Our only chance of a home game is Penn State getting blown out by Oregon.

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Volunteer_Kirby said:
We host if by some miracle Texas blows out UGA (I'm talking 3 INT Carson Beck) then we may UGA drop below OSU & Tenn. That would give us the #8 position.

Penn St/Oregon/Texas will not drop below us.

The largest move you'll see in the rankings is if SMU loses to Clemson. Then they will drop SMU like a rock to get Bama in at #11.
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So we need to root for Clemson
 
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GoDucks349 said:
First, I'm not convinced Oregon is going to run over Penn St as easily as you seem to think. Second, I think having a bye and two weeks to prepare, get better and get healty is an advantage of winning the Conference Championship slot.
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Oregon will beat Penn State and I'm sure you're aware of that from your name. I'm not suggesting they won't win but you guys gain nothing by running up the score as the OP suggests.

You guys handled tOSU so Penn State should be an easier win. Day sucks but Franklin is possibly worse and has less talent on his team.
 
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Vfl83 said:
I have stated this exact thing but people are saying the committee said they will not drop teams who lose conference title games below teams that didn't play. My reply was so if Clemson blows out SMU they won't fall below Tennessee or OSU.
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The way I understood what they said as the order of teams who don't play won't change. We won't jump OSU but the losers of the championship games could fall below OSU and us
 
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Let’s put on our all whites and go beat the brown eyes at home. F’ ‘em. Michigan gave us a the blueprint. Win the LOS.
 
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HalfullVol said:
Love all the conjecture and interpretation here.

Final CFP rankings Sunday will be telling after watching some exciting ball games Saturday.

Unpredictable mayhem has been a big factor all season so don't be surprised come Sunday if the Vols actually end up hosting.
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The committee has already said losses in conference championships won’t hurt/impact a team as much, if at all. I think unless there’s an upset and or a huge margin of victory, we are already seeing where Tennessee ends up.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Oregon will beat Penn State and I'm sure you're aware of that from your name. I'm not suggesting they won't win but you guys gain nothing by running up the score as the OP suggests.

You guys handled tOSU so Penn State should be an easier win. Day sucks but Franklin is possibly worse and has less talent on his team.
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Agree, Oregon gains nothing by "running up the score". But if the Ducks are up by 3 scores in the 4th and score a few more points via defense and 2nd team, I don't consider that running up the score. Even if a backup RB takes it in from 30 yds out with a minute to go. It just happens and you want "Everyone" on the team to be trying to score.
 
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GoDucks349 said:
Agree, Oregon gains nothing by "running up the score". But if the Ducks are up by 3 scores in the 4th and score a few more points via defense and 2nd team, I don't consider that running up the score. Even if a backup RB takes it in from 30 yds out with a minute to go. It just happens and you want "Everyone" on the team to be trying to score.
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For sure, but I don't see Lanning intentionally running it up like some here want to see.

I don't think it's a "Oregon can pick the score" kind of game either but you guys should be able to handle things and get out without injuries, which is the big deal for you guys at this point in the season, not impressing the committee.
 
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1-13 — James Franklin’s record against top-five opponents in his 11 seasons as Penn State’s coach.​

 
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I want Clemson to beat SMU. I think that outcome will force them to either bump Bama out or if SMU drops out, the rest of the conference champion losers will need to drop as well.
 
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LordVOLdemort said:
The committee has already said losses in conference championships won’t hurt/impact a team as much, if at all. I think unless there’s an upset and or a huge margin of victory, we are already seeing where Tennessee ends up.
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Upsets make us less likely to host. Odds are an Oregon blowout of Penn State is our only shot.
 
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deatojl said:
Really, other than pride and a conference championship trophy, there’s no reason for Oregon to want to win the game. Their playoff path would be much easier as the 5 seed than as the 1 seed. That’s one main reason why this entire format is stupid.
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They don’t get a bye if they lose.
 
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Vols1891 said:
The conference losers will likely fall a little bit, just not out of the playoffs all together. I just think Penn State has the potential to drop the most.
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I think this will be the blowout of the weekend. Don't think Texas gets UGA but it is hard to beat a team twice in the same season. UGA is just close enough to us though if Texas was to wipe the floor with them, they might move them below us. Doubtful but never know.
 
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It’s fun to follow discussions related to CFP and where VOLS fit into the bracket. But, this guy gets it! 😂

“If you’re not in the mind set of this thing, anyone, anywhere, anytime, then you’re just there to have a cup of coffee.”
 

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I haven’t read through this thread yet, but I think that if GA were to lose to Texas it gives TN a shot at playing in Neyland in the first round. Who knows yet though. The committee has said it will use data points from this weekend to make a final decision so I can’t see a 3 loss SEC team ranked ahead of a 2 loss SEC team.

Then again they once said that teams wouldn’t be penalized for a conference championship loss. I’m not sure what to think.
 
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Vols1891 said:
The conference losers will likely fall a little bit, just not out of the playoffs all together. I just think Penn State has the potential to drop the most.
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Definitely..At the very least below Ohio St, who beat them. I'd much rather play at Penn St than Ohio St. Hoping Penn St and GA get boat raced. Then we have a chance to move up.
 
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titansvolsfaninga said:
If both penn state and uga lose, they both will fall 2 spots. We may host uga in Neyland if they lose. If they win and penn state loses, we will probably host penn state.
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That’s where I want to be, hosting and beating PSU so we can drive Franklin to drinking.
 
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