Doomsday scenario?
The SEC's version is still in play following Ole Miss' 23-3 win over Texas A&M last weekend in Oxford.
The Rebels (6-2, 3-1 SEC) have a blowout loss to Florida and another road loss to Memphis out of the American Athletic Conference on their resume, but still control their own destiny in the SEC West thanks to a win over Alabama and LSU still lingering on the schedule.
That presents a problem for the SEC if the Rebels win out and claim the SEC title, because that second loss could be the road block that prevents the SEC from getting a team into the second annual College Football Playoff, as Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated noted on Twitter over the weekend:
It would not be ideal for the league, no.