Just a reminder to our Rebel lurkers...

[Coach34]

Since Hugh Freeze took over

2013 SEC West standings:

1. Auburn 7-1 (Auburn won head to head over Bama)
2. Bama 7-1
3. LSU 5-3
4. A&M 4-4
5. State 3-5 (State won head to head over Ole Miss)
6. Ole Miss 3-5
7. UPig 0-8


2012 SEC West Standings:

1. Bama 7-1
2. LSU 6-2 (LSU won head to head vs A&M)
3. A&M 6-2
4. State 4-4
5. Ole Miss 3-5
6. UPig 2-6
7. Auburn 0-8

State still managed to finished ahead of Ole Miss in 2013- even though Ole Miss had 20 starters returning and State had 12. 2014? State has 17 starters returning, Ole Miss has 14.

[mic]

oh yeah but....
well wait till next year...
well if...

[32 Dive]

Last two years:

Auburn 7-9
State 7-9

Rebelesque spin: we've got the same conference record, over the past two seasons, as the potential national champion!

[Martianlander]

Just remember Johnny Vaught used to beat all the middle schools out of Memphis.

[Coach34]

Bottom line is that they try to spin all these bullshit things- but the SEC standings dont lie.

[smootness]

Technically, the only tiebreaker that exists is the one that sends someone to the conference championship game.

I don't think the conference officially recognizes Auburn as the sole winner of the SEC West this year, for example, except that they sent them to the CG.

But I know that they consider anyone below that top spot with the same record as another team to be tied with them; there is no tiebreaker for head-to-head record.

However, I'm totally fine with us using common sense and establishing that we did finish ahead of them this year. Just saying, technically I believe it's:

5. Mississippi State (3-5)
5. Ole Miss (3-5)

and

2. LSU (6-2)
2. A&M (6-2)

[fishwater99]

Ole Miss is 6-10 over the last 2 years..

[notsofarawaydawg]

Come on C34 .. quit poking those Bears .. they gonna try and bite you.

[Coach34]

Technically, the only tiebreaker that exists is the one that sends someone to the conference championship game.

I don't think the conference officially recognizes Auburn as the sole winner of the SEC West this year, for example, except that they sent them to the CG.

But I know that they consider anyone below that top spot with the same record as another team to be tied with them; there is no tiebreaker for head-to-head record.

However, I'm totally fine with us using common sense and establishing that we did finish ahead of them this year. Just saying, technically I believe it's:

5. Mississippi State (3-5)
5. Ole Miss (3-5)

and

2. LSU (6-2)
2. A&M (6-2)

technically- head to head breaks any ties...whether the conference does it or not. And if they do it for 1st place- then they have established precedent to do it throughout the standings

[fishwater99]

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL.aspx#bottom_tab_3

No we are ahead of them due to our head to head win.


Western
Auburn 7 - 1 .875 12 - 1 .923 8-0 3-1 1-0 W9
Alabama 7 - 1 .875 11 - 1 .917 7-0 3-1 1-0 L1
LSU 5 - 3 .625 9 - 3 .750 7-0 1-3 1-0 W2
Texas A&M 4 - 4 .500 8 - 4 .667 6-2 2-2 0-0 L2
Mississippi St. 3 - 5 .375 6 - 6 .500 5-2 1-3 0-1 W2
Ole Miss 3 - 5 .375 7 - 5 .583 5-2 2-3 0-0 L2
Arkansas 0 - 8 .000 3 - 9 .250 3-4 0-5 0-0 L9

[CadaverDawg]

technically- head to head breaks any ties...whether the conference does it or not. And if they do it for 1st place- then they have established precedent to do it throughout the standings

Unless it is an ESPN Fantasy Football league, eh Coach? #DumbRules

[Homedawg]

technically- head to head breaks any ties...whether the conference does it or not. And if they do it for 1st place- then they have established precedent to do it throughout the standings

I am w you coach, they would spin it that way of the shoe were on the other foot. But smoot is right, they don't break ties in sec except for tournament seedlings. W that said, please don't stop hammer away.