SEC Bowl Bids

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Volsfaninva917 said:
They would have to finish in the top 12 and right now the playoff committee hates them.
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iirc someone from the sec has to take and it looks like it will be sec #2 regardless of rankings because the sec champ will play in the playoffs.
 
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#JuanVol said:
iirc someone from the sec has to take and it looks like it will be sec #2 regardless of rankings because the sec champ will play in the playoffs.
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The sugar bowl is not obligated to take an SEC team if the conference champ makes the playoff.
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
They would have to finish in the top 12 and right now the playoff committee hates them.
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Are you sure on this part? That sounds a lot like the rule for the previous system for the BCS rankings.

Do you have a source you could link?
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
The sugar bowl is not obligated to take an SEC team if the conference champ makes the playoff.
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I had found this earlier:

In May 2012, the Big 12 and SEC announced plans to create a new bowl game, the Champions Bowl, that would play host to the champions of those two conferences. However, by November 2012, it was decided instead that the Sugar Bowl will play host to the champions of the Big 12 and SEC, beginning in January 2015. If one of those teams takes part in the national semifinal, a team from the same conference will take their place. Also, it will become one of the bowls that will rotate as a spot for a national semifinal game. On January 1, 2015, the Sugar Bowl matched Big 10 champion, Ohio State against SEC champion Alabama in one of two semi-final games for the college football playoff championship in its inaugural year.
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Sugar Bowl

Edit: And this was from the Sugar Bowl's website:

The Allstate Sugar Bowl secured its future through January 2026 with the announcement that it would host the champions of the Southeastern and Big 12 Conferences in eight of the 12 years between 2014 and 2025. If the champion of either or both leagues is selected for the College Football Playoff, a replacement team from that conference will play in the Sugar Bowl. In the four seasons that the Sugar Bowl is not hosting the Big 12 and the SEC (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023), it will serve as a College Football Playoff Semifinal.
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A New Beginning: Allstate Sugar Bowl
 
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TrueOrange said:
Are you sure on this part? That sounds a lot like the rule for the previous system for the BCS rankings.

Do you have a source you could link?
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In the old BCS system there was a pecking order for bowls, the sugar bowl always took the SEC champ unless they played in the National Title. This is still in play with the new years 6 bowls, say if Florida loses to Alabama in the SEC championship and drops to 15 or 16 the committee would pick a top 12 team over UF to fill that void.
If this were the old BCS system and Tennessee were to win out the choices would be the Cotton,Chick fil a or the Outback.
If everything plays out based on "whats supposed to happen" the SEC will only have one team Alabama in a new years six bowl because of the LSU loss. LSU losing hurt Tennessee as far as bowl selection, now there is a chance Florida could beat Bama and the SEC could get 2 teams in the new years 6.
But as it sits right now Florida losing to Bama would put them in the citrus bowl. Then we would be picked from Ole Miss, State, LSU, Georgia, A&M and Arkansas. Don't be surprised if Tennessee ends up in Shreveport or Birmingham but at this point I would bet Charlotte is the destination.
 
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tallyho said:
Living in Tampa I can almost guarantee that if the Vols win out they will get the Outback Bowl bid and play Northwestern or Michigan.Georgia lost to Tennessee so they Vols will finish behind the Gators in the SEC East. Georgia will play in the Taxslayer Bowl against Penn St.or NW.
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How does living in Tampa help you know?
 
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TrueOrange said:
I had found this earlier:




Sugar Bowl

And this was from the Sugar Bowl's website:

The Allstate Sugar Bowl secured its future through January 2026 with the announcement that it would host the champions of the Southeastern and Big 12 Conferences in eight of the 12 years between 2014 and 2025. If the champion of either or both leagues is selected for the College Football Playoff, a replacement team from that conference will play in the Sugar Bowl. In the four seasons that the Sugar Bowl is not hosting the Big 12 and the SEC (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023), it will serve as a College Football Playoff Semifinal. [/u]
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I thought if you weren't ranked in the top 15 you had to win the conference? Might be wrong but LSU losing last night hurt Tennessee.
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VolnJC said:
I really want the Outback..but I'm afraid they take Georgia if they win out..from the looks of this, there is no slotting, the SEC office can pick anyone for any bowl below the Citrus.
It also looks like that the conference will be able to fill all their agreements, right now there are 9 eligible teams, and Auburn should get to 6 with a win over Idaho next week.

Southeastern Conference

2015:
#1 College Football Playoff. Automatic berth to one of the New Year's Six bowl games, the Sugar Bowl versus Big 12 #1 in years the Sugar Bowl is not a CFP Semifinal.

#2 The Citrus Bowl versus Big Ten.

The Outback Bowl versus Big Ten.
#3/4/5/6/7/8

The TaxSlayer Bowl versus ACC or Big Ten.
#3/4/5/6/7/8

The Music City Bowl versus ACC or Big Ten.
#3/4/5/6/7/8

The Texas Bowl versus Big 12.
#3/4/5/6/7/8

The Belk Bowl versus ACC.
#3/4/5/6/7/8

The Liberty Bowl versus Big 12.
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The Birmingham Bowl versus American.
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The Independence Bowl versus ACC.
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I doubt they take UGA over UT. TN fans would travel better this year and be happy with an Outback Bowl invite. UGA fans are disappointed and want their coach gone. If we win out I like our chances getting that bid. It's no longer about seedings and that determining the bowl you go to,it's all about making money.
 
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#38
Volsfaninva917 said:
In the old BCS system there was a pecking order for bowls, the sugar bowl always took the SEC champ unless they played in the National Title. This is still in play with the new years 6 bowls, say if Florida loses to Alabama in the SEC championship and drops to 15 or 16 the committee would pick a top 12 team over UF to fill that void.
If this were the old BCS system and Tennessee were to win out the choices would be the Cotton,Chick fil a or the Outback.
If everything plays out based on "whats supposed to happen" the SEC will only have one team Alabama in a new years six bowl because of the LSU loss. LSU losing hurt Tennessee as far as bowl selection, now there is a chance Florida could beat Bama and the SEC could get 2 teams in the new years 6.
But as it sits right now Florida losing to Bama would put them in the citrus bowl. Then we would be picked from Ole Miss, State, LSU, Georgia, A&M and Arkansas. Don't be surprised if Tennessee ends up in Shreveport or Birmingham but at this point I would bet Charlotte is the destination.
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We aren't going to end up in Birmingham or Shreveport unless we finish 6-6. We were 6-6 last year and ended up at the Taxslayer bowl. It's all about what fans will travel and revenue. If we win out we will most likely end up in the Outback,Taxslayer or Belk bowl.
 
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#JuanVol said:
iirc someone from the sec has to take and it looks like it will be sec #2 regardless of rankings because the sec champ will play in the playoffs.
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That isn't even a guarantee. If Ala somehow loses to AU and then beats UF in the Championship no SEC team with make the playoff. Don't see Ala losing but by no means is it a lock right now.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
We aren't going to end up in Birmingham or Shreveport unless we finish 6-6. We were 6-6 last year and ended up at the Taxslayer bowl. It's all about what fans will travel and revenue. If we win out we will most likely end up in the Outback,Taxslayer or Belk bowl.
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The SEC front offices have said with their new format that they're going to try to avoid too many repeated appearances at bowls in a short period of time...so Taxslayer doesn't seem like it would end up a destination this year.

The new Pool of Six bowl process gives us the best opportunity to address several issues that impact SEC fans, including the creation of intriguing matchups, the accommodation of travel for fans and a variety of assignments to help prevent repetitive postseason destinations," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. "We took into account the preferences expressed to us by the participating teams and had conversations with our bowl partners to create a compelling lineup of bowl games featuring SEC teams."
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SEC Bowl Schedule
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
In the old BCS system there was a pecking order for bowls, the sugar bowl always took the SEC champ unless they played in the National Title. This is still in play with the new years 6 bowls, say if Florida loses to Alabama in the SEC championship and drops to 15 or 16 the committee would pick a top 12 team over UF to fill that void.
If this were the old BCS system and Tennessee were to win out the choices would be the Cotton,Chick fil a or the Outback.
If everything plays out based on "whats supposed to happen" the SEC will only have one team Alabama in a new years six bowl because of the LSU loss. LSU losing hurt Tennessee as far as bowl selection, now there is a chance Florida could beat Bama and the SEC could get 2 teams in the new years 6.
But as it sits right now Florida losing to Bama would put them in the citrus bowl. Then we would be picked from Ole Miss, State, LSU, Georgia, A&M and Arkansas. Don't be surprised if Tennessee ends up in Shreveport or Birmingham but at this point I would bet Charlotte is the destination.
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If Florida beats FSU and loses the SEC title game, they will be 11-2 and likely still in the top 10.

In that scenario, they would be in the New Year's six. If not them, then a 2 loss LSU team that wins out.
 
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#46
#46
Volsfaninva917 said:
And Iowa played no one
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UTK said:
Iowa is undefeated. UF isn't. Big 10 west is underrated a bit imo also.
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It's a lot because they're a Power 5 undefeated team. It also helps that some of their opponents are getting ranked by the committee: Northwestern is in the top 20 (they'll go up a little bit), Wisconsin got ranked, they'll be playing either a highly ranked Ohio State or a higher ranked Michigan State (and debatably Pitt could move back into the rankings if it continues winning).
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
They would have to finish in the top 12 and right now the playoff committee hates them.
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Volsfaninva917 said:
I don't know man for whatever reason the committee has a hard on for you guys. I'm still wondering how Iowa is ranked ahead of UF?
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After the upsets this weekend, they're probably jumping up to around #7-#9 range. Beating a ranked FSU team would help more.
 
#48
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Volsfaninva917 said:
I thought if you weren't ranked in the top 15 you had to win the conference? Might be wrong but LSU losing last night hurt Tennessee.
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I've not seen that anywhere. What you're saying just sounds an awful lot like the set up for the "at-large" bids for previous system (BCS):

BCS selection procedures

An at-large team is any Football Bowl Subdivision team that is bowl-eligible and meets the following requirements:

A. Has won at least nine regular-season games, and

B. Is among the top 14 teams in the final BCS Standings.
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will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either:

A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or

B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.
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That's kind of why I asked if you had a link that said such; it sounded too similar. Pretty much all of those previous rules/ selection procedures were thrown out with the start of the new system.
 
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99gator said:
If Florida beats FSU and loses the SEC title game, they will be 11-2 and likely still in the top 10.

In that scenario, they would be in the New Year's six. If not them, then a 2 loss LSU team that wins out.
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Pretty much yeah.

One of both could very well be in New Year's 6 bowls. Last year's Mississippi State team went into the Orange Bowl at 10-2, and last year's Ole Miss team went into the Peach bowl at 9-3.
 
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