ESPN has terribly misguided take on what the Tennessee Vols need to do to impress the playoff committee
ESPN apparently doesn't think the Tennessee Vols' win against the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman last week meant very much. With September now behind us, ESPN took a look at how the College Football Playoff scenario is shaping up and they have a terribly misguided view of what Tennessee needs to do the rest of the […]
ESPN apparently doesn't think the Tennessee Vols' win against the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman last week meant very much.
With September now behind us, ESPN took a look at how the College Football Playoff scenario is shaping up and they have a terribly misguided view of what Tennessee needs to do the rest of the season to impress the playoff committee.
ESPN thinks the Vols need to go 2-0 against Alabama and Georgia to impress the committee enough for an at-large bid.
From ESPN: Tennessee still has to play Alabama and Georgia, and we saw how that just unfolded in Tuscaloosa. The Vols need to go 2-0 against those teams to avoid a true debate in the committee meeting room. Without those wins, Tennessee will be counting on wins against NC State and OU to impress the committee enough for an at-large bid.
That just couldn't be further from the truth.
Thanks to the Vols' win against Oklahoma, Tennessee only has to go 1-1 against Alabama and Georgia in order to lock up an at-large bid (assuming, of course, that UT takes care of business against the teams they're supposed to beat on their schedule).
The Vols could potentially lose both games and still have a shot at an at-large bid — depending on how the season plays out for the rest of the sport.
If Tennessee goes 2-0 against Alabama and Georgia, the Vols will be playing in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. And they'd probably be the favorite, which means an automatic bid and a bye would be on the table for the Tennessee in that scenario.
That win against Oklahoma was huge for the Vols. It made their path to the playoff significantly easier and it even gives them some room for error (despite what ESPN says).
AP Top 25 voter has bizarre ranking for Tennessee Vols after bye week
Not sure what that guy is thinking
