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#101
#101
The only thing that all SEC East teams have in common is East opponents. The tiebreakers should go like this:

1. most wins vs East opponents
2. head to head record
3. most SEC wins
4. most wins
5. strength of schedule

JMO
 
#102
#102
jakez4ut said:
well, i'm for it. :thumbsup: but the fact that this is even a possibility at this point is mind blowing.

even if it does "work out"....it's a dangerous precedent to be set.
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There are easy solutions regarding the selection of a division winner; why the SEC had to be so obtuse makes you wonder about the connection to education in the first place - keep it simple, stupid. The conference schedule is set at eight games 6-1-1; every team is scheduled to play eight conference games. Eight games is the common denominator.

The first solution is just state that teams must play all eight games to be considered for the championship. Second, simply count the wins - if you want to play the percentage game, the denominator should be eight so it's worthless to go that second mathematical step. But if the SEC is really determined to make it more difficult, then recognize it as wins vs scheduled conference games (the common denominator).

Should there be catastrophic developments that affect more than a game or two, then there are bigger things to worry about than who won the conference. Hopefully they managed the tie breaker more competently.
 
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#103
#103
I really don't understand why Shankey just doesn't tell both teams, no nine game schedule, no SEC championship. Florida may sue but by the time it goes to court, the lawsuit would be moot.
 
#104
#104
florida will not beat arkansas---mark that down. Their offense is terrible and they don't do well on the road with these bad QBs. They may lose to UGA but should beat lowly missouri.
 
#105
#105
kmkemp11 said:
The only thing that all SEC East teams have in common is East opponents. The tiebreakers should go like this:

1. most wins vs East opponents
2. head to head record
3. most SEC wins
4. most wins
5. strength of schedule

JMO
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The East and West might as well be two different conferences then.

You're pretty much 2011 Steve Spurrier here arguing that his 6-2 South Carolina team should be in the SEC Championship over a 7-1 UGA because they beat the East teams and only lost to West teams Arkansas and Auburn (meanwhile UGA only lost that game against South Carolina and that was it SEC-wise.).


And OOC games or wins should never be factored into a conference race.
 
#106
#106
vfl_gbo said:
I really don't understand why Shankey just doesn't tell both teams, no nine game schedule, no SEC championship. Florida may sue but by the time it goes to court, the lawsuit would be moot.
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The SEC doesn't have a 9-game conference schedule. It and the ACC are pretty much the only major conferences that don't (and even then, 5 ACC teams are required to play Notre Dame on their schedule each year, so for them essentially a "ninth" required game is on their schedule).
 
#107
#107
LSU will host Florida on November 19th and then visit Gainesville in 2017 and 2018. according to today's Paul Finebaum show on the SEC Network.
 
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