tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post8036939869563080591..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Florida Is The BestHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-7401973322081370432009-02-02T21:51:00.000-05:002009-02-02T21:51:00.000-05:00Tiresome and boring is how I describe this exchang...Tiresome and boring is how I describe this exchange.<BR/><BR/>There are varying formulas for calculating Strength of Schedule. As we have pointed out on this blog most of them have some "black box" element to them which makes us suspicious. Take a look at the wide variation among the SoS scores just in the computers used by the BCS. <BR/><BR/>The NCAA, which does NOT sanction a national Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-86596304210011611652009-02-02T09:45:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:45:00.000-05:00"Mergz' post talks about wins and losses as well a..."Mergz' post talks about wins and losses as well as strength of schedule and program reputation"<BR/><BR/>Henry, Mergz's SoS is based purely on Wins and Losses - that's the problem with it. Strength of schedule compilations are based on what criteria you want to include, and my point (which I thought I backed up well in my previous post) is that winning percentage alone is not an accurate the Swedish Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053921763849838227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-61452259291362744212009-02-01T21:05:00.000-05:002009-02-01T21:05:00.000-05:00Chef,Were you born dense or was it acquired? Merg...Chef,<BR/><BR/>Were you born dense or was it acquired? Mergz' post talks about wins and losses as well as strength of schedule and program reputation. USC with a weaker strength of schedule than Utah would have played in the BCS championship with an undefeated record. That's a FACT. <BR/><BR/>And you must not read this blog very often. I suggest you start with Mergz series about the Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-22535622731598496072009-01-30T08:59:00.000-05:002009-01-30T08:59:00.000-05:00If he's not going by W-L Henry, then what's he goi...If he's not going by W-L Henry, then what's he going by? Those are the only stats I see in the post...<BR/><BR/>And no, the debate isn't because there's not a NCAA certified championship - there's a debate because of the way that the championships are decided. Reducing the argument down to the point that the "championships" don't even exist is ridiculous and doesn't add anything to the discussion.the Swedish Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053921763849838227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-7609692015625552122009-01-29T20:21:00.000-05:002009-01-29T20:21:00.000-05:00Chef, He's not just going by W-L record. Also, wit...Chef, He's not just going by W-L record. <BR/><BR/>Also, with regards to this:<BR/><BR/><EM>If you go by straight win-loss, the Gators aren't the national champion in either 2006 or 2008 - Boise State and Utah were both 13-0 those years. And your 9-4 record in 2007 would put you 20th in the rankings at best.</EM><BR/><BR/>The truth is the Gators don't have any national championships and neither Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-38120499678725304372009-01-29T19:40:00.000-05:002009-01-29T19:40:00.000-05:00C'mon, Mergz - you're better than this. You know a...C'mon, Mergz - you're better than this. <BR/><BR/>You know as well as anyone that straight win-loss record isn't an accurate indicator of strength. Hell, even the NCAA included opponents-opponents record when they were tabulating strength of schedule. And we all know what morons they can be.<BR/><BR/>If you go by straight win-loss, the Gators aren't the national champion in either 2006 or 2008 - the Swedish Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053921763849838227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-41761287369388695592009-01-26T17:54:00.000-05:002009-01-26T17:54:00.000-05:00Sorry, not a constant visitor so didn't get to see...Sorry, not a constant visitor so didn't get to see all the replies to my comment until now.<BR/><BR/>My point was that, unlike Florida, the remainder of the Pac-10 is not as strong as the remainder of the SEC is. Therefore, for the rest of the conference having to play USC is a big disadvantage as opposed to them not having to play themselves.<BR/><BR/>Mergz, is there any way to e-mail you or Adam Silversteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295018855075781451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-2350708548007417662009-01-18T20:35:00.000-05:002009-01-18T20:35:00.000-05:00Hey Mergz, any chance you can apply your formula t...Hey Mergz, <BR/><BR/>any chance you can apply your formula to UF vs Utah in the last 3 years?<BR/><BR/>I'd love to see where the Utes come in as I just don't believe they have met the standard to be voted Nr 1 in the country based on their schedule. <BR/><BR/>As much as the BCS system sucks (which is more than a lot), IMO it succeeded in crowning the best team in NCAA Div I football this year.RHOmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211162297208433285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-46850264077668722912009-01-17T12:38:00.000-05:002009-01-17T12:38:00.000-05:00A pretty good case can be made the Giants were not...A pretty good case can be made the Giants were not the best NFL team last season.Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-86054062530444042222009-01-17T11:40:00.000-05:002009-01-17T11:40:00.000-05:00Trader rick,As Mergz has consistently pointed out ...Trader rick,<BR/><BR/>As Mergz has consistently pointed out there are no set criteria for any voter in any poll. Some vote the best resume, some vote for what they think is the best team, etc. And that's what's fucked (among other things) about this "system" we have.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-41723244756361089262009-01-17T08:11:00.000-05:002009-01-17T08:11:00.000-05:00"I cast a somewhat controversial vote for Utah as ..."I cast a somewhat controversial vote for Utah as number 1 in my BlogPoll ballot, but I stated then – and restate here – Florida is the best college football team right now, bar none."<BR/><BR/>Makes sense: Don't vote for the best team as #1--good strategy.Trader Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079028073096259737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-61999995157044929592009-01-17T05:24:00.000-05:002009-01-17T05:24:00.000-05:00"USC faces the softest schedule in their conferenc..."USC faces the softest schedule in their conference because, well, they don't play USC."<BR/><BR/>and Big 12 Defenses stats stink because they have to play Big 12 Offenses?<BR/><BR/>Pretzel Logic.RHOmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211162297208433285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-78986626930843464302009-01-16T15:49:00.000-05:002009-01-16T15:49:00.000-05:00Carl > Adam SilversteinCarl > Adam SilversteinHenry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-44294213345629271392009-01-16T13:47:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:47:00.000-05:00@Adam Silverstein:By that measure, Florida should ...@Adam Silverstein:<BR/><BR/>By that measure, Florida should also face the softest schedule in the SEC.<BR/><BR/>And yet...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106470096653891705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-44101324541898670292009-01-16T13:29:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:29:00.000-05:00USC faces the softest schedule in their conference...USC faces the softest schedule in their conference because, well, they don't play USC.<BR/><BR/>Loved the rest of the post. Just wanted to point that out.Adam Silversteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295018855075781451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-82057568732393232192009-01-16T12:44:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:44:00.000-05:00JD,Funny you should say that. I just posted an an...JD,<BR/><BR/>Funny you should say that. I just posted an analysis of USC & the Pac-10 on my blog:<BR/><BR/>http://www.threesapattern.com/blog/2009/01/07/usc-the-pac-10-and-the-bcs/<BR/><BR/>And wondered aloud about revoking the Pac-10s bid vs revoking the ACC and/or Big East bid.Griffin Capriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769076370263134103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-35042764006567443222009-01-16T12:32:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:32:00.000-05:00Funny how USC honks on TV & radio never mentio...Funny how USC honks on TV & radio never mention the level of competition. I wonder how they stack up against the WAC or Mountain West? Maybe the Pac10 should lose their BCS auto-bid.J. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13438165054788525252noreply@blogger.com