The way the college football post season should look - Page 3

#21 12-06-2005, 08:00 PM

The number of teams should be 6. So that the #1 and #2 teams that are supposed to play for the Nat'l championship get a bye for finsihing as #1 and #2. This would also keep the auto birth of the BCS alive as the top 6 teams would get in.

Victor · #22 12-06-2005, 08:11 PM

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Limiting yourself to just a head to head match is idiotic. You have to consider all the data.

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the point of sporting events is to win. all the other data is worthless.

lastchance · #23 12-06-2005, 08:15 PM

Except it better predicts who will win next time around, or if you played for more than one match.

Variance happens, the more data you introduce, the less variance there is.

kenberman · #24 12-06-2005, 11:19 PM

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Except it better predicts who will win next time around, or if you played for more than one match.

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but, that stuff doesn't matter. sports aren't played b/c of what might happen the next time around, or in a computer simulation. they're played on the field, between whistles.

lastchance · #25 12-07-2005, 12:41 AM

Just because Miami beat Denver doesn't mean Miami's better than Denver.

One game is so susceptible to variance.

TomCollins · #26 12-07-2005, 01:08 AM

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Just because Miami beat Denver doesn't mean Miami's better than Denver.

One game is so susceptible to variance.

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And having to win EVERY game isn't?

lastchance · #27 12-07-2005, 01:14 AM

That's also true, plus SOS considerations. So, you look at all the data and pick the best teams, and make sure they're good.

jstnrgrs · #28 12-07-2005, 01:49 PM

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Just because Miami beat Denver doesn't mean Miami's better than Denver.

One game is so susceptible to variance.

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Why bother playing the games then?

Jack of Arcades · #29 12-07-2005, 01:57 PM

Wait, you're going to actually sit there and try to say that Denver is worse than Miami?

Are you surrious?

jstnrgrs · #30 12-07-2005, 02:09 PM

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Wait, you're going to actually sit there and try to say that Denver is worse than Miami?

Are you surrious?

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Sorry, I failed to notice the change to NFL. Of course Denver is better than Miami. I say that because of results form games that have actually played. Not because of some extranous data (like MOV).