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81usaf92

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How does Bama get in if Tennessee has only 2 losses. They beat us.
Because there is a 7 team pile up for number 2 in the SEC not just two. Basically the H2H tiebreaker is negated if all favorites win out and only Bama and LSU have a shot for the SECCG vs the winner of the Texas vs Texas A&M game. Tennessee MUST win out to get into Atlanta.
 

cbi1972

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Because there is a 7 team pile up for number 2 in the SEC not just two. Basically the H2H tiebreaker is negated if all favorites win out and only Bama and LSU have a shot for the SECCG vs the winner of the Texas vs Texas A&M game. Tennessee MUST win out to get into Atlanta.
In the 2 loss logjam, there aren't enough head to head matchups or common opponents for those tiebreakers to be used.

The tiebreaker becomes conference opponent winning percentage, which is why the random upsets that could happen are relevant, as they create swings in these values.
 
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DzynKingRTR

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Why doesn't the committee show their actual rankings? The current top 4 is not the real top 4. If it were the actual top 4 are
1. oregon
2. texas
3. byu
4. smu
 

92tide

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BTW, I'd like to add on my congrats to CKD, Sheridan and the rest of the offensive staff for their scouting job on LSU. They spotted LSU's vulnerability to the running QB and their lack of speed at critical positions. Then they pounded it to death...
i loved deboer after the game saying those 1-2 yard runs we were trying (with the rbs) started turning into 5 and 6 yard runs as the game wore on.

we manhandled them on both lines too
 

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