goose Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 https://www.inverse....ional-champions Why A Computer Named UCF the Champ, According to the Scientist Who Made It While every computer ranking — both those used in the old BCS formula and other independent analytics systems — strive for objectivity, there’s no one definitive way to adjust for strength of schedule.“It’s in the details that people adjust for strength of schedule that accounts for the difference,” says Colley [of the University of Alabama and the Colley Matrix]. “I tend to just look at your average opponent. Others say this or that opponent matters more.”That might seem like it would favor the Crimson Tide, given they play in the vaunted Southeastern Conference, but in fact it was UCF that benefited from the overall stronger quality of its opponents.“What is your record against the average team you played?” Colley says is the central question his ranking system tries to answer. “Mine dings you for bad opponents more than others do. Alabama for instance had a very weak FCS opponent that was hurting them in my system.”A relative up year for the AAC and a relative down year for the SEC also made it possible for UCF to close the gap on Alabama.“Memphis is a very good team this year, and UCF played them twice,” says Colley. “It’s strange to contemplate the AAC having comparable quality to the SEC West. The AAC had a better year than usual.”It also doesn’t hurt that UCF got to play and defeat Auburn in the Peach Bowl, as the Tigers are the only team to beat Alabama and split their two games against Georgia. That gives the Knights unusually high connectivity with Alabama’s schedule, which in turn makes it easier for the computer to justify that UCF wouldn’t just be competitive with Alabama, it might actually be a hair better.“What my system is telling you right now is if you wanted to have the two most deserving teams playing in the national championship game, the top two teams would be UCF and Alabama,” he says. GIGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Apparently, the Miami Dolphins' transition to the SEC has already hit a snag. I heard on ESPN this morning that Saban and Alabama won't agree to play them. "We take enough heat for scheduling cupcakes. The Dolphins are sh*tbirds. When they put together a roster of players that can consistently compete with a quality program, I'll be happy to talk to them. Before then, no." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Apparently, the Miami Dolphins' transition to the SEC has already hit a snag. I heard on ESPN this morning that Saban and Alabama won't agree to play them. "We take enough heat for scheduling cupcakes. The Dolphins are sh*tbirds. When they put together a roster of players that can consistently compete with a quality program, I'll be happy to talk to them. Before then, no."Brady is 6-8 in Miami against non Saban Dolphin teams, so unless the psychopath thinks his recruits are better than an NFL team, he's full of shit. Of course, there's a much better explanation of the "quote" than this but we should probably keep this out of SOCN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Apparently, the Miami Dolphins' transition to the SEC has already hit a snag. I heard on ESPN this morning that Saban and Alabama won't agree to play them. "We take enough heat for scheduling cupcakes. The Dolphins are sh*tbirds. When they put together a roster of players that can consistently compete with a quality program, I'll be happy to talk to them. Before then, no."Brady is 6-8 in Miami against non Saban Dolphin teams, so unless the psychopath thinks his recruits are better than an NFL team, he's full of shit. Of course, there's a much better explanation of the "quote" than this but we should probably keep this out of SOCN. But you say that Brady stinks, so why should Saban base his opinion on the Dolphins' talent level on how they do, at home no less, against a guy that stinks? I understood him to mean that, overall, the Dolphins are sh*tbirds, so he doesn't want to waste his team's time by playing them. And he doesn't want people to ridicule the Tide for playing sh*tbirds. Here's the link to the interview: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 A huge day in football... Alabama finally gets to play an actual football team in the Tigers...at LSU! :dweez: :dweez: :dweez: Michigan has a tough assignment in facing The Nittany Lions at PennState. Georgia takes on Kentucky to decide the SEC East Notre Dame faces Northwestern and needs to win big to stay in the playoff hunt Washington State hosts Cal and also needs a big win to keep its outside shot at a spot (For bettors, WSU is a perfect 8-0 vs the spread this year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 BEDLAM!!! My Pokes are unranked but playing #OU hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 BEDLAM!!! My Pokes are unranked but playing #OU hard.Hold ‘em to a FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnRogers Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Sigh...maybe next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Sigh...maybe next year. I bet the kicker is drowning his sorrows tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Davidson had 789 yards rushing against San Diego. Three TD runs of over 80 yards in the 1st quarter. San Diego 56Davidson 52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Davidson had 789 yards rushing against San Diego. Three TD runs of over 80 yards in the 1st quarter. San Diego 56Davidson 52 I look at some of these games and wonder...how is it cost effective for a team to travel virtually coast to coast for a game where you can't have more than a couple of thousand people in attendance and they can't have paid much for their tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Davidson had 789 yards rushing against San Diego. Three TD runs of over 80 yards in the 1st quarter. San Diego 56Davidson 52 I look at some of these games and wonder...how is it cost effective for a team to travel virtually coast to coast for a game where you can't have more than a couple of thousand people in attendance and they can't have paid much for their tickets. And why should fans come out to watch such poor football? The universities might as well shut down their football programs and spend their money on more important things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Davidson had 789 yards rushing against San Diego. Three TD runs of over 80 yards in the 1st quarter. San Diego 56Davidson 52 I look at some of these games and wonder...how is it cost effective for a team to travel virtually coast to coast for a game where you can't have more than a couple of thousand people in attendance and they can't have paid much for their tickets. And why should fans come out to watch such poor football? The universities might as well shut down their football programs and spend their money on more important things.I'm sure there are cost effective options to have a team, like dropping down to D3 and it wouldn't be difficult to find a conference where the schools are within 250 miles. Of course, that wouldn't fit with the grandiose self images some of these presidents have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Strength of schedule? Relatively speaking, the top four ain't played nobody... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/college-football/2018/8/29/17795292/college-football-2018-strength-of-schedule-week-12-rankings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Strength of schedule? Relatively speaking, the top four ain't played nobody... https://www.google.c...eek-12-rankingsYou posted this article because you think it's bullshit, right? See #5, margin of victory is overrated, innit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) Strength of schedule? Relatively speaking, the top four ain't played nobody... https://www.google.c...eek-12-rankingsYou posted this article because you think it's bullshit, right? See #5, margin of victory is overrated, innit?Yes, but not unimportant. ;) Edited November 14, 2018 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 LSU at #7. What's the point? https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/ncaa-football/news/lsus-college-football-playoff-ranking-only-creates-unnecessary-drama/27fdqrohoif21wb7lwczmv4lp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 LSU at #7. What's the point? https://www.sporting...f21wb7lwczmv4lpYeah, I was surprised they didn't drop farther after that beatdown. Strength vs strength? 1 vs 3? I'm confused. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 LSU at #7. What's the point? https://www.sporting...f21wb7lwczmv4lpYeah, I was surprised they didn't drop farther after that beatdown. Strength vs strength? 1 vs 3? I'm confused.Scoring zero should take you out of the equation, regardless of who you played. Plus this nugget: The Georgia win is great, but let's not overvalue the wins against Miami, Auburn and Mississippi State. Those teams have a combined record of 17-10 heading into the final three weeks of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 USC-UCLA game is living up to the tradition. 34-27 Bruins with 1:37 to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 111th Apple Cup is looking like a classic so far. The Huskies drew first blood and got up 14-0. With heavy snow beginning to fall, the Cougs managed to get 7 back in the waning minutes of the first half, and almost got another 7 before time expired. UW 14-7 over WSU, halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Go Coogs...meanwhile, the Big XII game is 35-35 2 mins in to the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Go Coogs...meanwhile, the Big XII game is 35-35 2 mins in to the second half.Killer game, Oklahoma-W. Virgina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Go Coogs...meanwhile, the Big XII game is 35-35 2 mins in to the second half.Killer game, Oklahoma-W. Virgina!Oklahoma averaged 15 yrs per play in the first half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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