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re: Would you prefer the selection committee have concrete qualifiers or not?
Posted on 3/12/14 at 3:52 pm to elposter
Posted on 3/12/14 at 3:52 pm to elposter
Yeah, something like that (using some derivative of the BCS formula) seems like a decent solution.
The third step is admittedly arbitrary (when 5-8 are often very close and a deserving undefeated midmajor like a Utah may be in one of those positions) and I wouldn't quibble if someone extended that out to seven or even eight. But there has to be a real floor to put pressure on people to schedule appropriately if they want to aspire for a national championship. The other issue with the 6-8 positions is you can often have a team with three losses coasting on preseason reputation or conference reputation rather than actual accomplishments.
I agree with the theoretical point that no system will be absolutely perfect but... generally I find that argument to be used by people who are happier defending what they know to be a bad alternative rather than try to come up with something that should work better most of the time.
The third step is admittedly arbitrary (when 5-8 are often very close and a deserving undefeated midmajor like a Utah may be in one of those positions) and I wouldn't quibble if someone extended that out to seven or even eight. But there has to be a real floor to put pressure on people to schedule appropriately if they want to aspire for a national championship. The other issue with the 6-8 positions is you can often have a team with three losses coasting on preseason reputation or conference reputation rather than actual accomplishments.
I agree with the theoretical point that no system will be absolutely perfect but... generally I find that argument to be used by people who are happier defending what they know to be a bad alternative rather than try to come up with something that should work better most of the time.
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Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:32 pm to molsusports
The issue is that there is no "derivative of the BCS" that has been put forward. There is no BCS. There will be the AP and the coaches, etc, but the unofficial polls very rarely agree, especially around spots 4, 5, 6.
Any ranking the committee recognizes will simply be an extension of their opinions, a mixture of this poll and that computer that they think is a good blend.
Fawx may be on to something, maybe they've known trolling is good for business for years and think this will be the perfect drama machine.
Any ranking the committee recognizes will simply be an extension of their opinions, a mixture of this poll and that computer that they think is a good blend.
Fawx may be on to something, maybe they've known trolling is good for business for years and think this will be the perfect drama machine.
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