. Take care of business, go to playoffs. I guarantee a none or one loss SEC champ will make playoffs every year. Worrying about our SOS is laughable.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

It is a pity our schedule is comparatively weak this season. Two FCS schools, downright awful scUM, Chugger and Clown squads, always bad Vandy and weaker than expected KY and Mizzou. Cocky never scares anyone since SOS left. That leaves Barn and Corndog as high quality wins, and the Humpers, too, I guess, even after their embarrassing loss followed by near miss with KY. And the SECCG.

Not exactly a Murderer's Row with a lot of ammo for Gator haters like Herbie out there.

Our schedule would be better than you think. Assuming we win out to include the CG, that’s 3 top 10 wins. What other conference champion could say that?

 

[SeabeeGator]

In the scenario where UF wins out including the SECCG and LSU beats Bama to reach there, the committee would have a heck of a time deciding, especially if Tua wasn’t available against LSU. You’d have UF and LSU trading wins with UF losing on the road but winning when it was most fair and important. You’d have LSU with as a division champ with 1 loss in the SECCG to a team they already beat. And you’d have the Bama effect - whether you like it or not, that name carries weight and pundits would be wondering if Bama could’ve beaten LSU at full strength. I don’t think all 3 would get in unless there was madness everywhere else. Bama is most likely left out but who knows? They’ve looked better than UF throughout most of the season and have much more talent/higher ceiling.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

In the scenario where UF wins out including the SECCG and LSU beats Bama to reach there, the committee would have a heck of a time deciding, especially if Tua wasn’t available against LSU. You’d have UF and LSU trading wins with UF losing on the road but winning when it was most fair and important. You’d have LSU with as a division champ with 1 loss in the SECCG to a team they already beat. And you’d have the Bama effect - whether you like it or not, that name carries weight and pundits would be wondering if Bama could’ve beaten LSU at full strength. I don’t think all 3 would get in unless there was madness everywhere else. Bama is most likely left out but who knows? They’ve looked better than UF throughout most of the season and have much more talent/higher ceiling.

In this scenario, Bama wouldn’t have any top 10 wins, whereas LSU would have 2 and UF would have 3.
Edit: Forgot Auburn was back in the top 10, so both would have 3

 

[Theologator]

Agree. If OU, OSU, and Clemson finish undefeated they will go to the playoffs. In that case, the only SEC team to go will be the SEC champion. If one of those teams loses a game, I think a one-loss SEC non-champion team will go.

It’s improbable but possible that the SEC champ would have 2 losses. It would happen if the east comes in with 2 losses if UF beats UGA, UGA beats Mizzou but UF loses to Mizzou - then upsets the west team. (Not sure who wins that tie breaker, but UF would have the better divisional record.)

Would a 2-loss SEC champ get in over 1-loss Oregon? Doubtful.

 

[Theologator]

And it should never happen again.

That’s why we need an 8-team playoff. 5 conference champs plus best 3 at-large, first round the top 4 seeds host.

What would (not should) the committee do with a 2-loss SEC champ and 1-loss Bama with a healthy Tua back in the lineup? Or...

OSU 12-0
Clem 12-0
OU 12-0
Bama 11-1
LSU 11-1
Ore 11-1
UF 9-2, SEC champs

 

[GatorJ]

This entire thread is strange. If they only take one, they take the SEC champion. In your scenario that would be Florida. But unless the QB for either team is out, Florida is not going to beat Alabama or LSU. Safeties are a mess and pass spread offenses will dice us up due to scheme, and personnel at LB, safety, and interior DL.

The only way we have a shot to beat those teams is to get into a boat race and have Zuniga and Greenard healthy on the outside to force turnovers. And without a run game I just don’t see how that would work against either of those teams.

Not to beat a dead horse, but this is why recruiting is critical this year. We need blue chip DL and OL and at least 1 more blue chip safety.

And for the love of God, can we please move Dean to safety and Burney to Star?

 

[EyeDocGator]

It’s improbable but possible that the SEC champ would have 2 losses. It would happen if the east comes in with 2 losses if UF beats UGA, UGA beats Mizzou but UF loses to Mizzou - then upsets the west team. (Not sure who wins that tie breaker, but UF would have the better divisional record.)

Would a 2-loss SEC champ get in over 1-loss Oregon? Doubtful.

Florida would win the tie-breaker since UF would have a better record against East division teams.

 

[Gatorbait25]

This is as beatable a Bama team, as we've seen in the last several years.
They can't seem to stop anybody, and have trouble running the ball compared
to years past. I don't seem them going undefeated even with Tua. The only
question is when and who beats them.