tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post41949589518707084..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Why I’m Not (That) WorriedHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-10885406892557869272009-10-28T10:14:17.691-04:002009-10-28T10:14:17.691-04:00Hey Mergz, I don't have any problem with your ...Hey Mergz, I don't have any problem with your original preseason analysis - it's really good stuff and enlightening for people focused on how good BCS champions are at certain aspects of the game. My thing, like you mentioned, is that the sample size is made up of only 11 teams that were great, but not the best, at certain categories. I guess what it comes down to is that while BCS Ed Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618165280932470376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-52372677106235976222009-10-28T10:05:57.732-04:002009-10-28T10:05:57.732-04:00Ed,
My initial analysis was on the “Statistical C...Ed,<br /><br />My initial analysis was on the “Statistical Characteristics of BCS Champions”. (See the linked article). This was done by looking at 15 NCAA statistical categories and seeing which categories were, when averaged by rank, most “important” to BCS success. For example, the winners commonly had high Defensive Scoring rankings (the number 1 factor), but a stat like, saying Passing Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-54779497049100385352009-10-28T10:02:21.628-04:002009-10-28T10:02:21.628-04:00Trader Rick –
It is true that our recent efforts ...Trader Rick –<br /><br />It is true that our recent efforts in the red zone have been dreadful. That said our Scoring Offense still ranks 9th nationally at 35.29 ppg. And yes, much of that scoring came against pretty lousy teams. But so did the scoring of the teams above us, like Texas who is number 1 at 41.86 ppg. <br /><br />We still need to do a better job of putting it in the endzone.Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-29284234030933448382009-10-28T09:55:41.102-04:002009-10-28T09:55:41.102-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-88705585155467050682009-10-28T09:22:36.657-04:002009-10-28T09:22:36.657-04:00Sorry, Mergz - gotta throw some cold water on your...Sorry, Mergz - gotta throw some cold water on your analysis. <br /><br />First, you're only comparing Florida to the 11 BCS champions of 1998-2008. No mention of teams that were better than those champions in the categories you focuses on. If the BCS champions were #1 in all categories you mention, your analysis would be valid. But while the champs those years were good, there were a lot of Ed Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618165280932470376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-91339523742457898072009-10-28T06:19:35.277-04:002009-10-28T06:19:35.277-04:00So , that leaves the Gators as being one of the be...So , that leaves the Gators as being one of the best teams in the nation statistically, that can't score in the red zone...Trader Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079028073096259737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-74591580921764617062009-10-27T17:32:23.304-04:002009-10-27T17:32:23.304-04:00Gator fans can also reassure themselves by checkin...Gator fans can also reassure themselves by checking out <a href="http://thenationalchampionshipissue.blogspot.com/2009/10/power-rankings.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> power ranking by Ed Gunther over at the National Championship Issue.<br /><br />The stats still have Florida in a pretty comfortable position.Jamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831794019607815076noreply@blogger.com