tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post1216705451269476032..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Saurian Sagacity’s National Power Ranking - ReputationHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-77539985717833707152008-07-22T13:36:00.000-04:002008-07-22T13:36:00.000-04:00Interesting point. i guess it depends on if you c...Interesting point. i guess it depends on if you consider "reputation" == "power". <BR/><BR/>From what you describe, it might interesting to look at the attendance for a given team when they play on the road. That might give an indication of that teams "reputation" or "star" power. If my team X was playing USC one week and Northern ILL the another week, I know which one I would be more likely Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-42002059127433201662008-07-22T11:23:00.000-04:002008-07-22T11:23:00.000-04:00Since the idea is to form a ranking based on the n...Since the idea is to form a ranking based on the national "power" or "reputation" of programs, colleges with larger stadiums (or at least larger average attendance) get more weight and deservedly so. While I am always impressed by "little guys" who fill out their seats, in a "reputation" poll I think more weight should go to the "Michigans" of the world who can afford to build huge stadiums and Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-82585709597894846182008-07-22T10:41:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:41:00.000-04:00Attendance is a proxy for revenues, which rightly ...Attendance is a proxy for revenues, which rightly puts the smaller school behind the 8-ball due to lower spending power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-3161726526219742302008-07-22T09:17:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:17:00.000-04:00Given your criteria, it's a pretty good list. I'm ...Given your criteria, it's a pretty good list. I'm surprised to see FSU over Texas, but I'm sure my memory of ten years is pretty hazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-44479534805081579052008-07-21T15:19:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:19:00.000-04:00First of all, welcome back.I like the idea, but I'...First of all, welcome back.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea, but I'm not sure I think that the second component of the equation is a good one. Won't that automatically favor stadiums that seat more people? i.e. if a stadium seats 110k and a avg of 80k people per game, they'll have a higher ranking than a 80k seat stadium with an avg of 70k people per game.<BR/><BR/>It also puts smaller schools Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-25152813810323191622008-07-21T14:49:00.000-04:002008-07-21T14:49:00.000-04:00Batten down the hatches.Batten down the hatches.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.com