Were Texas' close wins against teams on long losing streaks like BYU's? There's always ways people can delineate.

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Nov 14, 2024
7:17:16pm

foofcoug Wonder what the character limi

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People rank BYU high because they have 2 top 20 wins and are undefeated. Other people vote BYU lower because they beat

foofcoug Wonder what the character limi

6:42pm

They can't have it both ways though. Other top 10 teams have similar resumes.

MarylandFan

6:53pm

They can and they do. As I said, it's subjective and people have biases.

foofcoug

6:56pm

You just said they're not wrong in that bias about BYU's losses.

MarylandFan

7:04pm

They may be wrong according to you. It doesn't mean they're wrong.

foofcoug

7:09pm

I'm happy to blow up the "close losses" myth anytime

MarylandFan

7:18pm

People whining about it got BYU a higher ranking this week.

WizeGuise

7:11pm

What about the latter group who doesn't hit Texas the same for barely winning? I'm good with either; just be consistent

unctoothman

7:13pm

Were Texas' close wins against teams on long losing streaks like BYU's? There's always ways people can delineate.

foofcoug

7:17pm

I get that everyone has different criteria, and that's fine. Just be consistent with whatever criteria you use, is my

unctoothman

7:19pm

I think the prevailing justification here is "choose your own adventure"

MarylandFan

7:22pm

Which is fine for pollsters. But shouldn't be the case for the CFP committee. Have criteria and stick to them, not just

unctoothman

7:25pm

Then you're asking humans to not be human.

foofcoug

7:25pm

Humans don’t have a good psychological defense mechanism

WizeGuise

7:32pm

THAT IS THE POINT OF SPORTS RANKINGS. They are underermined, which makes them...

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