If no SEC team makes the CFP Finals

[C-south]

Is it a fluke?

Yea. The sec would be.

 

[volbound1700]

To defend fake UT's schedule, it wasnt thought the OU and at Michigan games would be as light as they were for the resume....

But yeah, the committee had a hard on for Texas for some reason

To me, having Texas play UK, Miss State, and Vandy all three versus Oklahoma's schedule was ridiculous. Break up that trio and give 1 to OU and it is probably more fair. OU, by contrast, had a brutally hard schedule compared to Texas since they played the teams that Texas did not.

 

[Godfatha]

IMO….Penn st, Osu, Oregon would beat any sec team. Illinois would have an even shot at beating any sec team. A lousy USC beats LSU and A$M. The big 10 just means more.

Ehhhh, OSU sure. Penn State could, certainly but I would not say "would". Oregon is flawed. A lot of talent but flawed defensively. Again they could, but not "would".

 

[VolCalls]

Zero conference champs in the semis. Unreal.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

Notre Dame has been sneaky good all year. People wrote them off after they laid that egg against Northern Illinois.

SEC is in trouble. The conference as a whole, including Tennessee, look shaky and down this year.

I wasn’t really impressed with them tonight. That offense is really going to struggle against PSU’s and if they get past them, obliterated by the buckeyes.

 

[99gator]

No.

This is the weakest the league has been at the top since 2000.

2005 Georgia, 2001 LSU, and 2000 Florida are potentially the only weakest SEC Champions since and I'm not sure about 2000 Florida. I also think 2001 Florida and 2001 Tennessee whip the snot out of 2024 Georgia.

 

[Jax_Vol]

No.

This is the weakest the league has been at the top since 2000.

2005 Georgia, 2001 LSU, and 2000 Florida are potentially the only weakest SEC Champions since and I'm not sure about 2000 Florida. I also think 2001 Florida and 2001 Tennessee whip the snot out of 2024 Georgia.

Ahhh, the game that made the Old Ball Sack quit on the Gators.

Indeed, a loaded Vols roster.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Is it a fluke?

Hopefully no SEC team makes it

 

[ZZ13]

OSU manhandled us. ND is lining up and running it down UGA's throat now. USC lost to ILL. Bama lost to Michigan.

The only reason TX is still in the playoffs is the refs and replay officials took one for the committee and overlooked a blatant targeting call....

Do you mean the same refs and replay officials that stiffed the committee by allowing an ASU lineman to blatantly illegally drag Skattebo into the end zone?

I have no problem with not calling it targeting. Chest to chest hit/tackle where helmets naturally made contact. Most of the force was chest to chest. Receiver additionally got shaken up from the force of landing on the ground.

 

[volfanhill]

So you’re pulling for Texas?

They aren't UT

 

[DaddyChad]

Notre Dame has been sneaky good all year. People wrote them off after they laid that egg against Northern Illinois.

SEC is in trouble. The conference as a whole, including Tennessee, look shaky and down this year.

Georgia will right the ship next year. People overreacting right now. Georgia has far too much in state talent and money to stay down for long. Texas also is about to be a pain in everyone’s rear; I don’t think they can hang with Ohio State this year but the conference is going to push them. And everyone will hate that team before it’s over; cancer on the conference.

 

[DaddyChad]

IMO….Penn st, Osu, Oregon would beat any sec team. Illinois would have an even shot at beating any sec team. A lousy USC beats LSU and A$M. The big 10 just means more.

wait you’re serious?

Ohio State is very very good but they played some mediocre teams tight. They have a couple of losses in this conference. They’re hitting all cylinders at the right time.

Oregon’s defense is absolutely awful.

Penn state has a pretty good team. Their talent at wr thought doesn’t really scare anyone.

I’ll grant you this was a terrible year for the conference but it won’t last.

 

[Vol4lif3]

IMO….Penn st, Osu, Oregon would beat any sec team. Illinois would have an even shot at beating any sec team. A lousy USC beats LSU and A$M. The big 10 just means more.

This year they could not any other year sec is still the dominant conference

 

[Vol4lif3]

wait you’re serious?

Ohio State is very very good but they played some mediocre teams tight. They have a couple of losses in this conference. They’re hitting all cylinders at the right time.

Oregon’s defense is absolutely awful.

Penn state has a pretty good team. Their talent at wr thought doesn’t really scare anyone.

I’ll grant you this was a terrible year for the conference but it won’t last.

Exactly

 

[TheFlash1971]

I say go buy a team for a year on top of your recruiting class. Win it all then take a break for a couple years then go buy another. At least try for one every 5 years. Going to have to pay up, just that simple now.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Do you mean the same refs and replay officials that stiffed the committee by allowing an ASU lineman to blatantly illegally drag Skattebo into the end zone?

I have no problem with not calling it targeting. Chest to chest hit/tackle where helmets naturally made contact. Most of the force was chest to chest. Receiver additionally got shaken up from the force of landing on the ground.

It was clear targeting. They tossed an ASU player earlier for a similar hit. They looked at the brands, period.

Replay officials would have nothing to do with pulling into the endzone. That aint their call. That is called .000001% of the time.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Why do we care? If Tennessee didn’t make it I don’t want any other SEC team in it

 

[207 others]

If Tennessee and Georgia combined their coaching staffs and rosters, the result could be a powerhouse capable of challenging any Big Ten team. Imagine Georgia's defensive brilliance under Kirby Smart paired with Tennessee's explosive offensive schemes. The hybrid roster would feature Georgia’s relentless front seven and Tennessee’s dynamic playmakers, creating a perfectly balanced juggernaut. Together, the two programs could dominate the trenches, light up the scoreboard, and adapt strategically to any opponent. A "Southern Superteam" like this would bring SEC grit and finesse to the Big Ten's doorstep, redefining college football supremacy.

 

[djohnnyg]

Ohio State is the best college team I've seen in awhile. I don't know how the hell they lost to Michigan. I'm guessing they were overconfident....overlooking them etc etc..
But still.

 

[DaddyChad]

If no SEC team makes it?

GOOD!!!!!

 

[EasternVol]

IMO….Penn st, Osu, Oregon would beat any sec team. Illinois would have an even shot at beating any sec team. A lousy USC beats LSU and A$M. The big 10 just means more.

OSU would beat any SEC or other team if they play like they did against us and Oregon. I think we'd have a good chance of beating Penn St. and Oregon.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

IMO….Penn st, Osu, Oregon would beat any sec team. Illinois would have an even shot at beating any sec team. A lousy USC beats LSU and A$M. The big 10 just means more.

OSU at their best are head and shoulders above every other team in either conference, as they’ve shown over the last two games. Oregon and Penn State are about on par with us, Ole Miss, and UGA.

 

[rjd970]

wait you’re serious?

Ohio State is very very good but they played some mediocre teams tight. They have a couple of losses in this conference. They’re hitting all cylinders at the right time.

Oregon’s defense is absolutely awful.

Penn state has a pretty good team. Their talent at wr thought doesn’t really scare anyone.

I’ll grant you this was a terrible year for the conference but it won’t last.

I’m with this ^

Also though, part of this is the nature of the playoffs, you just have to win one game at a time and nobody is catching anybody off guard. There are good and bad matchups for good and bad teams, etc..

But I have a hard time believing PSU, ND, and even Oregon are not 2-3 loss teams with an SEC schedule this year. OSU also played a crap schedule this year (it was mainly propped up by an inflated Indiana media darling) and played some bad teams really tight.

 

[LordBolton]

I stopped watching football as soon as Tennessee lost. I couldn't care less who wins. I only now found out that UGA lost from reading this. Although I'm glad they lost, it saddens me that Notre Dame won.

 

[ZZ13]

It was clear targeting. They tossed an ASU player earlier for a similar hit. They looked at the brands, period.

Replay officials would have nothing to do with pulling into the endzone. That aint their call. That is called .000001% of the time.

Ok. Then I'll go with same replay officials that gave Skattebo a first down when it was obvious to everyone, including the booth, that he was clearly stopped a half yard short. Upholding that call on the field was mind boggling. My point is, there are no organized conspiracies. There is just repeated inability game after game (since the beginning of football) of officials to do their job correctly and accurately. It's just too hard. Too many complex rules. Too hard to see things at field level. Players and pace of play way too fast these days. Officials are older and slower. I'm all for officiating by camera with a couple on field game administrators. But that's a different topic for another thread.