I obviously have a different 'take' on that but when presented 'fairly' his data can be interpreted a number of ways, so for whatever that's worth.mountainman wrote:For sure, your prowess when it comes to the history of the game and the things that surround the game is outstanding. It has proven to be enlightening and brings value to the various perspectives found on forums such as this.
That's true, but only to a point.mountainman wrote:I agree there are a number of good teams worthy of being considered as contenders this season ...... that keeps things more interesting. Of course there are some pretenders out there too.
The Big East is performing well, and while Louisville and West Virginia are the marquee teams, the road to the National Title Game will be tough for either team.
The primary reason I say that is the computer portion of the BCS Rankings factor in Strength of Schedule, which they should, and neither the Cardinals or the Mountaineers have highly ranked teams on their schedule besides each other.
The Big East, has improved, and it's very possible, maybe even likely, there will be other teams listed among the top-25 (as Rutgers is now).
I'm not sure I follow you, Mountainman, why would the computer discriminate against either team? You have to elaborate on that. Consider Boise St. a team that by most 'should' be ranked fairly low, assuming SOS was the primary component in a computer poll. CFP, I believe has them ranked #8, much higher than any human poll I can think of. Rankings are inherently subjective. Even computer polls, are 'designed' with components that could weigh 'partially' toward a particular point-of-view. I know a little about them. They aren't 'beyond' bias, depending on the programmer.Mountainman wrote:Both, I expect, will have to be ranked very high by the human polls that make up the remaining portion of the BCS Rankings to overcome what I believe is going to be poor computer rankings.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see how the season plays out and see if the 'people polls' can provide enough to overcome what I anticipate to be poor computer rankings.
As far as your position on Sagarin is concerned ....... you're a trip, ktffan.
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