A 3 loss SEC team doesn't deserve to get in over a one loss indiana
I quoted
@FearlessF here but I'm replying to him,
@OrangeAfroMan ,
@jgvol and others.
IMHO this and OAM's immediate "for the crime of playing a tougher schedule" comment are too hasty. I think it depends *WHICH* SEC team ends up with 3 losses.
Assuming that Indiana loses to Ohio State (the only other option is Purdue) then the Hoosiers will have a "not bad" loss and . . . no quality wins. Their OOC was laughable and their league schedule avoids Oregon and Penn State so there isn't much left. Based on current standings their best wins would be UCLA, Washington, and Michigan (all 3-4 in conference).
Personally, I'd take a 3-loss Georgia over that 11-1 IU because Georgia has the #1 SoS in the Country. Their schedule includes:
- Clemson (won 34-3)
- @ Bama (lost 41-34)
- @ Texas (won 30-15)
- @ Ole Miss (lost 28-10)
- Tennessee (this weekend)
If Georgia beats Tennessee and wins their last two games (vs UMASS, vs GaTech) they'll be 10-2 including 3-2 against teams substantially better than ANY team that a 11-1 IU beat. Even with a loss to Tennessee, the Dawgs would still have two wins (Clemson and @ Texas) clearly better than anything on IU's resume.
That said, I mentioned above that UGA has the #1 SoS so they have the BEST potential 3-loss SEC Team argument. I'd view it a LOT differently if the 3-loss SEC team in question was Tennessee. Tennessee played a ranked NCST team OOC but that was then. At this point NCST is 5-5 overall and 2-4 in the weak ACC so that win isn't impressive.
Within the SEC, Tennessee played a ranked Oklahoma team but that team is now 5-5/1-5 so not impressive. They lost to a mediocre Arkansas team. They don't play aTm, Texas, Ole Miss, Mizzou, LSU, or USCe so the only .500+ SEC teams that they play are Bama (won 24-17) and UGA (this weekend). I wouldn't take a 3-loss Tennessee over an 11-1 Indiana. Even a 10-2 Tennessee doesn't have that good of an argument. Sure, they have a nice win over Bama but they also have an ugly loss to Arkansas. In my view those more-or-less cancel out and then you have a loss to UGA.
