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Let’s begin with the utterly ridiculous: there’s a scenario where seven SEC teams are tied atop the conference standings at the end of the regular season.
Before you scoff at such nonsense, understand that the only true upset to reach this remarkable point of seven teams with 10-2 overall records, and 6-2 records in the conference, is Auburn beating Texas A&M on The Plains in two weeks.
Other than that, all it takes is home teams holding serve, and Missouri winning out.
“Every week, no matter who you play, this conference is brutal,’ said Georgia coach Kirby Smart. “And winning on the road is even more difficult.”
Welcome, everyone, to single-division chaos.
When the SEC embraced a new championship format this season with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma, it did so knowing it was moving from a two-division process that was not only wildly popular, but was the DNA of boom growth over the last two decades.
The SEC’s East and West Division races produced the most anticipated game of nearly every college football season. It became a defacto play-in game to both the BCS and the College Football Playoff.
Now look: If Auburn beats Texas A&M, Ole Miss wins at home against Georgia, Georgia wins at home against Tennessee, Texas A&M wins at home against Texas, LSU or Alabama win out, and Missouri wins out, the SEC tiebreaker formula must find two teams from seven with identical records to play in the conference championship game.
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier throws a pass against Texas A&M during the first half at Kyle Field on October 26, 2024 in College Station, Texas.
A championship game that could knock the loser from playing in the CFP — while the others sit out the carnage of the final weekend.
I could explain the SEC tiebreaker, but that’s only going to make you more confused. Let’s just say the last…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-11-07 11:08:54
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