Other Games Today (10/13/18)

[catfaninin]

We need to root for the Dawgs in this one.

Curious why you think this? Is head to head not the tie breaker?

[SBCatMan]

There are still teams left to beat Georgia, including us. After the Georgia game, there was no one left to beat Florida. So Georgia must be Florida.

[RV]

UK's destiny is in their hands. Play defense and pound the rock. Win the turnover battle.

Pretty simple really.

Beat Vandy
Beat Mizzou
Beat UGa
Beat ewetee

Play in Atlanta

[Blue Heaven]

UK's destiny is in their hands. Play defense and pound the rock. Win the turnover battle.

Pretty simple really.

Beat Vandy
Beat Mizzou
Beat UGa
Beat ewetee

Play in Atlanta

If only it was that easy.

[catfaninin]

There are still teams left to beat Georgia, including us. After the Georgia game, there was no one left to beat Florida. So Georgia must be Florida.

But it doesn't matter. UF doesn't have to lose. UK has to win.

As mentioned above, if the Cats win out they control everything.

[Westtncat]

Be great to win the east and get pounded by Alabama

[RV]

Be great to win the east and get pounded by Alabama

I hate - HATE - to use basketball in football discussions but I think it's appropriate here.

Do you think UK will be pounded by Duke? UK is good, Duke is good.

By the same token 'bama is good and UK is good. UK is a legit top 15 team, maybe even top 10. Does a top 10-15 team ever beat the #1 team? Do they have a chance?

So your choice would then be to avoid the situation? You can't beat 'em if you don't play 'em.

[KevinHall]

But it doesn't matter. UF doesn't have to lose. UK has to win.

As mentioned above, if the Cats win out they control everything.

Same here. UK needs to win out to win the East. It really doesn't matter who wins the UGA/Florida game. If anything a Florida win would help because UK has the tie breaker on them.

[KevinHall]

I was out all day yesterday so I didn't see anything. I was shocked by Tennessee's win. Gus may be in a lot of trouble at Auburn.

Even more shocked at UGA's loss. Not so much they lost,LSU is very good. But by the margin. That may take UGA out of the playoff talk for a while.

On the national scene, WVU getting pounded by Iowa State may have taken the Big 12 out of the playoff talk. Also Oregon beating Washington took the PAC 12 out for another season.

So right now the top 4 teams are probably:

Alabama
Ohio State
Clemson
And maybe Notre Dame. You know ND will be in the playoffs if they are undefeated.

[KevinHall]

Be great to win the east and get pounded by Alabama

Yea it would because that means UK football has taken it to another level.

[40bill]

If only it was that easy.

For once, it really is that simple. Win those 4 and it doesn't matter at all what nyone else in the East does. For playing in Atlanta, it's. 4 game season.

[Old School]

What if...LSU beats Alabama, and Kentucky and Florida both win out? Who makes the playoff? The winner of the SEC Championship Game and Alabama, along with Ohio State and Clemson, leaving a one loss Florida team out of it?

I’d really like to see the Big XII champion play the SEC’s top non-playoff team in the Sugar Bowl. I’d love to see a top SEC team play the PAC-12 champion too, though that’s not going to occur.

If I were the SEC commissioner for a day, I’d tell the other conferences they could split 90% of the championship game revenue in any year they won the national championship so long as they agreed to a new six team playoff format:

Week 1:

Rose Bowl: Big Ten champ vs. PAC 12 champ

Orange or Cotton Bowl: Big XII champ vs. ACC champ

Week 2:

Rose Bowl winner vs. SEC #1 or #2

Orange/Cotton Bowl winner vs. SEC #1 or #2

Week 3: remains winners play for national championship

They’d never agree to it but the press coverage would be terrific for the conference and would lead to a lot of writers and talking heads conceding that, yes, it’s actually a pretty fair proposal and probably wouldn’t lead to more SEC champions than the current system. Then up the ante and give it more life by offering the other four conferences 100% of the championship game revenue in any season the SEC isn’t in it, or maybe even if the SEC doesn’t win it. And, heck, if they did agree to it, I’m not sure the SEC would lose any money over time.

The current playoff now might as well be called the SEC Invitational as it is.

[RV]

What if...LSU beats Alabama, and Kentucky and Florida both win out? Who makes the playoff? The winner of the SEC Championship Game and Alabama, along with Ohio State and Clemson, leaving a one loss Florida team out of it?

I’d really like to see the Big XII champion play the SEC’s top non-playoff team in the Sugar Bowl. I’d love to see a top SEC team play the PAC-12 champion too, though that’s not going to occur.

If I were the SEC commissioner for a day, I’d tell the other conferences they could split 90% of the championship game revenue in any year they won the national championship so long as they agreed to a new six team playoff format:

Week 1:

Rose Bowl: Big Ten champ vs. PAC 12 champ

Orange or Cotton Bowl: Big XII champ vs. ACC champ

Week 2:

Rose Bowl winner vs. SEC #1 or #2

Orange/Cotton Bowl winner vs. SEC #1 or #2

Week 3: remains winners play for national championship

They’d never agree to it but the press coverage would be terrific for the conference and would lead to a lot of writers and talking heads conceding that, yes, it’s actually a pretty fair proposal and probably wouldn’t lead to more SEC champions than the current system. Then up the ante and give it more life by offering the other four conferences 100% of the championship game revenue in any season the SEC isn’t in it, or maybe even if the SEC doesn’t win it. And, heck, if they did agree to it, I’m not sure the SEC would lose any money over time.

The current playoff now might as well be called the SEC Invitational as it is.

I could go for that but they could even seed those 6 teams 1 thru 6 and then give 1 and 2 a bye. I would bet even money that even if both SEC teams missed getting the bye and were seeded 3 thru there would be at least 1 SEC team in the championship game.