tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post2232691255269763205..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Saurian Sagacity Power RankingsHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-5848316015482551662008-10-21T15:14:00.000-04:002008-10-21T15:14:00.000-04:00Iowa blows. So what if they always lose close gam...Iowa blows. So what if they always lose close games? If they were any good, they would win some of them. Plus, let's not overstate Michigan State and Northwestern as quality opponents. They are also weak.....despite their records.skigator93https://www.blogger.com/profile/06241601380923832570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-84586468938334523182008-10-21T14:16:00.000-04:002008-10-21T14:16:00.000-04:00Yankee -No, it's not for merit purposes at all, no...Yankee -<BR/><BR/>No, it's not for merit purposes at all, nor to decide who should play for the BCS. It is merely a tool for deciding who is "better" than who on a weekly basis - "power" if you will.<BR/><BR/>As you put it, it is all about the "short-term investment broker" decision making.<BR/><BR/>In other words, when making such an investment decision, Iowa might not be an all together bad Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-38352597390326653772008-10-21T12:43:00.000-04:002008-10-21T12:43:00.000-04:00I like it.As always, it's a different and interest...I like it.<BR/>As always, it's a different and interesting way of looking at things.<BR/><BR/>I'm also certain much will change as teams get through the meat of their schedules. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-32046800843541814182008-10-21T09:56:00.000-04:002008-10-21T09:56:00.000-04:00Upon seeing Iowa---IOWA???---lurking just outside ...Upon seeing Iowa---IOWA???---lurking just outside your TOP 10, my first thought was that you've FINALLY drank one too many of those exotic beers, and it destroyed the last of your remaining brain cells.<BR/><BR/>Then I thought I would expound upon how I thought your system undervalued the importance of a team's actual record; i.e. this is NOT 'fantasy football:' when it's all said and done, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-71385359069875804112008-10-20T21:10:00.000-04:002008-10-20T21:10:00.000-04:00Wow, finally a ranking where USC looks good. I did...Wow, finally a ranking where USC looks good. I didn't think that was possible. LOL <BR/><BR/>Iowa, much as I hate to admit it since they're a team full o' thugs, is solid and mark my words, they will give PSU all they can handle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-89643877858529002852008-10-20T20:37:00.000-04:002008-10-20T20:37:00.000-04:00First comment - true as stated.I was typing mighty...First comment - true as stated.I was typing mighty fast. The multiplier is 0.9. Sorry for the obvious errors.<BR/><BR/>Second comment - I agree, but the whole purpose of my Power Rankings is to remove as much bias as possible (I've taken a look at Colley's SOS). The only purely non-biased SOS I have found is the NCAA's, which takes only your opponent's W/L record. Perfect? Hardly, but free from Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-56799157030599256512008-10-20T19:52:00.000-04:002008-10-20T19:52:00.000-04:00Note:Mathematically and grammatically, a ratio exi...Note:<BR/>Mathematically and grammatically, a ratio exists between <I>two</I> things, i.e. the ratio of ____ to ____. Thus, the sentence "SD Ratio is a ratio of each team's scoring defense" is incomplete.<BR/><BR/>We need it to say "SD Ratio is the ratio of each team's scoring defense to the nation's best scoring defense" or something of the like.<BR/>Ditto of SO Ratio.<BR/><BR/>Also, in the SO Jamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831794019607815076noreply@blogger.com