One Point Loss for either Team ='s

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I still think with both of our schedules, if either team loses by one or two, and lose no more, especially if they wind up in SEC Championship game, a National Title is not too far fetched.No?
 
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Between us and... Florida?

If we can carry over the same level of play we've been having to SEC competition, then yeah we could make it.

Auburn is the only other SEC team I hold in such a regard.
 
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I believe that LSU will beat Auburn this weekend. They are a good team, but they don't look like a top 4 team.
 
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i think at the end of the season, if there is an SEC champ with one loss, it might be hard not to put them in the NT game...especially if it's an Aub, FL, TN, LSU team that's played a really good schedule...of course a lot has to do with what other teams do obviously...and when you lose is more important than who you lose to...

imagine LSU or Auburn being undefeated going in to the SEC CG, and losing to a two loss UF, TN or UGA team....
 
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which is why the loser of this weekend's big SEC games is not out of it yet...if you are going to lose, lose early and only lose once.

now i'm done.
 
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jakez4ut said:
i think at the end of the season, if there is an SEC champ with one loss, it might be hard not to put them in the NT game...especially if it's an Aub, FL, TN, LSU team that's played a really good schedule...of course a lot has to do with what other teams do obviously...and when you lose is more important than who you lose to...

imagine LSU or Auburn being undefeated going in to the SEC CG, and losing to a two loss UF, TN or UGA team....
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We'll see what happens when we get there.

I'd imagine USC vs. Ohio State is the conventional pick for the national championship game, though.
 
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milohimself said:
We'll see what happens when we get there.

I'd imagine USC vs. Ohio State is the conventional pick for the national championship game, though.
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don't forget about ND either....if both ND and USC are undefeated when they play (and i don't think they will be, but it still applies if both have one loss) the winner will likely have the inside track to Glendale.
 
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utfantilidie said:
I still think with both of our schedules, if either team loses by one or two, and lose no more, especially if they wind up in SEC Championship game, a National Title is not too far fetched.No?
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Unfortunately, I think it is pretty far fetched for us. We started the season ranked too low. Also, I think it's pretty likely there will be a lot of other teams that finish with one loss. Ohio State will probably have one loss at worst. Texas could likely win out, finishing with only one loss. Then there's West Virginia and Louisville, both of whom were ranked ahead of us. USC and Oregon both have a good shot at finishing with 1 loss at worst. All those teams would probably get the edge over UT. I don't agree with it, but that's the way I think it would be.
 
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What would really suck is if Ohio State finishes undefeated, while Texas and the SEC champ finishes with one loss each. If Texas got the nod for the NC, I'd flip out. I'm pretty sure a Texas-OSU rematch would be another beatdown.
 
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kptvol said:
Unfortunately, I think it is pretty far fetched for us. We started the season ranked too low. Also, I think it's pretty likely there will be a lot of other teams that finish with one loss. Ohio State will probably have one loss at worst. Texas could likely win out, finishing with only one loss. Then there's West Virginia and Louisville, both of whom were ranked ahead of us. USC and Oregon both have a good shot at finishing with 1 loss at worst. All those teams would probably get the edge over UT. I don't agree with it, but that's the way I think it would be.
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Ohio State will make it with one loss, and I think that one loss might be Michigan.....maybe the most they would finish with would be 2 and that other loss would come against Penn State......Texas will lose to Oklahoma, mark it down and that'll knock them out of National Championship contender....Louisville will get their first loss of the season this weekend against Miami and I'd say they'd lose one more game...They could possibly upset West Virginia but without Bush that'll be hard....I don't see Oregon finishing with just 1 loss...USC could but then again they could get 2...Someone could upset them....that's just a crazy scenario that I see could possibly work out, and the chances of that are slim to none......But I don't think it'd be too far fetched for UT to be left out of the National Championship game if they ran the table or lose this weekend
 
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Unless Texas goes on to absolutely thrash the Big XII, they are not going back for an Ohio State rematch. And if Texas represents the Big XII South, which will probably happen, the Big XII will not be represented in the national title game.

A lot hinders on tonight's USC-Nebraska matchup. If USC wins, the path is clear for them to make a third (fourth?) straight national title game appearance. If Nebraska wins, the path is clear for the winner of the SEC to play for the national title.
 
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I don't see Ohio State losing to Michigan. Look at the margin of victory in these two games: OSU-Texas and Michigan-Vandy.
 
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I don't see them losing to Michigan either, but that would be the one team other than Penn state that's left on their schedule that I can see them losing to
 
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#10_Ainge_#10 said:
I don't see them losing to Michigan either, but that would be the one team other than Penn state that's left on their schedule that I can see them losing to
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Penn State got it handed to them bad by Notre Dame, who last year got it handed to them by Ohio State. I don't see the N. Lions giving the Buckeyes too much trouble, either. I really think OSU will run the table.
 
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I think that even if we could go undefeated along with 2 other teams and still be left out of the NC game.
 
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milohimself said:
A lot hinders on tonight's USC-Nebraska matchup. If USC wins, the path is clear for them to make a third (fourth?) straight national title game appearance. If Nebraska wins, the path is clear for the winner of the SEC to play for the national title.
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you mean "hinges on SATURDAY's". :closedeyes: :)
 
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If we go undefeated? Depends on who the other teams are.

After playing Texas and Michigan, if Ohio State goes undefeated they are locked for the national title game. Even the biggest SEC homer in the world would have to respect beating Texas in Austin then running the Big Ten table.

Other than that, if we go undefeated, we get dibs over West Virginia (as does nearly any other D-IA team in the country that could run the table). USC going undefeated they would have an edge over us... We have two commonplace opponnents in Arkansas and California. We would have to have a big, big win over the Hogs to overcome our game against Air Force and USC's thrashing of the Hogs.
 
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Thursdays D-I games...

Tennessee Tech at MTSU for those of us who get ESPNU, and Maryland at West Virginia, 7:30EST/4:30PST on ESPN.

Go Terps.
 
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Wow! A game Middle should actually WIN!!! Amazing.

Maryland WV may be worth watching. :)
 
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I want West Virginia to get spanked. Anything that gets the BCS closer to taking away the Big East's BCS bid.
 
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The 'ville could still go undefeated. It is a two team race. Rutgers may be a surprise this year too. They sure play hard.
 
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