| FTBL The Road to the SECCG and the playoffs

[50+yeartidefan]

Be split screen for morning games. Ole ms- Florida. Indiana- osu

 

[bama alum]

Be split screen for morning games. Ole ms- Florida. Indiana- osu

I'm thinking the O teams win big.

 

[TerryP]

Be split screen for morning games. Ole ms- Florida. Indiana- osu

I thought you were a Direct TV guy. YTTV is the split screen thing...does DTV do that now?

 

[BamaFan334]

Am I the only one that thinks Ohio State won’t win big over Indiana? Not because they can’t… I’ll be very surprised if they blow them out. I’m not suggesting the conference will give them orders, but some things could go unsaid. But I’m seldom right on my picks. I’d be playing Indiana with the points.

I think this is going to be a close game. it's funny, because I could see it getting ugly, but deep down I feel like this could go the direction Indiana and them silencing the crowd early and having the offensive firepower to handle a run by Ohio State.

 

[Kamikazi18627]

If Bama players had any other mindset I would be concerned. I would expect Bama fans to have the same mindset.

Agreed.

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Do the Four P4 conference winners get the top 4 spots? Or does it still go by rankings?

As I understand it, the 4 highest ranked conference champs get the first round bye, so, if a group of 5 conference champ is ranked higher tha a P4 conference champ, the G5 cc would take one of the top4 spots.

 

[UAgrad93]

Cignetti does have Indiana playing with confidence, I just don’t know if they have enough athletes though. Suckeyes win and cover.

 

[Rolltide24]

I believe that OSU wins, but I believe OSU, if given the chance, doesn’t try to throttle them. They would probably prefer IU make the playoffs and if they’re up 21 in the 3rd, might slow the game down and try to run clock versus score. Just a hunch though. Officials may come in to play on the field as well. And I’m no conspiracy theorist in real life. I’ve seen some calls late in conference games this year that make me wonder, though. I may be alone in this boat, and I’m fine with that.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I thought you were a Direct TV guy. YTTV is the split screen thing...does DTV do that now?

Have it on my tv. Just choose any 2 stations.
Yep. Still on directv.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I'm thinking the O teams win big.

Good way to put it..but...i aint betting against the Gators....and they been kinda hot lately.
Easily could have beaten Tennessee.

Them n USCe. Tough outs right now

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I believe that OSU wins, but I believe OSU, if given the chance, doesn’t try to throttle them. They would probably prefer IU make the playoffs and if they’re up 21 in the 3rd, might slow the game down and try to run clock versus score. Just a hunch though. Officials may come in to play on the field as well. And I’m no conspiracy theorist in real life. I’ve seen some calls late in conference games this year that make me wonder, though. I may be alone in this boat, and I’m fine with that.

You n Tennessee coach?????

 

[Krimson]

Interesting idea.

A unique SEC Championship idea perfect for the new era of college football

The SEC has always been a forward-thinking league. In 1992, the league hosted the inaugural conference championship game pitting undefeated Alabama against Flor

bamahammer.com

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Interesting idea.

A unique SEC Championship idea perfect for the new era of college football

The SEC has always been a forward-thinking league. In 1992, the league hosted the inaugural conference championship game pitting undefeated Alabama against Flor

bamahammer.com

When this current agreement is up after next season, I think we can look for one change to be that the top 2 SEC and B1G teams locked into the 12 team playoff (and likely eventual expanded playoffs) by rule, going into Championship weekend. So basically, if Alabama and UGA are the 2 teams playing for the SECCG and Ohio State and Oregon are playing for the B1G Championship, all 4 are guaranteed spots, not just the 2 teams as it stands now. And I'd bet the tie breaker rules, at least in the SEC, will be looked at as well and changed to possibly place a higher emphasis on the teams that play stronger OOC opponents (or some such similar).

 

[50+yeartidefan]

When this current agreement is up after next season, I think we can look for one change to be that the top 2 SEC and B1G teams locked into the 12 team playoff (and likely eventual expanded playoffs) by rule, going into Championship weekend. So basically, if Alabama and UGA are the 2 teams playing for the SECCG and Ohio State and Oregon are playing for the B1G Championship, all 4 are guaranteed spots, not just the 2 teams as it stands now. And I'd bet the tie breaker rules, at least in the SEC, will be looked at as well and changed to possibly place a higher emphasis on the teams that play stronger OOC opponents (or some such similar).

Isnt it going to 16 teams soon?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Isnt it going to 16 teams soon?

It’s almost certainly headed that way, but I don’t think anything has been agreed to yet (that I recall).

 

[252BAMA]

Interesting idea.

A unique SEC Championship idea perfect for the new era of college football

The SEC has always been a forward-thinking league. In 1992, the league hosted the inaugural conference championship game pitting undefeated Alabama against Flor

bamahammer.com

Midwest Conference in DIII did something similar for many years when there were just 8 teams. They played a 7 game conference round robin schedule and then their eighth conference game was 1vs2, 3vs4, 5vs6, and 7vs8 in the championship week.