Could it be that the Playoff Committee put Ole Miss at 6 in the penultimate rankings to help ease their situation with Kiffin leaving - almost to put some pressure on their coordinators to remain, all the while knowing A&M is a better 1 loss team. Then they decide to correct the situation in the final rankings by elevating A&M into the 6 spot and dropping Ole Miss to 7. Doubtful but could be a scenario that plays out.

TBH, I think they just thought Ole Miss has a slightly better resume.

JournoAG said:

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TBH, I think they just thought Ole Miss has a slightly better resume.

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Agree I think they look at the 1 loss we each have and say their loss to UGA isn't as bad as our loss to t.u. We are a victim of our opponents sucking this year not how good our team is. Had our opponents W/L precentages been better and we had the same wins and losses this year we would be in Atlanta. This year its not about us its about everyone else, unfortunately.

caleblyn said:

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They value the Bama win greater than the ND win
They believe the GA loss is better than the tu loss

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Huh?

Six seveeen go to heaven. Thank you for getting that stuck in my head YET AGAIN.

They must value beating Washington state 24-21 at home more than us barely beating a ND team on the road!

SunrayAg said:

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Just know if a committee is involved, they will screw over A&M in every way they possibly can.

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Man it does seem to be true. I can't remember us ever getting a break or the benefit of the doubt from a committee in any sport and most of the time they just blatantly screw us

cevans_40 said:

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caleblyn said:

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They value the Bama win greater than the ND win
They believe the GA loss is better than the tu loss

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Huh?

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Huh? is right. They didn't even play Bama this year.

You guys do realize that one of the committee members played ball at Ole Miss, right?

Just sayin'

Aston 91 said:

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cevans_40 said:

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caleblyn said:

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They value the Bama win greater than the ND win
They believe the GA loss is better than the tu loss

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Huh?

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Huh? is right. They didn't even play Bama this year.

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To be fair …OU and Bana have the same uniforms

Aston 91 said:

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cevans_40 said:

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caleblyn said:

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They value the Bama win greater than the ND win
They believe the GA loss is better than the tu loss

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Huh?

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Huh? is right. They didn't even play Bama this year.

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Must be saying the OU win by 8 on the road vs ND on the road by 1. Committee does have OU ranked higher than ND. Even putting aside t.u. loss vs UGA loss (when UGA beat t.u. By 25), the record comeback required for USCe as our previous P4 game doesn't leave a great recency taste.

I legitimately think it is the Mizzou/Tulane ranking that separates us. Our game control is similar, SoS is similar, same quality amount of "quality wins", they have 2 top 25 wins, we have 1. If Tulane gets whooped, they will fall out of the rankings and hopefully Mizzou would make it back in.

KatyAggie2000 said:

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Could it be that the Playoff Committee put Ole Miss at 6 in the penultimate rankings to help ease their situation with Kiffin leaving - almost to put some pressure on their coordinators to remain, all the while knowing A&M is a better 1 loss team. Then they decide to correct the situation in the final rankings by elevating A&M into the 6 spot and dropping Ole Miss to 7. Doubtful but could be a scenario that plays out.

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Some of you have some vivid imaginations. I can't imagine the committee even thinking of this scenario.

That said, I don't think they give SOR and SOS near enough consideration in these rankings.

They seem confused about where to put Miami and Notre Dame with identical records and Miami beat Notre Dame. So don't try to apply too much logic to the committee thought process.

rootube said:

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They seem confused about where to put Miami and Notre Dame with identical records and Miami beat Notre Dame. So don't try to apply too much logic to the committee thought process.

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Truth.

Honestly, I really don't care whether it's 6 or 7. I think A&M can beat anybody in the field including Ohio State State if we play to the level that this team is capable of.

They think Ole Miss is better. That's it. The resume's are similar enough so they can do that. I think it is questionable considering their head coach is gone, but they don't seem to be giving that much weight. I think that is wrong, but they don't need to justify it. Unfortunately there is a big gap in quality between the 10 seed and 11 seed, so getting the 7 seed this year hurts.

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Agmaniacmike12 said:

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I legitimately think it is the Mizzou/Tulane ranking that separates us. Our game control is similar, SoS is similar, same quality amount of "quality wins", they have 2 top 25 wins, we have 1. If Tulane gets whooped, they will fall out of the rankings and hopefully Mizzou would make it back in.

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SOS is not similar.

ESPN has ours at 15th and Ole Miss at 40.

Sagarin has ours at 15th and Ole Miss at 40 as well.

There is no way they should be ranked ahead of us. As someone else said the committee lied when they said SOR and SOS matter.

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This post should have about 50 stars but the amount of self-loathing going on in here right now won't allow for that.

cevans_40 said:

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mjhhawk said:

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Agmaniacmike12 said:

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I legitimately think it is the Mizzou/Tulane ranking that separates us. Our game control is similar, SoS is similar, same quality amount of "quality wins", they have 2 top 25 wins, we have 1. If Tulane gets whooped, they will fall out of the rankings and hopefully Mizzou would make it back in.

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SOS is not similar.

ESPN has ours at 15th and Ole Miss at 40.

Sagarin has ours at 15th and Ole Miss at 40 as well.

There is no way they should be ranked ahead of us. As someone else said the committee lied when they said SOR and SOS matter.

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This post should have about 50 stars but the amount of self-loathing going on in here right now won't allow for that.

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It's not self loathing, it's just reality we are the last ranked one loss team and what is going to change that this weekend?

jeffdjohnson said:

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Unfortunately there is a big gap in quality between the 10 seed and 11 seed, so getting the 7 seed this year hurts.

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This is exactly why it annoys so many, myself included. Massive difference btw ND or Bama or possibly Miami versus playing Virginia. But there is not much we can do about it now. Let's BTHO them all. Personally I find myself hoping it's ND again. It will be in our house. The thought of beating them twice in one season is awesome. And maybe it will propel us on another win streak!

SunrayAg said:

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Just know if a committee is involved, they will screw over A&M in every way they possibly can.

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Why there are so many athletic directors on that committee is beyond me. Doesn't seem right.

caleblyn said:

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They value the Bama win greater than the ND win
They believe the GA loss is better than the tu loss

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This idiots don't recognize their inability to properly evaluate the teams just like the AP. Compare week 1 of each to the most recent polls.
Half the teams are out and the other half scattered.

It's bc of their quality non conference opponents.

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Honestly, I really don't care whether it's 6 or 7. I think A&M can beat anybody in the field including Ohio State State if we play to the level that this team is capable of.

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Thunderstruck xx said:

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Six seveeen go to heaven. Thank you for getting that stuck in my head YET AGAIN.

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I know that reference

I think we should be ranked ahead of Ole Miss for several reasons.

1. We played one more road game than Ole Miss because we played Notre Dame on the road, while Ole Miss played Washington State at home. 10-2 Notre Dame was coming off a bye week and playing a night home game against us, but we pulled out a 41-40 road win. In contrast, Ole Miss was coming off a bye week when they played 6-6 Washington State at 11:00 AM central, which is 9:00 AM pacific and escaped with a 24-21 home win.

2. We have a higher average point differential than Ole Miss in conference play: 10.5 points to 7.7 points. 4 of our 7 SEC wins were by 17+ points each, including road wins over LSU and Missouri. In contrast, Ole Miss had one such win over Mississippi State and 2 other 10+ point SEC wins over South Carolina and Florida.

3. We have 5 common opponents: Arkansas, LSU, South Carolina, Florida, and Mississippi State, and we had a higher average point differential: 13.4 to 11.2.

Arkansas: Ole Miss had a 41-35 home win, and we had a 45-42 win. Verdict: even

LSU: Ole Miss squeaked by with a 24-19 home win over LSU, and we demolished LSU 49-25 on the road.
Verdict: Texas A&M

South Carolina: Ole Miss had a 30-14 home win, and we had a 31-30 comeback home win after trailing 30-3 at halftime. Verdict: Ole Miss

Florida: Ole Miss had a 34-24 home win, and we had a 34-17 home win. Verdict: Texas A&M

Mississippi State: Ole Miss had a 38-19 road win, and we had a 31-9 home win. Verdict: Even

In summary, we are ahead of Ole Miss against LSU and Florida and even with Ole Miss against Arkansas and Mississippi State. South Carolina is the only common opponent in which Ole Miss clearly played better than we did.

Assuming we get our home game on Friday night 12/19 or Saturday night 12/20 against ND or Bama or Miami we have a very good chance to win that game and advance to play Indiana or Georgia in either the Cotton Bowl or the Sugar Bowl. No reason we can't win that game and advance to the final 4. This is the year.

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Assuming we get our home game on Friday night 12/19 or Saturday night 12/20 against ND or Bama or Miami we have a very good chance to win that game and advance to play Indiana or Georgia in either the Cotton Bowl or the Sugar Bowl. No reason we can't win that game and advance to the final 4. This is the year.

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Indiana will likely get the Orange Bowl so they can put Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl.