Could LSU reach CFP with loss? Ed Orgeron doesn't want to think about it
Even with a loss in the SEC Championship Game, LSU could still be included in the College Football Playoff.
Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron isn’t entertaining that possibility.
“I ain’t even thinking about that,” Orgeron said at his Monday press conference. “I don’t buy that. We’ve got to win. That’s not coming into play. Not even considering that.”
That’s because the Tigers’ coach is focused on leading his team to its first SEC championship since 2011. They’ll face Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday.
And with the game being closer to the Bulldogs’ campus, Orgeron said he’ll be preparing his team for a hostile environment.
“I know our fans are going to be there. But we will treat this as an away game,” Orgeron said, adding that LSU would add crowd noise at practices this week.
.@Coach_EdOrgeron takes the podium at ~12:30 p.m. CT to recap the 50-7 victory over Texas A&M and preview Saturday's @SEC Championship against Georgia. https://t.co/FQMA9zYcDT
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) December 2, 2019
While the Tigers have faced some tough opponents this season, this may be their greatest challenge yet. They own wins over Alabama, Auburn and Florida, but Georgia is 11-1 and also notched victories over the Tigers and Gators.
“It’ll be the best offensive line and defensive line we’ve seen all year,” Orgeron said.
LSU and Georgia will kick off on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on CBS.
The word now is how to we keep the new SEC west team in the playoffs even if they lose? Sounds like you are validating Dabo’s whining and snot slinging.
I think the loser should be out. If Georgia wins they deserve it. Now I wouldn’t argue if LSU loses and gets in, but that completely makes the championship game meaningless. I hope LSU wins though.
On the game, for sure the best O-line but not the best D-line. I’ll say it’s up there, but Auburn’s is the best. What a dumb question to ask to a coach.
That would be a thing if winning your conference was the standard as opposed to being “one of best 4 teams”. Some teams have made the CFP without winning their conference or division…
It would be highly advantageous for LSU to be the #1 seed, so winning this game is huge.