I believe that the reason the major conference championships have diminished meaning is because we simply do not play enough games in the conference.

Right now, there are 4 one loss teams in the SEC. The best way to differentiate the teams to arrive at a champion is to either let all 4 play for the championship or to continue playing. Otherwise, we have abstract tiebreakers percolating throughout the season which I think diminish the point of the game with is to allow for the common human virtues to prevail on the field of play.

If you simulate a SEC week 9 with no common opponents:

Game 1: Alabama vs. Florida
Game 2: Georgia vs. Oklahoma
Game 3: Texas vs. LSU
Game 4: Auburn vs. Tennessee
Game 5: Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss
Game 6: Arkansas vs. Kentucky
Game 7: Mississippi State vs. Missouri
Game 8: South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt

I think at a minimum TAMU and Ole Miss playing in this scenario would help to solidify the championship game.

Do you follow college football? Zero of those matchups will happen in any last week.

ok uh just sandwich this in any other week. my point is not about rivalry week. it's about volume.

As much as I wanted A&M in the championship game this year, its really all about the playoffs.

I am still trying to figure out the tie breaker.

Lolz. This was our only shot. 5 more year of drought

Eso si, Que es said:

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2024. 8-3. Beat tu and in SECCG, lose and go home
2025. 11-0. Beat tu and in SECCG, lose and go home

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We could try beating Texas…

12Power said:

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I am still trying to figure out the tie breaker.

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1. Alabama (7 - 1)
Above Georgia, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M based on conference opponent win percentage (0.5).

2. Georgia (7 - 1)
With Ole Miss and Texas A&M, below Alabama based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4688).
Above Ole Miss and Texas A&M based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4688).

3. Ole Miss (7 - 1)
With Georgia and Texas A&M, below Alabama based on conference opponent win percentage (0.3438).
With Texas A&M, below Georgia based on conference opponent win percentage (0.3438).
Above Texas A&M based on conference opponent win percentage (0.3438).

4. Texas A&M (7 - 1)
With Georgia and Ole Miss, below Alabama based on conference opponent win percentage (0.2813).
With Ole Miss, below Georgia based on conference opponent win percentage (0.2813).
Below Ole Miss based on conference opponent win percentage (0.2813).

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Instead of trying to understand the Conference Opponents Win Percentage, just add up the conference wins of each conference opponent played.

Each team's opponents played a total of 64 conference games. Alabama's opponent's won 32 of there games which is a .500 conference record.

Alabama = 32 (.500)
Georgia = 30 (.469)
Ole Miss = 22 (.344)
Texas A&M = 18 (.281)

No other tie-breaker rules applied.

Just do away with the conference championship games and start the playoffs.