Derwood
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BYU and Utah haven't lost a game. Those others have. That's what polls go by, not who's better than who. byu and utah will play each other, and each has a game with tcu, who is very good. utah was one of the top 5 teams in the country when alex smith was there; boise st was a top 5 team the year they won the fiesta bowl. yet everyone continues to crap on good teams not in bcs conferences simply because they aren't as athletic. if they're undefeated at the end of the year, I have no problem with them making a BCS game. But to say that and undefeated Utah or BYU team is better than a one-loss SEC or Big XII team after 7 weeks of the season is insane
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BYU and Utah haven't lost a game. Those others have. That's what polls go by, not who's better than who. which is why the BCS was invented, because the polls are horrible and wrong why not throw Ball St. in the top 10 too while we're at it?
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BYU and Utah are NOT better teams than Florida, Mizzou, Georgia and LSU, regardless of W-L records
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And I take it you were actually defending OSU in that thread??? begrudgingly
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that OSU vs. SEC/USC thing.....
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when it happens in the SEC, it's because every team is so awesome when it happens in the Big 10, it's because the conference is "down" Who says that? Arkansas, State, and Ole Miss suck donkey balls. I doubt anyone would say they are awesome. That's the whole point of saying the conference is ridiculous. who says that? most SEC fans. I should dig out that "SEC vs. OSU" thing I posted several weeks ago
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when it happens in the SEC, it's because every team is so awesome when it happens in the Big 10, it's because the conference is "down"
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the return of the search function has been the great equalizer at NSBB as for the quote thing, he probably has BBCode turned off in his posts for some reason
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interesting that you cling to a scoring system that, while probably statistically most complex, has little to no bearing on the actual rankings or BCS results. interesting that I also cling to the scoring system that, while not politically correct, has the most predicative power. which is what rankings should be...you rank the best teams top to bottom. i'm not saying they're not useful (or that the current rankings aren't completely horrible), but the system is what it is. out of curiosity, how accurate have the Sagarin predictions been this year so far?
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interesting that you cling to a scoring system that, while probably statistically most complex, has little to no bearing on the actual rankings or BCS results.
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can't be; florida isn't #2 or #1a I asked because there's little chance TT gets dropped 4 spots after winning http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt08.htm going into this week 1. usc 2. uf 3. ou 4. ut 5. psu 6. bama im jes saying... that's fine and all, but is the Sagarin one of the computer polls that goes into the BCS formula?
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ALCS: Rays Win Game Seven 3-1, Defeat Red Sox 4-3
Derwood replied to splintersag's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Rays pulling a Cubs here walking the ballpark. -
can't be; florida isn't #2 or #1a I asked because there's little chance TT gets dropped 4 spots after winning
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Meph, I assume that's your personal top 25, right?
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ALCS: Rays Win Game Seven 3-1, Defeat Red Sox 4-3
Derwood replied to splintersag's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Craig Sager reporting on how much bubble gum "Tito" Francona chews per game. -
So.... 1. Alabama 2. Texas 3. Penn State 4. Oklahoma 5. Florida ?????
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too close to their own endzone to burn 10 seconds
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ballgame
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Why are we knocking points off Alabama because they got the week off? because on a week to week basis, I'd think Mizzout beating a 17th ranked team >>> Bama not playing. That said, Daniel just got picked so it's a moot point with that team. Alabama is a better team than Missouri if they had won. They should be ranked #1. this is why polls are stupid. there is little comprehensive evidence that Alabama is better than Mizzou.
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Why are we knocking points off Alabama because they got the week off? Why are we not letting UT jump them for beating #1.... I would be fine with UT jumping to #1
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Why are we knocking points off Alabama because they got the week off? because on a week to week basis, I'd think Mizzout beating a 17th ranked team >>> Bama not playing. That said, Daniel just got picked so it's a moot point with that team.
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if Mizzou comes back here, do they jump to #1?
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Bama should be #1. as long as you're okay with Texas jumping them if/when they beat Mizzou/Okie St. the next two weeks
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the speed in the SEC is always a step above everyone else. I don't know what they eat down south but every team in the confederacy flies all over the field. But Penn State has done well against the SEC in bowl games, so speed isn't always enough yeah but this year penn state tries to play that brand of football. in years past, not so much. offensively, sure. Defensively, they're still about a strong front 7. The difference is that they have Maybin at DE who can fly. Who knows if their DB's can keep up with elite WR's (and we won't know, since there aren't any elite WR's in the Big 10 outside of Benn)
