tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166382609543481231.post6812680862741853618..comments2023-04-15T03:43:53.550-07:00Comments on College Football by the Numbers: One Win Away: The Perfect Compromise between Tournament and BCSAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862656571382266427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166382609543481231.post-41748785926589962752010-12-19T09:40:25.867-08:002010-12-19T09:40:25.867-08:00Bowl it up! College football's NIT.Bowl it up! College football's NIT.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862656571382266427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166382609543481231.post-71748476522311674522010-12-19T05:49:57.969-08:002010-12-19T05:49:57.969-08:00Shoot, so much for that draft! Let me try this aga...Shoot, so much for that draft! Let me try this again ... <br />So, you know that it's dang near impossible to make all of the people happy all of the time. The first of which is going to be Gordon Gee, when he sees that there are two Pac-10 teams and no Ohio State! "We don't have a single patsy FCS team on our entire schedule, unlike those other four that are already in!" At which point, Boise State's president might say, "The same parameter applies to us, AND our lone loss came on the road, to another one-loss team, in OVERTIME by three measly points! Not double digits like you and your Big Ten brethren!" And then even the Sooner brass might chime in by saying, "Hey! We had to play an entire other game that wasn't even on our original schedule! We should get a little more leeway about getting into this tournament!" <br /><br />Anyway, other than the teams that are in this tournament, everyone else can still go about making "bowl" plans, and we still allow some 30 or so teams to finish off the year on a winning note, right!?! Because I notice that on one example that you said Louisville could still watch from the comfort of their own homes, but I say, "Must they?" Can't they still enjoy going to the Liberty Bowl or Peach Bowl or what have you?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060813871261509253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166382609543481231.post-23552494488391514912010-12-18T06:01:54.247-08:002010-12-18T06:01:54.247-08:00You're right, its a little tricky this year.
H...You're right, its a little tricky this year.<br />Here's what I have:<br />1 Auburn<br />2 Oregon <br />3 Stanford*<br />4 TCU* <br />*You can switch Stanford and TCU if you want<br /><br />I would feel justified leaving everyone else out - if Wisconsin or Ohio State or Michigan State or Nevada or Boise beat Auburn, Auburn should still be ranked ahead because they would both have one loss and Auburn has faced a much tougher schedule. Those teams are more than One Win Away. And if you let one of the Big 10 teams in, you would have to take them all, and Nevada and Boise. The two-loss teams are definitely out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862656571382266427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166382609543481231.post-55757167484854617012010-12-17T15:51:00.337-08:002010-12-17T15:51:00.337-08:00The "almost" perfect compromise is terri...The "almost" perfect compromise is terrific, and I'm very much behind this idea myself ... however:<br /><br />1) This year we have 3 undefeated teams and 6 with one loss ...<br /><br />2) It would seem clear by looking at most computer rankings that among the best 8 teams in the nation are two-loss teams such as Oklahoma, Arkansas and LSU ... <br /><br />leading one to conclude, 3) In this eight-team bracket for this year, who gets left out?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060813871261509253noreply@blogger.com