tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post6530198693733648678..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: We were fooledHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-128498573149720202007-01-12T01:28:00.000-05:002007-01-12T01:28:00.000-05:00LSU beat Arkansas. That's not subjective. Arkans...LSU beat Arkansas. That's not subjective. Arkansas didn't have to play UF in the regular season otherwise they would have had one more loss. Auburn beat the National Champs. At the end you look at the records and Arkansas was 4th. That's not subjective.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-24982888906968988212007-01-12T00:01:00.000-05:002007-01-12T00:01:00.000-05:00Right, but I was trying to get away from any sort ...Right, but I was trying to get away from any sort of opinion-influenced rankings, and used straight conference win-loss record rather than attempts at BCS-type evaluation of who is "best", which, as Mergz points out, may be in error. If the SEC West was in the NFL, Arkansas would be in the playoffs.<br /><br />But if you do look at final rankings, Arkansas' non-conference schedule (which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-15497757571414519102007-01-11T22:04:00.000-05:002007-01-11T22:04:00.000-05:00Arkansas was not as good as their record indicated...Arkansas was not as good as their record indicated. They were at best the 4th best team in the conference. Their final ranking indicates that.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-6029790039743298322007-01-11T21:58:00.000-05:002007-01-11T21:58:00.000-05:00Random comments:
- The superbowl, which is based ...Random comments:<br /><br />- The superbowl, which is based on a playoff system, has had about a zillion lopsided games. They happen in the NCAA basketball championship also.<br /><br />- Hindsight is 20/20 <br /><br />- The computers all said both OSU and Florida were good. <br /><br />- Florida's schedule was not "tough across the board" (UCF? W. Carolina?) OSU beat 7 bowl-bound teams (out of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-27040373622684500952007-01-10T22:11:00.000-05:002007-01-10T22:11:00.000-05:00jm-
I stand correctedjm-<br /><br />I stand correctedMergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-53870554507804057642007-01-10T20:59:00.000-05:002007-01-10T20:59:00.000-05:00Iowa played against Texas in the Alamo bowl.Iowa played against Texas in the Alamo bowl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-81084559052906184602007-01-10T17:51:00.000-05:002007-01-10T17:51:00.000-05:00Jim -
I have to give you credit, while you didn'...Jim - <br /><br />I have to give you credit, while you didn't exactly "call it", you were far more certain than I.<br /><br />Somewhere along the line, as a Gator fan, I have become shell shocked. I always seem to expect the worse. Perhaps a dose of Meyer medicine will cure me.<br /><br />And, as stargems says, LSU did give me some real hope (I mentioned them as the best team either of us played Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-11693065403907384232007-01-10T17:34:00.000-05:002007-01-10T17:34:00.000-05:00Initially I was fooled and anxious as hell, but af...Initially I was fooled and anxious as hell, but after that LSU game, I was brought back to reality. If our closest opponent looked like Super Bowl heavy weights, I figured the Gators were going to put on their own showcase.<br /><br />Though, even when everyone finally agreed that UF had the hardest schedule and played in the deepest conference, the pundits were still mocking about our lack of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-81628467986982718832007-01-10T16:37:00.000-05:002007-01-10T16:37:00.000-05:00Not all of us were fooled :) I'm anxious to see h...Not all of us were fooled :) I'm anxious to see how many of the players from UF's defense are on NFL rosters in 1 or 2 years.<br /><br />There is a great deal of uncertainty in all of sports, that's why they play the games. At it's essence it's a bunch of hyper-competitive testosterone charged men, willing to run helmetless to get a sack. If you can reduce that to a bunch of equations, you're jimcasertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599825260220591595noreply@blogger.com