Human polls have strong recency bias. If our losses came in September we'd be

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Dec 1, 2024
8:47:38pm

shoganai All-American

ranked higher. If our two losses in 2006 came in November we wouldn't have been as high.

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shoganai

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Just how disrespected are we in the polls? In 2006-09, we were 10-2 heading into

TheMediator

Dec 1, 8:44pm

No convincing wins in November

vagabonder

Dec 1, 8:46pm

None in those other years either.

ConnCoug

Dec 1, 9:18pm

If your conference doesn’t have any big brands, they’re treated like a G5.

CougarTwins

Dec 1, 8:47pm

Trends inform opinion. The last 4 games show a team on the decline. If BYU were

SnickSnack

Dec 1, 8:47pm

This is a common trend under Kalani

TNT

Dec 1, 8:57pm

We were playing our left guard at RT yesterday. Injuries hit big in November

puntersarepeople

Dec 1, 8:59pm

Recruiting isn't good enough. Geez. It's been lower than Bronco was under Kalani

TNT

Dec 1, 9:00pm

This team was better recruited than most Bronco teams. Ratings aren’t everything

puntersarepeople

Dec 1, 9:07pm

not true, last 3 years recruiting substantially improved

JOPE

Dec 1, 9:39pm

yeah, over the previous KS years.

Les IsMore

12:15am

Struggling against avg to below average teams runs counter to the CB narrative…

icecougar

12:01am

Human polls have strong recency bias. If our losses came in September we'd be

shoganai

Dec 1, 8:47pm

Unless you're in the SEC, back-to-back late season losses will

Moab Rising

Dec 1, 8:47pm

Especially when one of those losses is at home, to a non-bowl eligible Kansas

reddead

Dec 1, 11:48pm

I endorse this post and you saved me about 20 minutes of research. Thank you!

Iman23

Dec 1, 8:48pm

Goal posts have moved again

CrazyLikeAFox

Dec 1, 8:50pm

I hate posting this, but it’s totally true preseason rankings matter 🙁

HeyU

Dec 1, 8:53pm

Well until 3 games ago, we were ranked #6 and our only good win week 2 SMU at least we are above UNLV, Army, CO and

Osteotome

Dec 1, 8:55pm

Feels like they have an agenda to diminish

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Dec 1, 9:33pm

Less about respect tgan practicality

cantwearred

Dec 1, 9:56pm

Are they wrong? Seems to me BYU is ranked right about where they should be. No excuses this year.

HTCougar

Dec 1, 11:15pm

The Big XII is only marginally better than the MWC back in the 2000s

reddead

Dec 1, 11:46pm

Most of our opponents - bottom half of conference

CCookie

12:33am

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