Don't know about all of them but sagarin has the recency scam built in

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Nov 19, 2024
7:49:01pm

rad dawg Truly Addicted User

It literally weights recent games more heavily which is one of the glaring issues with human polls IMO.

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rad dawg

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The old BCS computers are looking real nice right now.

rad dawg

Nov 19, 7:30pm

The computer + the playoffs is a great combination

Great38

Nov 19, 7:32pm

Really? Have you seen BYU’s computer rankings? We’d be even worse if it was just computers

TCuz

Nov 19, 7:33pm

The formula needs a tweak but computers are the way. We would be ahead of BSU

rad dawg

Nov 19, 7:35pm

You sure about that? Here’s 4 common computer efficiency metrics.

TCuz

Nov 19, 7:41pm

Don't know about all of them but sagarin has the recency scam built in

rad dawg

Nov 19, 7:49pm

Do you think Sagarin includes that cause he’s found over decades of data that it makes the rankings less predictive?

TCuz

Nov 19, 7:53pm

Don't know and don't care.

rad dawg

Nov 19, 8:17pm

BCS computer is very similar.

Kdubb

Nov 19, 7:34pm

Didn’t that include AP and Coaches polls into the equation ?

Beggar

Nov 19, 7:35pm

BYU has not looked good for weeks, they don't look deserving right now

Projectoor

Nov 19, 7:46pm

Miami?

YOHONOMOTO

Nov 19, 11:34pm

Computers are the way, but not the way it was done before

Hill4Heisman

Nov 19, 11:05pm

The problem with computers and/or known algorithms is that it creates incentive to game the system

krindorr

Nov 19, 11:58pm

I think that's fine though... at least it's transparent

Hill4Heisman

1:25am

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