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If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:24 pm
by billybud
If there were no human voters, just the computers...the top ten would look something like this:
1....LSU
2...Oklahoma
3...Boise State
4...TCU
5...Auburn
6...Oregon
7...Michigan State
8...Nebraska
9t..Alabama
9t..Ohio State
http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2010/ ... SChart.htm
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:25 pm
by billybud
and I could live with that....
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:25 pm
by Eric
I think the computers should have more influence.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:41 pm
by billybud
Oops..I was wrong..was on Total Column....look at the individual computer columns...
Computers only might have Boise at somewhere between 21-25...TCU between 22-24.....and FSU between 6 and 12.
Now, I could live with that...bring on computers only (but only the algorithmns I like)...LOL
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:32 pm
by Spence
They may be right. Problem is that neither he humans or the computers have enough info to know.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:40 pm
by donovan
I think it is up to the cash registers...
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:43 pm
by Spence
donovan wrote:I think it is up to the cash registers...
That has something to do with it, of course, but as ..fanatic wrote a few posts ago, not as much as well might think. I think the bigger schools get more press - which can be good or bad - but it usually gets their name out their.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:25 pm
by Derek
I am in favor of the Computers having more weight than the human polls. I would be happy with 2/3rds computer.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:00 pm
by Spence
choosea wrote:LSU clearly is under-rated currently...narrow average margin of victory, however...and, they still have 2 OOC games remaining...after looking at their schedule and wins, one question came to mind:
How many teams (currently) could go on the road and beat Florida? LSU may be only one of a handful...
Florida still has lots of athletes, but they are no where near the same team that played the last four or five years.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:08 pm
by WoVeU
Spence wrote:choosea wrote:LSU clearly is under-rated currently...narrow average margin of victory, however...and, they still have 2 OOC games remaining...after looking at their schedule and wins, one question came to mind:
How many teams (currently) could go on the road and beat Florida? LSU may be only one of a handful...
Florida still has lots of athletes, but they are no where near the same team that played the last four or five years.
Ditto! Stay thirsty my friend!
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:48 am
by silverfox
A computer is only as good as its software.
Software is written by human programmers.
Every human has a bias. The variables inherent within any software program are a reflection of the bias of the programmer.
Pay a programmer a high enough fee and they can program in any results you seek.
Therefore I agree with Donovan. Cash Registers rule and everything else drools
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:51 am
by billybud
The "early season vs late season" bias will also hide a lot.
Most teams play almost exclusively within conference during the late season....and without cross conference reference points, Hampton looks really tough playing Delaware State.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:22 am
by donovan
choosea wrote:LSU clearly is under-rated currently...narrow average margin of victory, however...and, they still have 2 OOC games remaining...after looking at their schedule and wins, one question came to mind:
How many teams (currently) could go on the road and beat Florida? LSU may be only one of a handful...
That would be five.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:07 am
by RazorHawk
Derek wrote:I am in favor of the Computers having more weight than the human polls. I would be happy with 2/3rds computer.
Of course, it is humans that are setting up the computers, as to how the results should be obtained.
Re: If it was up to the BCS computers only....
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:23 am
by donovan
There is a great deception, I think, regarding computer programing. The mere fact "fuzzy logic" is being used to simulate AI and make it more human like is a tacit admission that in many instances "crisp logic" is left wanting. My "not having it given much thought" is, most programmers I know have little understanding how "normal" people reason.
