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[@lifeofBandB]

I hope they stay at 12 teams. This has made the ending of the regular season important. 16 would be too many

[@kbram7363]

i’m a UGA fan but South Carolina is beating Clemson

[@bool_aid_man510]

It would be a miracle

[@violetjames7534]

Wouldn’t take a miracle at all.

[@nweeezy]

i would be close to shocked if the Gamecocks dont win that game.....thats a team that no one wants to play right now

[@DustinSchoonmaker]

A 3 loss sec team shouldn’t be in the playoffs.. any 3 loss team shouldn’t .

[@WesAcademy-q9q]

Even Georgia if they lose a close game against Texas ?

[@leakedclipsdaily]

It depends on their losses and strength of schedule / quality of wins. Why should a 2 loss Big 12 team get in with a terrible schedule vs a 3 loss SEC team that had a difficult schedule?

[@mikepenn7024]

​@WesAcademy-q9q yes even if they lose. 3 loss teams shouldn't be in, not when there are other teams with better records. But S.O.S is a factor i guess so idk man I just dont know lol

[@DuckFanDownSouth]

A 3 loss team will make it eventually

[@leakedclipsdaily]

@@mikepenn7024 - Yes it's clear you don't know anything. SOS and quality of losses/wins matters. You can't reward a team with 2 losses who had nobody on their schedule while a 3 loss SEC team who had 6-7 top 25 teams.

[@Educated2Extinction]

For people who question Texas' schedule, here are the teams they've beaten, and who those teams have beaten Oklahoma (34-3) Alabama (24-3) Vanderbilt (27-24) Alabama (40-35) Arkansas (20-10) Tennessee (19-14) Florida (49-17) Ole Miss (24-17) Kentucky (31-14) Ole Miss (20 -17) If Texas didn't beat anybody, 3 of the top-ranked SEC teams lost to a bunch of nobodies.

[@702TifosiGambler]

The same southerners that question Texas SOS, never questioned UGA SOS when they beat up the weak SEC East, southerners will be southerners, we need their lack of intellect to balance out the universe.

[@El.patch.o]

Texas' SEC opponent record is 24-35. Georgia, A&M and Florida are the only teams with winning records in conference play. When Texas plays, and loses, to only 1 team that is currently ranked...You've played a bunch of nobodies. When your schedule is Miss State, Kentucky, Vanderbilt & OU and combined they have as many conference wins as Georgia. You've played the bottom of the barrel.

[@dbvictor7289]

You just took the transitive property to a whole new level. That's not how playoff selection works, but good try.

[@cypresstrout3412]

​@El.patch.o Who cares? This never mattered until it was Texas leading the SEC. I could get with this argument if the supposed "tough schedule" teams were only losing to one another, but they aren't. They are losing to those same below .500 teams that you want to penalize Texas for having to play. Except, Texas didn't lose to those teams.

[@2-1inffwa97]

They did lose to nobodies

[@wayvids1]

Can my alabama team play Colorado in the Hawaii bowl

[@someoneinacorner]

Bro that would be an interesting bowl that would get so much hype and ratings but you need to watch your team get the W in the iron bowl first before you talk about bowl games 😂

[@wayvids1]

@someoneinacorner bro that's easy loosing just not in alabamas vocabulary hmmm hmm. Sorry think I chocked 🫢😑

[@plutotech]

More like the Peach Bowl or Cotton Bowl.

[@Educated2Extinction]

@@plutotech I think someone just wants an excuse to go to Hawaii.

[@michaelwall3393]

@@plutotechapparently you don’t understand how the 12-team playoffs work. Because the Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Rose Bowl are reserved for the 12-team playoffs; with four bowls used in Quarterfinals and two bowls used in Semifinals before National Championship Game. So if any A4 school does not qualify for the playoffs, then the next best bowls are: Liberty, Sun, Music City, Citrus/Camping World, Gator, Alamo, Independence, Armed Forces, Holiday, Pinstripe, Fenway/Boston, Mayo, Military, Myrtle Beach, Las Vegas, Heart Of Dallas/First Responders, Houston/Texas, and Mineke Care Car bowls. I know there are many others that have weight to them, but these are the ones with the most important historical records and affecting various top25 polls. So you still need 82 teams bowl eligible with 12 going to the playoffs and the other 70 playing in 35 bowl games that are not part of the playoffs as of now. When they go to 14 teams in a couple of years, two of those prestigious bowl games currently not part of playoff system setup of bowls will be added. The four candidates to select two more bowl games to be added are The Sun Bowl, The Liberty Bowl, Citrus Bowl, and Independence Bowl with the Alamo Bowl and Music City Bowl getting strong consideration for obvious reasons. If they do away with home playoff games for first round when they go to 14 teams; then the six bowls I mentioned as two would be added would all six be added plus what would happen and possibly added if necessary in the quarterfinals round.

[@FrostTyler]

I find it hilarious that all of these top SEC teams from the past few years started struggling this year in conference play when the SEC finally removed divisions. Maybe those top of the league SEC teams were never really that far ahead of the rest of the conference. They just played a favorable schedule in their division in years past.

[@sammyweed4771]

Bingo

[@dairyair5371]

Even if you thought a team had an easy schedule the point would be moot if they won the national championship.

[@matiastrevino7066]

Shhh…they might hear you!

[@williamwinner4234]

It's crazy to me that Penn State is a lock and Indiana isn't. You're saying if Penn State loses to Maryland they're still in? Who have they beat? Illinois? Is that what you're saying?

[@RPPIII13]

Because they are 9th in the FPI. 4th in SoR. Thats why. Look at the analytics before you start flapping your gums.

[@larryfish3rman_]

Indiana lol

[@vulcanraven9701]

​@@RPPIII13Penn St never wins big games. They're frauds

[@Oscar-gv1si]

Who would go ahead of them?

[@violetjames7534]

Y’all think that Indiana and Penn State could beat Bama or Ole Miss or Georgia?

[@LanceGreene888]

How is beating Alabama still a good win

[@grantcpete]

I mean they’ll be 9-3 at the end of the season in the SEC which is a better resume than nearly all other teams in the FBS

[@jonmohney6975]

Falling to 11 is potentially out of the mix as there will be two lower-rated conference champs who get automatic births.

[@tommyroberts867]

Texas played more teams that are going to bowl games than anyone in the SEC. Check it out.

[@dyelbodybuild5601]

Trash schedule

[@butchcassidy1997]

Good try?

[@stunnabreezy3]

Dont forget about Boise State

[@nickinoelle5331]

As a Bama fan disappointed that we didn’t make it to the playoffs, but I’m happy with our 9-3 status before playing Auburn, considering all that Bama has lost; coach Saban, assistant coaches, our best players going in the portal, and managing to still get 9 games won, it’s actually not bad of a stat if you compare it with other teams who haven’t lost as much as Bama has. This was already predicted by many analyst in the beginning that my Bama would be a 9-3 team since losing all that we lost…….so I’m happy with the outcome. If we beat Auburn - even better 😊 Roll Tide Forever 👩🏻 🫶🏻 🐘

[@violetjames7534]

That’s nice and all but we are currently 8-3

[@converyds]

Is that a USC helmet in the background? One PAC 12 Conference title since 2010.

[@wpsblake]

Boise State has two tough games everyone acts like they have an easy pass. The Oregon state is getting a lot of their hurt players back which is the reason they have lost games and now they are playing their best football and then they’re gonna play another ranked team in the conference championship, making at the third or fourth ranked team so far

[@dyelbodybuild5601]

Boise state is terrible.

[@drewdozerthaprophet9568]

Agreed with basically everything you said.

[@leschlandsurveyingpllc7981]

Is everyone on here an idiot. The PSU tight end slid down on the 2 yard line to kill the clock. That was a 100% 7pts. They could have punched it in too and they took a knee. Franklin and PJ are somewhat friends and James was doing that if it was needed to win. James does not run the score up on anyone. Can’t say that about Ryan Day, can we after the Indiana game??

[@stretch141000]

I'm a Penn State grad and will defend James Franklin on most topics, but this is not one of them. I've seen him run up the score plenty of times including icing a kicker while up 56-0. I personally don't think there's anything wrong with it but he absolutely does it and does it often.

[@violetjames7534]

Franklin is a joke.

[@swahilijs]

What about Arizona state and Boise state?

[@violetjames7534]

Who and who?😂

[@Andrew_Kohn]

the SEC Champ is not a lock to secure a bye week, just so we’re clear.

[@jarredhusted4643]

Purdue

[@MikeinAustin]

Penn State were -11 going into Minnesota and beat them by 1 point due to a well executed fake punt. They went from #4 to #4. Nobody will touch them.

[@druhflit8343]

Minnesota is a good team you can’t base results good or bad just because of the spread. Look at all the teams that lost yesterday day to”bad teams”

[@MikeinAustin]

@ I’m a Gopher. So no disparagement to Minnesota. I’m saying that beating an unranked team by 1 point isn’t the dominance you expect to see by a #4 team vs an unranked team. I don’t think Penn State should have stayed #4. Like if Texas loses to Texas A&M by 1 point, they shouldn’t stay #3 or #4.

[@JFTB-i8y]

​@@druhflit8343minnesota is a good team? Lol what

[@bobbysilver581]

⁠Wisconsin just struggled with Wisconsin. Based on the schedule it was a classic trap spot for PSU.

[@Ben-ks1np]

@@JFTB-i8ythey’re actually very good at home. But Penn state always has close games against them it’s a rivalry game for a reason

[@Thisisrance]

IF Georgia loses in the SEC championship game by a considerable margin, I don’t think they’re in. You have to consider how bad 3 loss Ole Miss beat them, and the Bama win doesn’t hold much weight anymore. It’s hard to beat a good team twice and if Texas wins it pretty much cancels out their most quality win. Georgia jumped on Texas to start that game, but Texas clawed back and basically outplayed them in the second half. It’s a way more even matchup than people think and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Texas Favored again.

[@dyelbodybuild5601]

UGA is a lock. You can’t punish a team for playing an extra meaningless game. Let’s compare ole miss’ SEcC game to UGAs. Oh that’s right, they couldn’t make it. 3 losses in season is worse than a 3rd loss in a post season game that other teams weren’t good enough to make it in.

[@gregfraunfelter4841]

Simple - 3 losses - out

[@violetjames7534]

Give Indiana, PSU, and Texas the same schedule as Bama, SC, Georgia and you have an entirely different conversation.

[@Foggydidwhat]

8 of the bottom 10 SEC teams would finish the season 11-1 with indianas schedule

[@jayhop]

​@@Foggydidwhatlol

[@flyrehash5124]

bama has a cupcake schedule and still is a 3 loss team, SC has a cupcake schedule compared to Texas, Georgia’s schedule is only hard because they had to play Texas at home

[@coreywagner1889]

Penn State has 31 consecutive wins against unranked opponents. When was the last time Alabama lost to an unranked team?

[@EDSB126]

@@flyrehash5124 do you watch football ??? Didn’t we go play bama on the road too ??? Didn’t we go play ole miss on the road too ?? That were both ranked decently during those times.

[@Brownmichael420]

Let’s go OREGON

[@dariusp257]

4:57 Agree with most except Georgia. No way do they make it, or should make it if they lose the SEC championship game and end up with 3 loses. No 3 loss team should be allowed in from any conference. It does not matter what their roster is like and how many blue chips they have. They should play better if that is the case. So if they lose one more they should be out.

[@JFTB-i8y]

A conference championship game should not knock you out for playing it. If georgia had lost a tiebreaker with a different 2 loss team and didnt go that shouldnt be a punishment for earning that extra game. Im an ohio state fan so im not being a georgia homer. But in general i would not like a "2 loss" team that had a worse regular season which is why they didnt make the champ game to get in the playoff over georgia because they did worse in the regular season?

[@dariusp257]

@@JFTB-i8y But that is how it works in every conference. Lets take Tennessee. They lost to Georgia, they are 9-2 and will play Vandy. They will end up the regular season 10-2 most likely. Georgia plays GTech and will most likely end up 10-2. Now, Texas beats Texas A&M and is 11-1. They beat Georgia and are 12-1, Tenn will be 10-2, Georgia would be at 10-3. Then you have 4 teams that can end up 9-3. Really it should be Texas and Tenn that go and Georgia gets left behind. That is the risk of a championship game for every conference. It has to matter. There are other teams in other conferences that will end up with 2 loses that should get in over Georgia with 3 loses. The ACC will have Miami and SMU. Is it right to leave one of them out with 2 loses to put in Georgia with 3 loses? I don't think so.

[@Axel-fn]

In the CFP era, 9 of the 10 years have had the final ranking include a 3-loss team in the top 12. Georgia has the toughest schedule this year by far. They would be the best 3-loss team and absolutely would and should be in.

[@dariusp257]

@@Axel-fn But the CFP rankings are not the best 12 teams. Its the best teams in each conference. If it was the best 12 teams then the BIG12 and ACC and Mountain West will never get a team in. It will be just all BIG10 and SEC. The seeding go to the conference champs first and the runners ups. Then come everyone else.

[@JT-px2ev]

@@dariusp257 The private control of money thanks college football for the Chaos. As people argue who should be in the college football playoffs, Russia threatens cyber warfare against the United Kingdom. The wars continue to ramp up. Bread and circus.

[@MikeinAustin]

3:10 Clemson may not be in if they lose to South Carolina.

[@702TifosiGambler]

Clemson is out if they don't make the champ game

[@DougSteinhauser]

The SEC is down this year, loses to ND, USC, and just bad loses, it started last year, remember Michigan, and Washington play for the champship game, OSU, Oregan looks like best team

[@craigmills6275]

Ole miss and Bama are not getting in lol. Tn HAS to be in with a win over vandy. Thats not a gimme game. Tn better show up or they are getting the boot

[@JamesK1963]

Penn State is not losing to Maryland. So they’re a lock no matter what.

[@garyb2392]

Hmm, I usually disagree with you cause you’re such a SEC homer…but shockingly I agree with you

[@lovewildviolet]

As long as you win or win more games than others..you’re in. Doesn’t matter if you have cupcake schedule.

[@702TifosiGambler]

Really? then why isn't 1 loss Army in the Top 10 like Penn St? Since cupcake SOS "doesn't matter" let me guess you're from the South too, only place where lack of obvious logic exist, I'll wait for your corny response that's entirely unrelated to your uneducated comment I'm sure you won't let me down.

[@nonot8232]

Well yeah… if you have a “tough” schedule, but lose to cupcake teams like Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Florida then you are losing to “cupcake” teams. This argument from sec fans makes no sense. You guys aren’t struggling because you have 3 loss teams who lost to each other. THEY ARE LOSING TO HORRID TEAMS

[@702TifosiGambler]

@@nonot8232 I have to change my tone tonight, SEC fans keep flagging my comments ironically they were anti cancel culture 🤡🤡until tonight, but the OP alluded to cupcake schedules guaranteeing you a CFP spot why isn't 1 loss Army in the Top 5 like 1 loss Penn St, lets see if their southern education or lack thereof helps them solve this

[@violetjames7534]

Horrid?😂. Do your research. Check how many players on these so called “horrid” teams will play in the NFL.

[@dyelbodybuild5601]

@@nonot8232Florida is a good team. Playing at Florida is one of the hardest things to do in the country. Get a clue

[@RealCamSmith]

5:19 Cal

[@HvacGuy76]

🤘

[@AliFrankTheTank]

OHIO STATE A LOCK and thats all dat matterssssss

[@txsportsfreak02]

I think the acc game loses is out. I think the winner of South Carolina Clemson could sneak in.

[@lovewildviolet]

To all SEC teams - schedule cupcake teams next year and you will be guaranteed playoff chances.

[@JFTB-i8y]

They do schedule cupcake teams.

[@damianpresha9833]

Pretending like Alabama didn't just play Mercer. And Georgia didn't play UMass. And like Tennessee didn't schedule UTEP. Give it up y'all lost try again next year.

[@forvalhalla7754]

​@@damianpresha9833Mercer, UTEP and UMASS are cupcakes, sure. Every team plays cupcakes. Some two, some more in a season. Because of missteps the SEC might only have 2 teams in the playoff. I don't think they deserve more than that.

[@damianpresha9833]

@@forvalhalla7754 It's looking real rough for them boys

[@theblack7772]

Ohio State is 10-1

[@lovewildviolet]

If Georgia, South Carolina, and all SEC are smart..they should follow Texas lead and schedule cupcakes.

[@damianpresha9833]

That's all Georgia and South Carolina been doing for years. Only difference is Georgia finally kicked the door down.

[@jacobgiroux2493]

Scheduled up Michigan non conference, can’t help they sucked. And sec schedule was given to us.

[@65Cobra]

@@damianpresha9833 Ignorant statement: Here are the OOC games that UGA scheduled: 2023- UGA scheduled Oklahoma, but the game was rescinded by the league office/ GT 2022- Oregon/ GT 2021- Clemson/ GT 2020- Covid/ All games in conference 2019- Notre Dame/ GT 2018- Notre Dame/ GT Try again scooter!!!!

[@barryallen871]

🤦 The conference schedules the games. Not the teams.

[@cypresstrout3412]

😂😂😂😂 Clueless.

[@AustinWilson-n4u]

Uhh Boise state…

[@702TifosiGambler]

If the favorites win out this weekend which is what I think will happen the SEC would have 2 locks Texas & Tenn regardless of who loses the SEC Champ game. I don't think Bama can get in with a 3rd loss looking that ugly 24-3 to Oklahoma. What would be interesting is UGA vs Ole Miss discussion if UGA loses to Texas in champ game both 3 losses, Ole Miss H2H win, UGA played an extra game but if and how they lose they could be out, they were down big to Bama, ugly loss to Ole Miss, ugly win over Kentucky. Ugly loss to Texas could do them in. I think the ACC getting 2 teams could be a scenario as well as you mentioned Greg possibly the ACC champ loser getting in. There's really 2 wildcards here one is ND if they lose to USC, discussion is them vs a 3 loss SEC team I could see the committee taking UGA & Ole Miss over 2 loss ND. The other wildcard no one mentioned is UNLV, they're currently 9-2 if they win out and beat Boise St in a rematch they would be an 11 win conf champ with 2 losses to Boise St & Syracuse a combined 8 pts, with wins over Boise St & road win over Kansas(that win looks better now). Now the discussion could be 2 loss Boise St vs 2 loss ND vs 2 loss Miami/SMU vs 3 loss SEC The latter is only scenario where a 3 loss Bama would be lobbied for by Sankey

[@NathanielJohnson-v2h]

The sec is alot harder to play in

[@Apache32D]

Indiana is a lock at 11-1

[@clearlycaribbeanreb2895]

Absolutely not. 😂

[@Apache32D]

@ we’ll see ! 11-1 ya .. think so

[@dyelbodybuild5601]

Only tough game they’ve played that got blown out.

[@puppylove4506]

The cool things is the days of a undefeated power conference team being left out is over. The 12 team playoff is the perfect scenario for keeping the season meaningful without a playoff worthy team being left out,

[@InterLangCenter]

But Alabama is King, right?

[@violetjames7534]

Not this season.

[@CAVERUNLAKE]

Notre dame has the easiest schedule and the worst loss the media bias is humorous

[@Foggydidwhat]

Throw some respect on the NIU huskies 😤

[@lovewildviolet]

Also SEC Stop playing each other!!! 2025 Cupcake schedules will guarantee y’all playoff spots. I said what I said. Byeee

[@cypresstrout3412]

🤘🤘

[@bool_aid_man510]

Sec stands for scheduling every cupcake

[@theanthonyv]

Texas shouldn’t be a lock. They’re likely to lose against A&M on the road this week. They’ll have two losses and no good wins. I know the committee wants them in due to popularity, program legacy, etc., but we need to acknowledge the reality… the Longhorns are overrated, and Quinn Ewers is not a quarterback who can win the title. He has 1 big win during 3 full seasons as a starter. There is zero reason to think he will now suddenly string together 4 or 5 big wins consecutively. If Texas loses to the Aggies, they should be out. Probably won’t happen, but it should.

[@matthartrum2196]

“Tennessee with a win over Alabama”……a three loss team who may have 4 after this weekend. Teams will be fighting to get to play Tennessee in the first round 😂

[@josephmanno4514]

No. They won't be.

[@cravenharp5318]

You don't wanna play Tennessee trust me

[@damianpresha9833]

​@@cravenharp5318I do they not scary.

[@hector8491]

​@@cravenharp5318they suck lol. I hope Tennessee or GA plays Penn State first round in happy valley. You softies can't play in 20-30 degree weather

[@dyelbodybuild5601]

@@hector8491haha, UGA would run right thru Penn state. Easier to play in cold than 100+ degree weather. And what’s funny UGA will be playing in colder weather this weekend than Penn state. UGA has had plenty of games in the 30s.

[@stephtraveler7378]

SC will beat Clemson and Bama will get in. SMU, Miami, and ND dont belong and will lose first round in embarrassing scores.

[@andrewincandela5431]

You don't watch ND do you?

[@aaronlampkin284]

Bama will not get in, Cope harder bozo

[@GoatedAtNFS]

@@andrewincandela5431saw the A&M and NIU game, didn’t need to see another game.

[@TheKRL78]

​​@@andrewincandela5431I've watched them. Their best wins are @TAM and Louisville. I don't really consider beating both overmatched service academies great wins, so how good are they really?

[@damianpresha9833]

​@@GoatedAtNFSYep that's your mistake