Do we belong?

[PrestonyteParrot]

3. Are we sure South Carolina isn’t Playoff worthy?​

I know most of you can’t embrace the concept of a 3-loss team competing for a national championship.

But what if the Gamecocks go into Death Valley next week and hammer Clemson by double digits?

Would that change your mind?

That would be the Gamecocks’ 3rd victory over a ranked team, which, you know, would be 3 more than Indiana has.

If there’s going to be a 3-loss SEC team in the Playoff, why not the hottest 3-loss team in America?

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[PrestonyteParrot]

nm

 

[Lawjjusc]

If we beat Clemson, there is a compelling case, yes. If we hammer Clemson, hell ought to be raised if we don’t make it. FSU 2023 type hell.

 

[Beanerball]

Oh , we are worthy if we win this week, but still need help. Got to win and go Canes!

 

[HuntinAces]

Regardless, what a great week of preparation and learning for our team and spotlight for this rivalry.

Both of us are jockeying for a possible playoff spot, so this Saturday should be electric!

 

[HuntinAces]

Oh , we are worthy if we win this week, but still need help. Got to win and go Canes!

At this point I’m pulling for Syracuse. I think the only way the ACC doesn’t get 2 teams is if we beat Clemson, Miami loses to Syracuse and SMU beats Clemson for the conference title.
I can see Clemson slipping in if they beat us and jump the loser of Miami/SMU. I also see Miami and SMU both going if they both win out and go toe to toe in the ACC championship
A lot will be know. When the next rankings come out

 

[Rhode Island Dork]

At this point I’m pulling for Syracuse. I think the only way the ACC doesn’t get 2 teams is if we beat Clemson, Miami loses to Syracuse and SMU beats Clemson for the conference title.
I can see Clemson slipping in if they beat us and jump the loser of Miami/SMU. I also see Miami and SMU both going if they both win out and go toe to toe in the ACC championship
A lot will be know. When the next rankings come out

Wrong. The powerful Cal Bears could do us a favor & beat SMU this week. Then Miami beat SMU in the championship game & wala, 1 Acc team in the playoff. WE DON'T WANT THAT SCHOOL UPSTATE PLAYING FOR A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.

 

[HuntinAces]

Wrong. The powerful Cal Bears could do us a favor & beat SMU this week. Then Miami beat SMU in the championship game & wala, 1 Acc team in the playoff. WE DON'T WANT THAT SCHOOL UPSTATE PLAYING FOR A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.

I’ll take it!

 

[Blues man]

Dang shame it was deemed more important to give four teams a week off rather than have 16 teams.

 

[Rhode Island Dork]

Dang shame it was deemed more important to give four teams a week off rather than have 16 teams.

It never made a lick of sense & still doesn't.

 

[KingWard]

If we win Saturday, we belong. Tonight, we don't belong. It's as simple as that.

 

[HuntinAces]

If we win Saturday, we belong. Tonight, we don't belong. It's as simple as that.

Agree. I believe from an optics standpoint, we haven’t just been winning but playing an exciting brand of football on both sides. They are gonna have a helluva time arguing against us IF we win

 

[Sleepyhead]

From an unbiased perspective, I can see how the national media leaves Carolina outside looking in here. With several three loss sec teams it’s hard to just say oh well here Carolina is going to the playoff. Still though, this team could absolutely be dangerous and make a playoff run. I think the most compelling argument is how this team has been playing. What really concerns me though is the lack of adjustments made to rankings for the schedule these teams are playing. I mean we’re talking about Florida, Auburn, Oklahoma being your gimme games. The league is just too damn deep and the polls can’t get away from overall record. In basketball this doesn’t seem to be an issue. There can be a near .500 team on the bubble while a 26-8 type team that played no one may miss.

 

[KOTR]

Personally, I think we just need to worry about playing each game as it comes. We can't control what others do.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Right. Last thing we need is any kind of distraction going into the Clemson game.

 

[atl-cock]

Dang shame it was deemed more important to give four teams a week off rather than have 16 teams.

12 over 4 is a step in the right direction.

 

[Cackmandu]

3 loss Ole Miss and Bama beat us on the field, I'm not sure how a committee would overlook that! That's a big roadblock too me!

 

[18IsTheMan]

3 loss Ole Miss and Bama beat us on the field, I'm not sure how a committee would overlook that! That's a big roadblock too me!

Hard to judge and I agree. However, you look at Ole Miss and they have losses to UK and UF, worse than any of our losses. Our bad loss right now is LSU and the committee has shown a tendency to look at extra factors...players who were injured and such. Do they consider the manner in which we lost the LSU game with the horrific officiating?

Alabama lost to Vandy and OU, two teams we absolutely dominated. How does the committee view that?

 

[Cackmandu]

Good points! On rethinking my post I started thinking of which three of those losses are bad losses and to your point our bad loss looks less severe! I'm not sure how the committee would factor in injuries and bad officiating, seems that happens to everyone!

 

[Sleepyhead]

3 loss Ole Miss and Bama beat us on the field, I'm not sure how a committee would overlook that! That's a big roadblock too me!

I think there's also an element of taking the hot hand. I'm sure the committee wants to field teams in games that will be competitive and exciting. With South Carolina, you're almost guaranteed that, not to mention a potential cinderella which everyone loves to see. Alabama getting pounded by OU removes them from this discussion for me for that reason.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I think there's also an element of taking the hot hand. I'm sure the committee wants to field teams in games that will be competitive and exciting. With South Carolina, you're almost guaranteed that, not to mention a potential cinderella which everyone loves to see. Alabama getting pounded by OU removes them from this discussion for me for that reason.

I think there is an excitement factor to consider. For both Bama and Ole Miss, their seasons are disappointments. Both were considered strong title contenders, starting at #s 5 and 6 in the preseason, respectively. Bama has 2 ugly losses to Vandy and OU and just overall has not looked like Bama. Ole Miss has 2 ugly losses to UK and UF and all 3 of their losses are to unranked teams and continues the trend of failing to live up to preseason hype.

No matter how you slice it, the season for both teams has been a massive disappointment.

For us, though, we're one of the better surprises in college football this year. We are one extremely questionable call (being generous) away from being a top 10 team.

I am still morally opposed to a 3-loss team "playing for the title" but football overall is down this year so it seems an inevitability.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

I think there is an excitement factor to consider. For both Bama and Ole Miss, their seasons are disappointments. Both were considered strong title contenders, starting at #s 5 and 6 in the preseason, respectively. Bama has 2 ugly losses to Vandy and OU and just overall has not looked like Bama. Ole Miss has 2 ugly losses to UK and UF and all 3 of their losses are to unranked teams and continues the trend of failing to live up to preseason hype.

No matter how you slice it, the season for both teams has been a massive disappointment.

For us, though, we're one of the better surprises in college football this year. We are one extremely questionable call (being generous) away from being a top 10 team.

I am still morally opposed to a 3-loss team "playing for the title" but football overall is down this year so it seems an inevitability.

If the committee wants to create the excitement of a CBB Final Four for the Playoff, then those are factors which need to be taken into consideration. Putting a hot team like the Gamecocks in the field could generate quite an TV audience and media following for the underdog just as it did for Frank Martin's team in the Final Four.

 

[18IsTheMan]

If the committee wants to create the excitement of a CBB Final Four for the Playoff, then those are factors which need to be taken into consideration. Putting a hot team like the Gamecocks in the field could generate quite an TV audience and media following for the underdog just as it did for Frank Martin's team in the Final Four.

IF we can manage to beat Clemson, I guess it comes down to whether or not the committee wants a damaged name brand like Bama, but a name brand nonetheless, or the more exciting team.

Odds are, they'll take the name brand.

If karma was on our side, the committee would choose us over Ole Miss, to complete the bad karma for Antwane.

 

[Rhode Island Dork]

Cocks: best win-vs. aTm, worst loss-Ole Miss

Alabama: best win-vs. UGa, worst loss-@ Oklahoma

Ole Miss: best win-vs. UGa, worst loss-vs KY

Alabama & Ole Miss have "better wins," but they also have worse losses. If we can clearly whip that school upstate, we'll have also notched a better non-conference win. Ole Miss's non-conference wins are a joke. Alabama's best one is @ Wisconsin.

I'll also add that after we stomp said school upstate, that'll become our best win.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

IF we can manage to beat Clemson, I guess it comes down to whether or not the committee wants a damaged name brand like Bama, but a name brand nonetheless, or the more exciting team.

Odds are, they'll take the name brand.

If karma was on our side, the committee would choose us over Ole Miss, to complete the bad karma for Antwane.

Has Wells gone silent on social media?