MetEdDawg
11-07-2015, 09:50 PM
So here's how this reads from the SEC website:
1) Combined head to head record between the 3. If Bama beats LSU and we beat Bama, we would all be 1-1. Move to #2
2) Record of the tied teams in the division. All would be 4-2 in the division under this scenario. Move to #3.
3) Here's where the verbage gets a little confusing. It would be head to head competition against the team within the division with the best overall conference record (divisional and non-divisional) and proceeding through the division (multiple ties within the division will be broken from first to last and a tie for first place will be broken before a tie for fourth place). So does that mean we would look at the next team in the division and look at head to head unless there is a tie in that spot in which case we would move on to the record vs. the next non-tied team? Kinda crazy wording, but that kind of thing can't be known until the last weekend. Not sure how to assess this one, but our loss to TAMU could come back to bite us here. If I understand this correctly, TAMU would need to tie with a team we beat in order for this scenario not to knock us out.
4) Overall conference record against non divisional teams. All would be 2-0. Move on to #5.
5) Combined record against all common non divisional teams. No commonalities among us 3. Move to #6.
6) Record against the common non divisional team with the best overall conference record and proceeding through other common non divisional teams based on their order of finish within the division. No commonalities. Move to #7.
7) Here's where the rubber meets the road. Best cumulative conference winning percentage of non divisional opponents. This means we put UK and Mizzou's record against SC and UF for LSU and UT and UGA for Bama. As it stands, Mizzou and UK are a combined 3-8. Not good. For LSU, SC and UF are a combined 7-7. For Bama, UT and UGA are a combined 7-7. So if we get to this point, we would be on the outside looking in as it currently sits. So we badly need UK and Mizzou to finish strong in conference and for LSU and Bama's opponents to finish poorly. That is an absolute must because this would eliminate us.
So there's the breakdown as I see it from the SEC website. Discuss.
1) Combined head to head record between the 3. If Bama beats LSU and we beat Bama, we would all be 1-1. Move to #2
2) Record of the tied teams in the division. All would be 4-2 in the division under this scenario. Move to #3.
3) Here's where the verbage gets a little confusing. It would be head to head competition against the team within the division with the best overall conference record (divisional and non-divisional) and proceeding through the division (multiple ties within the division will be broken from first to last and a tie for first place will be broken before a tie for fourth place). So does that mean we would look at the next team in the division and look at head to head unless there is a tie in that spot in which case we would move on to the record vs. the next non-tied team? Kinda crazy wording, but that kind of thing can't be known until the last weekend. Not sure how to assess this one, but our loss to TAMU could come back to bite us here. If I understand this correctly, TAMU would need to tie with a team we beat in order for this scenario not to knock us out.
4) Overall conference record against non divisional teams. All would be 2-0. Move on to #5.
5) Combined record against all common non divisional teams. No commonalities among us 3. Move to #6.
6) Record against the common non divisional team with the best overall conference record and proceeding through other common non divisional teams based on their order of finish within the division. No commonalities. Move to #7.
7) Here's where the rubber meets the road. Best cumulative conference winning percentage of non divisional opponents. This means we put UK and Mizzou's record against SC and UF for LSU and UT and UGA for Bama. As it stands, Mizzou and UK are a combined 3-8. Not good. For LSU, SC and UF are a combined 7-7. For Bama, UT and UGA are a combined 7-7. So if we get to this point, we would be on the outside looking in as it currently sits. So we badly need UK and Mizzou to finish strong in conference and for LSU and Bama's opponents to finish poorly. That is an absolute must because this would eliminate us.
So there's the breakdown as I see it from the SEC website. Discuss.