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Baron
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Which two? So you have BYU better than Bama or Georgia or Texas. Curious which one.
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A lot of people say to not worry about the polls but I think
BigHouse Coug
1:41pm
The reason? Pollsters like to confuse recruiting rankings with on-field performance.
Bob Vance
1:42pm
Of the teams ahead of BYU, how many would BYU be favored in? They may be off but I don't see much
Baron
1:43pm
i would take BYU over several of them. especially given the consistency of BYU and the inconsistency
FieroCoug
1:45pm
Specifically, who would you take BYU over? Bama? LSU? Penn State?
Baron
1:46pm
Penn state, miami, ND, ISU, and then based on several of other teams games i could see BYU beating tenn,
FieroCoug
1:49pm
So you think BYU is better than Miami, ND, ISU. Because it is not about
Baron
1:52pm
yes. miami isn’t good and i would take BYU over ND and ISU.
FieroCoug
2:15pm
You aren't seriously be using the vegas odds as a better metric, are you?
Brandoblueblood
1:46pm
Just tell me who you think we are better than that is front of us and based on what?
Baron
1:51pm
All but the two in front of us according to the Strength of Record. Howboutdat?
Brandoblueblood
1:58pm
Which two? So you have BYU better than Bama or Georgia or Texas. Curious which one.
Baron
1:58pm
That's not saying a whole lot since we beat the spread every game.
BigHouse Coug
1:48pm
the big names make the money for everyone involved in the polls. the media, voters, conferences, etc.
FieroCoug
1:44pm
Because polling is about streaks.
mudpupper
1:46pm
Dumb
RGGeemer
1:49pm
BYU has a longer and better streak than most everybody in the top 10
FieroCoug
1:50pm
But we started lower so it doesn't count. It's so dumb.
RGGeemer
1:55pm
The post focuses too much on losses and not enough on wins. I do think we have a
Odysseus
1:50pm
I think early in the season pollsters are more willing to make massive
jwalk
1:50pm
Yep - polls are
all
about recency bias
MarylandFan
1:52pm
Early season polls can jump around quite a bit. The further we get into the
mudpupper
1:59pm
This is an AP poll problem, not a CFP committee problem.
TCuz
1:51pm
Like it or not the playoff committee also also shows bias
BigHouse Coug
1:59pm
Vegas uses some preseason data too. It’s because they all find that it makes their systems more accurate, not less
TCuz
2:11pm
"The best team" is totally arbitrary then.
BigHouse Coug
2:21pm
Of course. It’s subjective. The committee is king. But they usually end up agreeing with the old BCS simulation.
TCuz
2:24pm
With a 12 team playoff it mostly won't matter. This stuff can finally be
porl thompson
1:58pm
The Big 12 winner will be in for sure but everyone else is at the mercy
BigHouse Coug
2:07pm
BYU is closer to #8 LSU than #14 T-A&M. Only 103 points separate 8 from 13.
Captain Stubing
2:00pm
An apologist's perspective: wins matter too
Doogal McCougar
2:03pm
Ok then we should be ranked 6th 😉
BigHouse Coug
2:10pm
I would rank based on resume...and that puts BYU at #3
Doogal McCougar
3:08pm
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