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LSU and Florida were ineligible to play in the SECCG until an hour ago
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:57 pm
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The SEC Commissioner’s Regulations requires each football team play all eight Conference games in a season in order to be eligible to compete for a divisional title and play in the SEC Championship Game. Had the game not been rescheduled, Florida and LSU would have been ineligible to compete for the SEC title this season.
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Why are we just now hearing about this regulation?
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Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:58 pm to TideSaint
We aren't, you're just slow
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:59 pm to TideSaint
What was this winning percentage crap that UT was concerned about?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:59 pm to viceman
Exactly. And LSU fans also if they had beaten Bama but Bama won out.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:00 pm to TideSaint
quote:turn your hearing aids on man.
Why are we just now hearing about this regulation?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:03 pm to ForeverLSU02
You got some links that talk about this before today?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:20 pm to Titus Pullo
Bump again.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:23 pm to TideSaint
amazing what motivation can do. 
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:28 pm to TideSaint
That's been known for a week.
Why do you think the game is being made up
Why do you think the game is being made up
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:35 pm to TideSaint
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Why are we just now hearing about this regulation?
You aren't alone, and as far as I can tell it is bullshite. The SEC Bylaws are vague and only point to the Commissioner's Regulations which says what everybody has been griping about for a week:
Conference Championship. [SEC Bylaw 30.22.1.3] The Conference champion will be determined by a game
between the two division champions. The team in each division with the highest percentage of wins during all regular-season Conference competition will be declared division champion. (My emphasis) If two or more teams are tied with the highest percentage of wins, they will be declared division co-champions. Division standings will be calculated on a percentage basis, using only those Conference games which are a part of the regular rotating schedule. Details on all tie-breaking procedures are outlined in these Commissioner's Regulations. The site of the championship game shall be set by a vote of the Conference member institutions.
If the championship game is cancelled (due to act of God, war, terrorist attack, or other reason beyond the control of
the Conference), the two divisional champions (utilizing any divisional tie-breakers as outlined) shall be declared cochampions
and the following procedures will be used to determine the Conference representative to the Sugar Bowl
or, if the Sugar Bowl is the College Football Playoff (CFP) semi-final game, the relevant CFP access bowl:
1. A team ranked either No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, or No. 4 in the final CFP Selection Committee Rankings will
automatically be placed in the CFP semi-final game;
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2. The team ranked highest in the final CFP Selection Committee Rankings will be the Conference
representative to the Sugar Bowl or, if the Sugar Bowl is a CFP semi-final game, the relevant CFP access
bowl.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:44 pm to finestfirst79
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The team in each division with the highest percentage of wins during all regular-season Conference competition will be declared division champion.
best i can figure is some lawyer somewhere saw the word "all" and convinced Sankey that "all" means 8.
anything less than that isn't "all" so those teams do not meet the requirement.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:51 pm to Nutriaitch
That could be, but that's a pretty big stretch. It's not a competition if it doesn't happen, right? It sounds like a huge lawsuit waiting to happen if UT finished 6-2, UF 6-1.
I'm glad we won't be going there.
I'm glad we won't be going there.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:58 pm to Nutriaitch
Wording strongly implies that win % denominator is all 8 scheduled games.
This post was edited on 10/14/16 at 6:53 am
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:01 pm to TideSaint
The OP title is completely false. The SEC bylaws state what will happen when teams play an 8 game SEC schedule. The team with the highest winning percentage in each division go to the SEC Championship game.
Nowhere does it say anything or have any rule about ineligibility for a team that doesn't play 8 games.
Check your facts.
Nowhere does it say anything or have any rule about ineligibility for a team that doesn't play 8 games.
Check your facts.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:14 pm to TidalSurge1
quote:If everyone plays 8 games, then that provision is kind of redundant, and, in fact, it really isn't determined on percentage, it's wins (or tie breakers).
Wording strongly implies that win % denominator is all 8 sceduled games
The truth is that this provision was a holdover from the days when teams didn't play the same number of games, and the provision regarding 8 games had been changed over the years, from the five minimum that was the rule decades ago to what it is today. If the game had not been played, and the SEC tried to keep Florida out of Atlanta despite having the highest winning percentage, the litigation that ensued would have been epic, and the outcome uncertain (although I would lean towards Florida winning that one).
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:15 pm to TideSaint
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:21 pm to Errerrerrwere
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The OP title is completely false. The SEC bylaws state what will happen when teams play an 8 game SEC schedule. The team with the highest winning percentage in each division go to the SEC Championship game.
Nowhere does it say anything or have any rule about ineligibility for a team that doesn't play 8 games.
Check your facts.
He quoted directly from a statement from the Southeastern Conference.
Read the link and check your facts.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:23 pm to MykTide
Get your shite together Bama fans. You're slipping.
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