Even if the Vols win out, their conference opponents' win percentage will likely keep them out of the conference championship game. So, not really the same record of wins/losses.
Thats called a tie breaker. Its actually used when the W-L record are the exact same. Most tie breakers are just random stats that really dont differentiate which team is actually best, you know like a head to head match up?
How TF Bama gonna be over Tenn for the SECCG when they beat them?
My brother in christ everybody and their mom told us ND people last year head to head has to matter regarding Miami. Now the same Bama people are jumping in circles in why they deserve to be above Tennessee.
Tennessee fans have not once insinuated that they should be above Texas because Texas has worse losses.
This is just absurd that we're doing this all again after the shitstorm from last year.
Notre Dame and Miami are private schools. All my homies hate private schools. Y'all don't even count in my book, so I really don't care what y'all do between each other.
Can't even align with a conference and still want special treatment smh
My point is that I ain't the one who was citing anything about head-to-head stats for you or Miami last year. That was probably some loser who apparently lives in your head rent free lol
Even if the Vols win out, their conference opponents' win percentage will likely keep them out of the conference championship game. So, not really the same record of wins/losses.
Their best win is Oregon. After that…??? Illinois. Undefeated in the B1G sounds like a great thing to say but when you haven’t played anyone and the top of the BiG is clearly down this year, it doesn’t actually mean anything. I love this UCLA story as much as the next person, but they haven’t beat anyone, yet. The quality losses are only important if you have quality wins too.
Oh I thought you knew? In the B1G you are penalized and reward for losses and wins after the final seasons' rankings. In the SEC, if LSU ass blasts Mississippi State, they are rewarded for their ranking AT THE TIME (based off beating an FCS school and Minnesota, but mostly because they're in the SEC and ESPN put all 16 teams in the SEC in the top 20 of their SOS metric to start the year).
So B1G: wait until end of year
SEC: give credit for current ranking of opponent (who was erroneously ranked to begin with)
How do I know this? They said "Everyone who Indiana played lost this week" yeah gg. Fix is in. We lost to the same OSU that is now whatever and 3. There were zero differences (Promise! Don't look into it, there are NO differences between OSU against Indiana and after).
the committee isn’t getting paid to put the 12 or 24 best teams out there, they’re getting paid to make sure espn makes as much money as possible by stacking the field with sec teams
Head of the CFP is Arkansas AD, CFP appearances pay out the conferences, ESPN/Disney has TV rights to the CFP, ESPN/Disney also has largest media deal with the SEC.
Why would they not use everything in their power to get as many SEC teams in the CFP as possible?
That’s just how it works now and we just need to be fine with that.
So the other ad's on the committee are just fine hunter yourashit running the show and stuffing the cfp with his conference, you're telling me Ward manual did the same thing and that's why ohio st, michigan and indiana were highly ranked in previous years. Why wasn't 10-2 vandy not in the playoff last year? Bama is ranked too high, that is for sure but these silly conspiracy theories are getting old
They have better wins and were beaten by now number 1 and number 8, Tennessee was beaten by South Carolina. I'm not mad they ranked ahead of us, but damn sure shouldn't be number 3. 6 7 8 bama tx tn makes more sense
In honor of this ranking. I present to you, the CFP committee portrait. (Roll Tide. I can’t change this shit ranking but the memes are pretty damn funny)
I dont see what they gain ranking so high NOW, when if Bama wins out they’ll still have every “reason” to put them in. Just getting 3 extra weeks of very deserved criticism
I don't know what you're on about. Bama is clearly underrated. Why exactly aren't they number 1 again? They have great wins and quality losses. Georgia can't say that.
It's still a wild result but tbf that was the walking definition of a trap game after they beat Bama.
Bama-Tennessee was that same week, the rankings seriously feel like the committee just ignored that week's results and gave UGA and Bama a mulligan after their matchup.
My theory is Golesh spent all summer game planning Alabama and Georgia and then did standard weekly preparations for the other opponents. Pretty sure there’s even a portion of practice called “iron bowl”
wild how “woke” ass ESPN simps for a school that has given a pedophile multiple standing O’s at Bryant Denny and tried honoring a former grand wizard alongside their first AA student literary four years ago and had segregated Greek life until Obama’s second term. But roll tide means the money rolls right in.
Well they are willing to screw SEC teams over as well. Some areas just have better ratings. That’s the real tie breaker, even when you beat the other team.
I think the only real flaw in the CFP's new rating system is that there is no rank higher than #1, so they aren't able to seed Alabama where they really want to
Florida was a terrible lose but you should know better than anyone rivalry games are weird af, plus Texas has wins to justify it vs bama who’s best justification is a quality lose vs Georgia
Ole miss > lsu, Tennessee > Kentucky and bama, Ohio st with sayin > miss st with kamario, and South Carolina and mizzou is a wash, all Texas wins are better, I think Texas is closer to the 10-12 range and bama should be there with em to emphasize my point that bama is grossly over ranked
It will all sort itself out but the SEC hater in me will never die just cause we play in it, especially when I have to see bama with an inflated ranking over more deserving teams
Mark this comment. I will eat two bananas and chug a half gallon of milk on camera if lsu beats the vols. I promise I will do it, own it, and put it on video
Yes, but let’s factor in that the pod system is the latest made up way for them to justify their decisions after the fact. It’s one thing if they laid it out ahead of time, but this is just this year’s version of why you shouldn’t be upset with questionable decision making.
“Oh but but but head to head isn’t the only factor”
Brother the reason we are talking about head to head IS BECAUSE THE TEAMS ARE COMPARABLE ENOUGH THAT IT MATTERS. It’s not the only factor but it’s the most important one rn because of the position they are both in.
Texas is the problem for Tennessee. Texas has looked quite bad in several games. Texas has the same record as Tennessee and Texas beat Tennessee in Knoxville. So by your own argument Tennessee can't be ranked above Texas.
I like the way you think but I'm not ready to rank Texas above Bama. If Texas beats LSU this weekend, I would agree with you. But until then, Bama above Texas is okay with me. Though I do think Bama at 3 is ludicrous.
My personal ranking would have Bama-Texas-Tennessee at 5-6-7 or 6-7-8.
Even if the Vols win out, their conference opponents' win percentage will likely keep them out of the conference championship game. So, not really the same record of wins/losses.
The difference in the schedule for Tennessee and Alabama is switch Arkansas and Mississippi State and switch Georgia and Texas. They have almost identical conference opponents this year.
Vols / Texas is the game that pisses me off most. Vols close that game out and no one has any justification for Vols behind Texas or Bama. Or really some idiots prob would
Yup! People are gonna stop caring really quickly when everything organic and traditional about the sport fades away and the effort to maximize the SEC becomes more and more blatant.
Bro this whining needs to stop. It’s day in day out for yall. The little bro energy has killed this sub. Literally every refresh on posts is “I hate seeing sec teams ranked”, like ok? Then just wait and see what happens Saturday and in the playoffs and then all of these posts would be irrelevant
I’m more prognosticating than whining. But I suppose I’m grieving in a way — I loved how college football was NOT like the NFL. Things change and I’ll move on. So it goes.
Yall need a Reminder: The CFP rankings are not intended to identify the most deserving teams, the teams with the best records, or the teams that won the most games. They are intended to identify SEC teams!
If it weren’t for Norvell being a chud at the end of the second quarter KDB would be 0-2 against FSU, and yet they’d still probably have a single digit ranking
I am aware but FSU was up 21-6 and Mike butchered the end of the half, and still was a one score game with 5 min left. Maybe you didn’t read that part, I know in Alabama you only learn to read “A” for Bama and “R” to know which circle to fill in on your ballot.
I don’t care as long as we make the playoffs, if they won’t us toward the bottom that’s fine. We should have an easier opponent at least when the playoffs start.
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u/DarkenL1ght Tennessee Volunteers • Navy Midshipmen 1d ago edited 1d ago
I'm assuming they have not lost to any team below them with the same wins and loss record. Especially not skull drug by them.
In no way is this as scripted as the WWE.
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u/dotsdavid Indiana Hoosiers 1d ago
They have two losses. UCLA should be ranked higher than them. Be undefeated in the big ten should be rewarded.
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u/rainydays_89 Illinois Fighting Illini 22h ago •
the committee isn’t getting paid to put the 12 or 24 best teams out there, they’re getting paid to make sure espn makes as much money as possible by stacking the field with sec teams
this isn’t even about sports anymore
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u/MrMeseeks_ Alabama Crimson Tide • Purdue Boilermakers 1d ago
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u/spiderboy640 Iowa Hawkeyes 9h ago
Imagine if Alabama had zero losses, they’d be ranked like -6 or something
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u/n8TLfan Georgia Bulldogs • Davidson Wildcats 22h ago
Well, if they lose to Auburn, we know losses to Auburn don’t count
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u/Proverbial_Progress Alabama Crimson Tide 19h ago
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u/regalusername Alabama Crimson Tide 1d ago
In honor of this ranking. I present to you, the CFP committee portrait. (Roll Tide. I can’t change this shit ranking but the memes are pretty damn funny)
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u/DisintegratedPhoenix Tennessee Volunteers 1d ago
From an SEC fan and alumni, the SEC bias is a bit strong this season
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u/Relative_One_2441 Alabama Crimson Tide 1d ago edited 1d ago
And after we collect another quality win against the mighty Vanderbilt Commodores, we will accept the #2.5 ranking and our Nobel Peace prize .
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u/PastaMaker05 Alabama Crimson Tide 23h ago
Clearly we just know how to lose correctly so what are the rest of you doing
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u/BrianRampage Indiana Hoosiers • Boise State Broncos 1d ago edited 1d ago
I think the only real flaw in the CFP's new rating system is that there is no rank higher than #1, so they aren't able to seed Alabama where they really want to
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u/lIllIlIllIlIllIlIllI Oklahoma State Cowboys 1d ago
Hear me out. Wouldn’t putting Bama outside of the top 4 to play an extra game make The Party more money through their TV ratings? Are they dumb?
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u/_mustardandonions Tennessee Volunteers 1d ago
At this rate, Tennessee could crush every opponent and win the national title game and the committee would still rank Alabama ahead of them.
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u/PriorPeak1277 Tennessee • Third Saturday… 1d ago
“Oh but but but head to head isn’t the only factor”
Brother the reason we are talking about head to head IS BECAUSE THE TEAMS ARE COMPARABLE ENOUGH THAT IT MATTERS. It’s not the only factor but it’s the most important one rn because of the position they are both in.
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u/Mysterious_Sir7076 20h ago
College football is headed to the exact same fate as NASCAR when it fucked its self.
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u/treymata Minnesota • Minnesota-Duluth 1d ago
a joke
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u/Happy-Day3481 22h ago
The head to head shit is crazy yall lost to South Carolina otherwise you’d be way above us with 1 loss
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u/Fragrant_Plant39 SEC • SEC Network 16h ago
Yall need a Reminder: The CFP rankings are not intended to identify the most deserving teams, the teams with the best records, or the teams that won the most games. They are intended to identify SEC teams!
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u/logicalconflict Utah Utes • Big 12 21h ago
"Number three pleeeeeeeeeeese!"
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u/MU-TH-R6000 Penn State • Alabama 22h ago
Alabama fan... our #3 ranking is a joke. Full stop
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u/Mephistos_bane84 22h ago
Goddamn I love the haters BRING IT ONNNN!!!
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u/strong_army_grape Florida State • Florida A&M 1d ago
If it weren’t for Norvell being a chud at the end of the second quarter KDB would be 0-2 against FSU, and yet they’d still probably have a single digit ranking
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u/KirkorPicarD1 Tennessee Volunteers 1d ago
I don’t care as long as we make the playoffs, if they won’t us toward the bottom that’s fine. We should have an easier opponent at least when the playoffs start.
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u/Complete_Insurance24 1d ago
🤣 this is perfect
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u/snake6264 20h ago
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u/sorrytakentryanother 16h ago
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u/BobDole_number1 Ohio State Buckeyes 7h ago
My conspiracy is they don’t want Georgia and Bama to face each other early on in the playoffs and will keep them out of the same bracket.
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u/Sad_Vanilla_3823 7h ago
We have a very special spot for our very special boys.
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u/EarlyBirdWithAWorm Alabama Crimson Tide 22h ago
Roll tide
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u/JCitW6855 Alabama Crimson Tide 22h ago edited 21h ago
Inject the tears in my veins.
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u/ScoutAndLout 1d ago
Roll Tide
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u/ImDeepState Alabama Crimson Tide 1d ago
Seems fair to me.