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There is no precedent. In fact there is strong precedent for the opposite. FSU and ND each had a team that was like ~13th in the power rankings but eked their way to 13-0 with a combination of a long string of luckbox wins and a weak schedule, and both those teams got in and got obliterated

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12-02-2023 , 06:52 PM

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My main point was that the middle class of the SEC gets massively overrated because (a) they play fewer conference games and (b) play many more OOC creampuffs which leads to bloated records and so they end up 8-4 and ranked instead of 6-6 and unranked and then (c) the actually legitimately great teams at the top of the conference that kept winning championships also gave a halo effect to the middle and bottom that weren't actually that great.

Meh for me because all I'm ever focusing on is the very top few. If there was an expanded field this year, my 4 favorites to win it all would be Georgia, Bama, Texas and LSU. All 4 SEC next year.

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12-02-2023 , 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by FellaGaga-52

You know even if FSU wins tonight but has two QB's down, they could be left out. I seem to remember some precedent for that. What was it?

The precedent was osu still getting in and winning the NC with a backup.

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12-02-2023 , 06:54 PM

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Congratulations on completely missing the point.

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12-02-2023 , 06:55 PM

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You say run game like it's nothing. When it's not against a D line full of NFLers, it's good enough to literally never pass. Like that last Bama ND game. And the one before that

Yeah we do this every year. Most people forget and think a finesse team like Oregon will make a run and they lose 51-3.

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12-02-2023 , 06:56 PM

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I love how they just asked Rick Neuheusal what Saban was telling Alabama at halftime and let him come up with a few guesses, lol. I know I feel like I have a better understanding of what Nick Saban was doing because of what the guy who’s notably worse than Saban thinks Saban will be doing.

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12-02-2023 , 06:58 PM

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It was totally outrageous they didn't stop and review on that 4th down. Bizarre.

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12-02-2023 , 06:58 PM

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Bama is going to turn them over on this possession and score again.

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12-02-2023 , 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by electricladylnd

The precedent was osu still getting in and winning the NC with a backup.

They weren’t undefeated and Condoleeza Rice thought they would win the NC and she was proven right.

That wasn’t the precedent

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12-02-2023 , 07:02 PM

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If this frosh QB looks like SKOOL and they beat L'ville 59-0 then by all means put FSU in there.

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12-02-2023 , 07:05 PM

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The “Cranes” I assume?

If not, they missed a great opportunity!

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12-02-2023 , 07:06 PM

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Point being if there is the most extreme of injury situations -- two QB's down -- then any semblance of a close call gets much closer as to how the "new team" will be regarded as to keeping the SEC out. However I realize that the default is heavy for the undefeated goes.

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12-02-2023 , 07:06 PM

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Hmm. 3-and-out.

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12-02-2023 , 07:07 PM

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I mean I know it's 4th and 10, but you're still technically live

Punting just waves the white flag, gg unlv good season

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12-02-2023 , 07:08 PM

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At this UNLV game, disappointing display this was. Boise just clearly better

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12-02-2023 , 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PocketChads

Middle class of SEC gets 10x the NFLers of middle class.of other P5 because the NFL falls for the stat padding vs cupcakes

ROTFLOL.

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12-02-2023 , 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawnmower Man

Yeah we do this every year. Most people forget and think a finesse team like Oregon will make a run and they lose 51-3.

idk if I'd call them a FINESSE team, but 2019 LSU was definitely a pass forward team. They could certainly run it too, but they threw for like 6000 yards or something insane that year including 1000 yards in the 2 playoff games

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12-02-2023 , 07:11 PM

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They review on Georgia big plays but not Bama it seems.

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12-02-2023 , 07:12 PM

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Michigan, FSU, Texas, Washington playoff would make so many people mad as **** and it would be beautiful

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12-02-2023 , 07:12 PM

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gotta love when they say "stands" instead of "confirmed" to make it seem like it wasnt a complete waste of time

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12-02-2023 , 07:14 PM

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The precedent is the combination of the most extreme of injury situations and keeping 12-1 SEC Champions out. NOT do undefeated teams tend to get in, lol.

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12-02-2023 , 07:14 PM

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lol Bama gets away w a facemask

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12-02-2023 , 07:20 PM

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If not for the loss to Bama in that SEC title game a few years ago, in a relatively meaningless spot for Georgia, the Bulldogs would be bidding to tie Oklahoma's all-time record 47 game winning streak in this game tonight. They are 45-1 in last 46.