The College Football Thread 2006

[DanS]

Originally posted by MRT144
how does sangarin do his sos anyway? it seems that it would be a bit of a circular system where the SOS of other schools contributes to your SOS?

By necessity, it is a circular system. The rankings of your opponents and location (home, away, neutral site) contribute to your strength of schedule. The location is important in college football because big time programs try to schedule more home games than away games. Nowadays, it's often 7 home, 5 away. USC is the only program in the top 5 that scheduled 6 home/6 away this year, and USC/Rutgers/Louisville are the only ones in the top 10. That's why they may get a little extra love from the computers.

Stanford actually has 7 away games this year, and that has contributed to Sagarin ranking their SOS as #1.

Another nice thing about Sagarin and similar rankings is that they include an evaluation of all of the opponents' opponents, and the opponents' opponents' opponents, etc. Since some I-A teams play some I-AA opponents, you can compare any two teams in I-A/I-AA. In the extreme, the NCAA would value a game against a 12-0 I-AA team (or MAC team or whatever) just as highly as a game against OSU.

[DanS]

Originally posted by mrmitchell
Dan stick to "let the good times roll" threads. Leave football trolling to Drake, at least he's funny.

I forgive your ridiculous homerism, considering that Arkansas normally sucks at football.

[DanS]

Imran: For some reason, people are talking up a 2-loss ND team for the Sugar Bowl.

I wonder if the Rose Bowl would pick somebody else over a #10, #11, or #12 ND.

[MRT144]

dude, it should be top 8 teams regardless. a 2 loss notre dame should be ashamed to take a spot.

[DanS]

Yet, despite what your moral compass tells you, ND would accept the bowl bid.

Besides, ITYM top 10, not top 8.

[MRT144]

yeah, because ND are a bunch of corrupt irish catholic homer placating *****mades that have a homer following that thinks that ND **** smells like roses.

I hate Notre Dame because of this.

[DanS]

Don't be a hater. It will only give you heartburn

[MRT144]

you know who are irish fans? people who are irish and have never actually attended notre dame? they are the only team with a national following over this type of crap. Ohio State doesnt ahve a national following because they are a football school, they simply put out several thousand grads a year. Same with almost every major college, except where their influence is exerted by regional power house status. i cant blame people in nebraska for loving the huskers.

[MRT144]

Originally posted by DanS
Don't be a hater. It will only give you heartburn

I already have heartburn. But thats from too much chili during the chicago ny game.

[DanS]

ND is one of two national powers today because of a protestant Norwegian, the greatest head football coach in history.

[MRT144]

whens the last time the won a national championship?

[DanS]

It doesn't matter. We all became fans well before then.

[MRT144]

and thus youre all fanboys that will rank them higher regardless of actual record...

if osu was in NDs position i wouldnt rank them that highly

[DanS]

I must have missed something here. ND's 9-1.

[MRT144]

yeah, a 9 and 1 OSU I wouldnt rank 4th or 5th, no, theyd be 9th or 10th because I expect better of the Buckeyes.

If the Buckeyes lose Saturday, which is a real possibility, Im not gonna be a homer and claim they should get a national title shot like any ND homer would.