tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post2886330702740580957..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Cheer up Buckeye fans...Henry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-48343918096264503022007-01-15T17:07:00.000-05:002007-01-15T17:07:00.000-05:00Sagarin seems to be a fairly sharp guy, but his pr...Sagarin seems to be a fairly sharp guy, but his program obviously has a major flaw. Don't be at all surprised if he makes significant tweaks in the off season. He has said for a long time that what we need, to determine rankings, is more computer programs not less. For any given year, the apparent strength of schedule and actual margin of victory scenarios can cause a mathematical model to Gator Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231319146845624368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-50145617890648729692007-01-15T10:30:00.000-05:002007-01-15T10:30:00.000-05:00To be fair to Sagarin, his conference rankings did...To be fair to Sagarin, his conference rankings did change after Bowl season and the SEC is at the top. But the Predictor rankings are still a mystery to me. I'm guessing that since MoV is included USCs point-heavy wins in the Pac 10 are propping them up. Turns out that maybe the BCS unwittingly forced Sagarin to create a more accurate ranking.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-15310197310464815252007-01-15T09:26:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:26:00.000-05:00I suspected Sagarin was going to go that way, with...I suspected Sagarin was going to go that way, with his absurd rankings of the Pac 10 as the toughest conference and USC's big win over Michigan. <br /><br />So, according to Sagarin, you can lose to 2 unranked teams (one who then gets killed by .500 FSU) and still be the best. The BCS needs to examine their use of his ratings.<br /><br />As for Harry DeVold, well, what can you say. Everyone has aMergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.com