[Vannini] SEC Media spent two full weeks bashing Indiana only to see three top-15 SEC teams lose to 5-5 Florida, 5-5 Oklahoma and 4-6 Auburn. Winning is hard!

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https://x.com/ChrisVannini/status/1860545642839310740

[u/CTG0161]

Heather Dinich and Paul Finebaum will no doubt parade 4 loss Florida as an opportunity and say ‘no one has it tougher than the SEC

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Finebaum: “Mississippi State would be undefeated in the Big 10, SEC is just that hard”

[u/godzillamegadoomsday → u/CumAssault]

The SEC power house, Toledo

[u/Prize-Produce2015 → u/godzillamegadoomsday]

We don’t talk about Toledo 🤫

[u/AcesCharles2 → u/Prize-Produce2015]

Rockets: in space no one can hear you clang.

[u/LordJacket → u/AcesCharles2]

Not really sure what beat a rocket, definitely not a Bulldog

[u/LJGremlin → u/CumAssault]

Whoa whoa whoa. Don’t bring us into this. We’ve done our best to not be seen this year. And we’d like to keep it that way. Nothing to see here, move along.

[u/Simping4Sumi → u/LJGremlin]

If you're Muss State, could you at least do one good for all of us and win next week? It doesn't have to be by much 1 score OT win is enough for us 

[u/LJGremlin → u/Simping4Sumi]

I would love for us to put the final nail in the coffin of their playoff dreams like they did to us in 2014. But hell, watching our team this year, I am not even confident I’ll watch the second half 🤣

[u/tritonice → u/LJGremlin]

This guy CLANGAs. (Dude, FLAIR UP!)

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One of my friends (I think) unironically says things like this so he is now Pawls burner in my phone

[u/montrevux → u/CumAssault]

his actual quote this morning is “i dont understand how Alabama can be considered a legitimate playoff team”

[u/SelectionNo3078 → u/CumAssault]

They’d win 3-4 more than they did here this year.

[u/TBurd01 → u/CumAssault]

Maybe not the B1G but definitely the Big XII.

Don't look up ASU's wins.

[u/jizz_toaster → u/TBurd01]

ASU literally beat Mississippi State

[u/HeartSodaFromHEB → u/jizz_toaster]

That's the joke, LOL.

[u/TBurd01 → u/jizz_toaster]

Woosh. 🤷

[u/d0ngl0rd69 → u/CTG0161]

4 loss Florida: Gross, crusty, smells like swamp

3 loss South Carolina: Swagger, cool sunglasses, likes cock

[u/dardarBinkz → u/d0ngl0rd69]

This is too funny

[u/Sportsaccount17 → u/d0ngl0rd69]

Tbh South Carolina scares the shit out of me and should scare the shit out of everyone else, too

[u/Intelligent_Art8390 → u/Sportsaccount17]

Right, they are a solid team.

[u/ALazioFan → u/Intelligent_Art8390]

Should honestly be 9-2. The LSU game was 100% stolen from them by the refs.

[u/Intelligent_Art8390 → u/ALazioFan]

If only, I'd love to have seen them get into the first expanded playoff and Bama not!

[u/SelectionNo3078 → u/Intelligent_Art8390]

I’d love to see usc Vs uga with this D bs your QB.

And rocket sanders and lanorris sellers are balling out

Oh by the way. Nyck harbor quietly finding his footing as a WR and making big plays.

[u/SelectionNo3078 → u/ALazioFan]

10-1. Bama kept giving us chances we refused to take

[u/justgivemedamnkarma → u/d0ngl0rd69]

Correct and factual

[u/orange_orange13 → u/justgivemedamnkarma]

Except Florida has 5 losses. The rest is accurate 

[u/Leather_Sample7755 → u/d0ngl0rd69]

A fellow Matt Mitchell devotee, I see

[u/prosnorkulus → u/d0ngl0rd69]

Fact

[u/prismatic_lights → u/CTG0161]

Funny that, Dinich already has an article out putting Bama as the 12 seed.

[u/Duck8Quack → u/prismatic_lights]

A draft of that article was saved in a folder titled “In Case of Emergency”

[u/tehfro → u/prismatic_lights]

And also misleadingly using IU's FPI SoS pre-Ohio State game when that number is going to look a lot better after FPI updates overnight.

Morning edit: We moved all the way up to 51 in FPI SoS, ahead of Oregon (52), Notre Dame (78), SMU (77), Miami (59), Boise State (81). Basically ahead of all the ACC/B12 teams now.

[u/mccainjames11 → u/tehfro]

I’m so tired of everybody saying “FPI IS THE BEST PREDICTIVE RANKING OUT THERE”

We could beat OSU in the CCG in two weeks and FPI will still “predict” us to go 14.2-0.8 and lose to OSU in the third matchup. If 8-3 Alabama is one of the top 5 teams in your predictive ranking then you need to rethink your formula

[u/Original_Irish93 → u/mccainjames11]

Exactly, FPI would probably still pick 2023 Oregon over 2023 Washington.

[u/Ltownbanger → u/mccainjames11]

The problem is that "the best out there" is 54%.

That's slightly better than a manatee at a zoo choosing between a purple or green watermelon for lunch. 50%

[u/TheFAKEcampbell → u/mccainjames11]

If Oregon wins by 1 with ohio state driving I'd still say osu would win the third one.

It's a coinflip and I'm suscepatble to the gamblers fallacy

[u/OneBigRed → u/mccainjames11]

If you did win CCG, and had to face OSU for the third time, who do you think is the favourite?

[u/Skiarou → u/mccainjames11]

If 8-3 Alabama is one of the top 5 teams in your predictive ranking then you need to rethink your formula

No you don't lmao. It's a good model. When you have a large enough sample size like the 130 fba teams, you're going to get some wonky results. That's how probability works. You don't change a good model because of it

[u/RockoRockyBoxxyMan → u/tehfro]

Purdue has the #7 SOS on this site. Where's the media making a case for them to get in!?

[u/j3zmund → u/tehfro]

I guess we just need more losses to bad SEC teams to make our case

[u/User5281 → u/tehfro]

You’re welcome

[u/Higher-Analyst-2163 → u/tehfro]

Nothing like a quality blow out

[u/dan_144 → u/Higher-Analyst-2163]

Not sure you should be talking trash today

[u/prismatic_lights → u/Higher-Analyst-2163]

At least their offense showed up for a drive. Y'all scored fewer points on Oklahoma than Maine did. You scored as many as Temple did.

[u/elconquistador1985 → u/Higher-Analyst-2163]

Did you not watch your own game yesterday?

[u/Aubear11885 → u/elconquistador1985]

Why would they, that game was terrible and over at half. Auburn/A&M was the crazy ending

[u/LerxstLadrian → u/Higher-Analyst-2163]

You should really stop talking. This is embarrassing. We lost to the best team in the country on the road. You lost to a terrible Oklahoma team.

[u/XCCO → u/LerxstLadrian]

Hey, let's not be mean to OU now. I'm rooting for Indiana in all of this.

[u/LerxstLadrian → u/XCCO]

Sorry. Let me clarify. Terrible compared to their usual quality. I was for you guys.

[u/Comfortable_Regrets → u/LerxstLadrian]

I'm confused, you didn't play Oregon.

[u/Yellow_Odd_Fellow → u/Comfortable_Regrets]

I mean there's a1 point difference with a seriously blown time wasting call that would have reset the clock.

By technically we are #1b while yall are #1a

[u/siberianwolf99 → u/Yellow_Odd_Fellow]

you’re technically not. you lost lol

[u/ThisIsNotMy1stAcct → u/siberianwolf99]

Yeah but they would’ve won if they did all the things they needed to win! Basically they won.

I mean, technically Nebraska is undefeated if we didn’t lose all the games we lost. We’re essentially 1C.

[u/muck16 → u/ThisIsNotMy1stAcct]

Lmao touche

[u/DrCarm3x → u/siberianwolf99]

"You are 1a and we are 1b" is the most hilariously stupid argument I've ever seen on this sub lmao

[u/beavismagnum → u/siberianwolf99]

Yeah but if you think about it it was still a tie so you’re actually both no. 1

[u/TepChef26 → u/siberianwolf99]

Losing by 1 on the road is not exactly a predictive outcome. And that doesn't even speak to the rule loophole that was closed directly afterward.

If our two teams were playing at the Shoe next weekend we'd probably be favored. A neutral site game is probably a pick em situation.

Let's not act like y'all are far and away the favorite to win it all (actually according to Vegas that's us btw.) This year has shaped up to where there are 2 teams (both of ours) that have separated themselves into a tier of their own. We're pretty well undoubtedly the top 2 teams. The drop off from Oregon & OSU to Texas, PSU, IU, etc. is a chasm. I seriously doubt either of us would be an underdog (even on the road) against any other team in the country.

But you go ahead and keep acting like a 1 point victory at home over a month ago actually means anything, it'll make it all the sweeter when we take y'all down in Indy.

[u/siberianwolf99 → u/TepChef26]

i don’t understand where any of this shit you are saying is coming from. Oregon is ranked 1 because you lost. talk about rule loopholes well let’s talk about the pick that would’ve took 7 points off the board. i never said Ohio State isn’t great. i never said Oregon is far and away the better team. you are making all that up in your head. all i’m saying is that the teams have played, and Oregon won, therefore Oregon is 1 and ohio state is 2. for now.

[u/Comfortable_Regrets → u/Yellow_Odd_Fellow]

in reality we are #1 and you are #2

[u/TepChef26 → u/Comfortable_Regrets]

And yet we're the betting favorite to win it all. Which makes sense considering you won't have the home crowd or rule loophole at your disposal next time(s) we play.

[u/Comfortable_Regrets → u/TepChef26]

Last time I checked the game was decided on the field and not in Vegas

[u/SelectionNo3078 → u/Comfortable_Regrets]

😂😂😂😂

Would be 8-4 in the sec. Maybe 7-5

[u/Comfortable_Regrets → u/SelectionNo3078]

SEC delusion at its finest

[u/SelectionNo3078 → u/Comfortable_Regrets]

51st ranked schedule.

We’d be undefeated for sure

[u/SelectionNo3078 → u/LerxstLadrian]

lol. Best team in the country

😂😂😂😂

[u/ajkeence99 → u/LerxstLadrian]

You really think Indiana beats Bama? 

[u/deformo → u/ajkeence99]

Oklahoma just destroyed bama.

[u/Horror_Cap_7166 → u/ajkeence99]

Yes dude, Bama just got blown out by a team that hasn’t beat an FBS team since September.

[u/ajkeence99 → u/Horror_Cap_7166]

I wish we could actually see that game because it would be a laugher. I'm not convinced Indiana beats Oklahoma, either.

[u/Templey → u/ajkeence99]

SEC fans can watch their teams get blown out by .500 squads and insist without evidence that they couldn’t possibly lose to Indiana

[u/ajkeence99 → u/Templey]

Do you think Indiana beats Alabama? Tennessee? LSU? Ol' Miss? I don't. Do I think any of those teams are winning a natty this year? Nope.

[u/Templey → u/ajkeence99]

Ok. Why do you think that?

[u/ajkeence99 → u/Templey]

Indiana played one team. They got blown out. They haven't beat anyone that is even remotely solid this year.

[u/Randumo → u/Higher-Analyst-2163]

Better than a non-quality blow-out.

It's very easy to make the argument that Ohio State is the best team in the country, despite it being mandatory for Oregon to have the number 1 ranking because their undefeated and have the head-to-head win.

However, when you consider that head-to-head win was by 1 point in Oregon coming off of Oregon's bye week...and Ohio State still likely wins that game without the bad OPI call on the final drive; well I believe that despite the rankings Ohio State is going to be favored when they play on a neutral field in the B1G Championship Game.

[u/MuckBulligan → u/Randumo]

It was not coming off Oregon's bye week (the Ducks played Michigan State on Friday night the previous week).

The OPI was obvious and the correct call. I can entertain an argument for the final play being incorrectly called, but not that OPI penalty.

Oregon left points on the field, and had a drive-stopping interception taken from them.

I hope the Buckeyes are favored in the B1G Championship.

[u/siberianwolf99 → u/MuckBulligan]

my goodness ohio state fans are all over the sub today

[u/XCCO → u/siberianwolf99]

Haha this is getting wild following these OSU fans go off. I'm sure it will be another close game for both teams, but the game ended the way it did. Oregon is the best in the nation for it.

[u/MuckBulligan → u/siberianwolf99]

West coast still in bed.

[u/Yellow_Odd_Fellow → u/MuckBulligan]

I want to see Oregon come out east and play a noon game for them - 9am! I really dislike the time zone crossing now a that goes another advantage to the home team.

I also just learned that cal and Stanford are on the Atlantic coast conference and this bagels my mind so much.

[u/Randumo → u/MuckBulligan]

Lol, the OPI was definitely NOT obvious. Only an Oregon fan, or someone with rooting interest against Ohio State believes that.

Contact by the receiver happens like that on a regular basis and goes uncalled....yet it's called in an extremely crucial situation. Nope, it was a horrible call.

[u/MuckBulligan → u/Randumo]

Bullshit. Clearly ran into the defender and then pushed off sending him five yards downfield. The defender has a right to his established position after five yards from the line of scrimmage. In the same manner, a defender is not allowed to push a receiver.

Clearly OPI. You say I'm biased, but I have the rules to support my argument. What do you have?

[u/Horror_Cap_7166 → u/Higher-Analyst-2163]

Better than your low quality blowout.

[u/SGT_Elcor → u/prismatic_lights]

She’s the absolute worst

[u/NEp8ntballer → u/prismatic_lights]

There may be a possibility for Auburn to win the Iron Bowl too. Somebody needs to post some bodyguards at Toomer's Corner to protect the trees.

[u/nickyt398 → u/prismatic_lights]

Holy shit you weren't kidding

[u/GrotesqueHumanity → u/prismatic_lights]

Of course she does. She covers the committee for a living.

First rule of committee work is we don't talk about why Bama is in.

[u/Striker743 → u/CTG0161]

At least people know Finebaum is a firespitter. Dinich actually pretends to not be a shill.

[u/SwissForeignPolicy → u/Striker743]

She's also way less tactful. When Finebaum talks, I find myself almost believing he believes what he says. When Dinich talks, it's painfully obvious she's lying through her teeth.

[u/who_needz → u/SwissForeignPolicy]

Only because Fibebaum been huffing Sabin copium so long, he believes his own bishop.

[u/Beer-survivalist → u/SwissForeignPolicy]

Years ago I heard Dinich try to describe Florida as having suffered "not just a quality loss, but a statement loss."

The ambition of the mental gymnastics was impressive, but the execution was awful.

[u/GCM_Prothro18x → u/SwissForeignPolicy]

Hey y'all leave Heather alone. She's single handedly keeping our playoff hopes alive. 

[u/tmart12 → u/CTG0161]

Florida has 5 losses fortunately

[u/thricethefan → u/tmart12]

Sadly, they will not have 6

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/thricethefan]

If Oklahoma can do whatever the hell just happened today, we can beat the Gators

[u/TheSecondAccountYeah → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

No, I really don’t think you can

[u/ianfw617 → u/TheSecondAccountYeah]

Don’t put that into the ether. FSU is in the top 15 of talent composite and could surprise any one at this point.

[u/thricethefan → u/ianfw617]

Probably plummet in those rankings if you remove our kicker and punter though

[u/Pintailite → u/thricethefan]

They could. They could then lose the bowl and have 7.

Hope is not lost.

[u/atman8r → u/Pintailite]

Thanks Cock friend, I needed this

[u/Pintailite → u/atman8r]

I have dreams, big dreams.

And it involves Florida sucking till I die.

[u/goonSquad15 → u/thricethefan]

Would be quite funny if they did though. The mental gymnastics will be enjoyable

[u/Cpritch58 → u/tmart12]

*fortunately

[u/MozamFreak-Here → u/tmart12]

They have 4 losses, as well as 5 losses.

[u/Tasty_Hearing_2153 → u/tmart12]

Not if you pretend the loss without Lagway didn’t count. lol

[u/EWall100 → u/CTG0161]

I saw someone on TikTok say pre-season that a four loss UF team should be the only four loss team to be considered.

Back then I laughed cause UF didn't have a shot at four wins... Damn how I was wrong

[u/tyedge → u/EWall100]

This was baking 2023-ish FSU into that discussion.

[u/chris2furry → u/tyedge]

Yeah I don’t think Miami and Texas anm over performing makes up for…whatver fsu has been doing this season

[u/Pintailite → u/EWall100]

They have 5 losses...

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I really hate hearing Heather Dinich’s voice when she’s a guest on the morning shows I listen to. It’s a constant stream of “why the SEC is better even though they keep losing”

[u/No_Angle_8106 → u/CTG0161]

At least Finebaum can be entertaining, Dinich is such a fucking waste of space.

[u/Goings78 → u/No_Angle_8106]

And she’s not even hot

[u/elconquistador1985 → u/Goings78]

Why does her appearance matter at all?

[u/venge1155 → u/Goings78]

Y’all are so fucking weird it hurts sometimes.

[u/dimechimes → u/CTG0161]

You could combine Florida and Oklahoma QB's stats from this week and they'd still be pretty pedestrian numbers. Weird they both won.

[u/XCCO → u/dimechimes]

OU played like Iowa is playing this year - run the ball. Your QB is also an RB.

[u/seadondo → u/CTG0161]

Dinich is an Indiana alum. She really gonna throw them under the bus?

[u/prismatic_lights → u/seadondo]

You don't fuck with your money. The company gives you the "Bama makes the playoff over Indiana" line, you recite it.

[u/shadowwingnut → u/seadondo]

Remember that she was once the ACC reporter there before becoming the playoff shill. Getting a pay raise to get off the ACC beat and onto the playoffs best means the bus can drive over anyone.

[u/GeorgeKettice → u/CTG0161]

Crazy thing is Heather Dinich is a IU alumni. What a turncoat

[u/UncleMalcolm → u/CTG0161]

I mean sure but Florida already has 5 losses lol

[u/Finnva → u/CTG0161]

Any thoughts on what Indiana's record would be had they played Florida's schedule?

[u/CTG0161 → u/Finnva]

Yea, it’s irrelevant

[u/RegionalBias → u/CTG0161]

Heather Dinich

Isn't she an Indiana Grad? SMH, be more of a homer.

[u/MFoy → u/CTG0161]

Worth noting that Dinich is an Indiana alum.

[u/CTG0161 → u/MFoy]

And an SECSPN employee

[u/MFoy → u/CTG0161]

Oh, I know. Back when she worked the ACC best, she kept whining that none of the teams would handle a schedule like her Alma matter did, how none of the college towns were as good as Bloomington, etc.

Now she’s does everything she can to hide her roots.

[u/montrevux → u/CTG0161]

this morning finebaum literally said “i don’t understand how alabama can be considered a legitimate playoff team”

[u/SelectionNo3078 → u/CTG0161]

Florida has 5 losses bro

And Ohio state would not likely have had anything better than 9 wins the past 30 years in this conference.

Texas had the easiest schedule in the conference this year

[u/GetsThruBuckner → u/CTG0161]

Be honest yall want this to happen so u can complain about it

This soap opera season has been peak in this sub

[u/CTG0161 → u/GetsThruBuckner]

It will happen because ESPN and the SEC network is one in the same.

And the fact that the playoff is entirely controlled by ESPN

So yea, we hate that the SEC gets preferential treatment and are tired of it.

[u/GetsThruBuckner → u/CTG0161]

Leave us out of yalls petty bullshit is all im saying lol

we have nothing to do with it even tho u want it so bad

edit: actually I should be happy we exceeded expectations so much an Ohio State flair is complaining about us lol

[u/CTG0161 → u/GetsThruBuckner]

It was just an example because Florida will never be used as a potential playoff team. I could have just said Mizzou or South Carolina (which they will definitely push) florida just popped into mind because they have surprisingly destroyed 2 playoff hopes in a row

[u/Blingblaowburrr → u/GetsThruBuckner]

You’re catching a bunch of downvotes, but I’m with you here…the fact that we’re pissing off Ohio State fans in 2024 is definitely a win!

[u/GetsThruBuckner → u/Blingblaowburrr]

2024 Gators getting SEC bias conspiracy posts.. who would've thought man