College Football FBS 2011 [WINNER: ViperOverLord]

by **musicalmaven** on Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:51 pm

this is to inform you that i won my 2nd game against blindman30 in game # 9931676.

by **ESQuire** on Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:06 pm

Another all 4 qtr win for Air Force... against NAVY... because they quit taking their turns even though they were online. ????????????

But I lost to ND... as in real life.
4-1 now.

by **qwertylpc** on Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:02 pm

never got week 6 games?

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:12 pm

qwerty, USC had a bye in Week 6.

Also, Maryland and Clemson are both available to anyone who wants to join.

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:36 pm

NO. TEAM, CONF. WINS LOSSES RPI
1 Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten 5-0 0.744
2 Brigham Young Cougars, Ind. 6-0 0.714
3 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, WAC 5-0 0.696
4 Tulsa Golden Hurricane, C-USA 5-0 0.685
5 Wyoming Cowboys, MWC 5-0 0.680
6 South Carolina Gamecocks, SEC 5-0 0.660
7 Texas A&M Aggies, Big-12 4-0 0.658
8 Iowa State Cyclones, Big-12 4-0 0.657
9 Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten 4-1 0.642
10 Ball State Cardinals, MAC 6-0 0.641
11 Memphis Tigers, C-USA 4-1 0.637
12 Boise State Broncos, MWC 3-2 0.635
13 Nevada Wolf Pack, WAC 3-1 0.622
14 USC Trojans, PAC-12 5-0 0.615
15 Bowling Green Falcons, MAC 3-1 0.613
16 Florida State Seminoles, ACC 4-0 0.611
17 Alabama Crimson Tide, SEC 4-1 0.608
18 North Carolina Tar Heels, ACC 6-0 0.607
19 Kansas State Wildcats, Big-12 4-1 0.604
20 Missouri Tigers, Big-12 4-1 0.602
21 Air Force Falcons, MWC 4-1 0.596
22 Colorado State Rams, MWC 3-1 0.594
23 Stanford Cardinal, PAC-12 2-1 0.585
24 Kentucky Wildcats, SEC 4-1 0.579
25 Southern Miss Golden Eagles, C-USA 4-1 0.570
On the cusp: Vanderbilt (3-1), Indiana (5-1), Iowa (3-1)

I tweaked the formula slightly to give a bit less weight to wins over top-25 teams. The old formula would have left Florida (3-3) at #25. This also bumped Ohio State and Boise State down a couple of notches, which I feel is more accurate.

by **Cash_Box** on Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:27 pm

Kent State at Northern Illinois

Still waiting for Northern Illinois to arrive on the bus ....

by **buck6969** on Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:05 pm

Hmm wierd i won by 20 points and dropped in the rankings. Oh well atleast its not like the BCS, ill just win my conference then go into the playoffs.

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:12 pm

Cash_Box wrote:Kent State at Northern Illinois

Still waiting for Northern Illinois to arrive on the bus ....

We appear to have lost Northern Illinois. It also appears to be Disappear From ConquerClub Week.

by **flexmaster33** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:08 am

Hey now Rodent...anything that bumps Boise State down can't be more accurate

I'm thrilled to be sitting at No. 12 actually.

by **Graceless_** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:34 pm

how did Florida go from 3-1 to 3-3 in one week?

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:37 pm

The Week 5 game against Alabama ran late, resulting in two games being included in this update.

by **ianphull** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:48 pm

buck6969 wrote:Hmm wierd i won by 20 points and dropped in the rankings. Oh well atleast its not like the BCS, ill just win my conference then go into the playoffs.

I also won and im now 6-0, but my RPI went down from 0.668 to 0.641!! dont understand this RPI but how can i go down with a win???

How a team that is 4-1 is above a team thats 6-0 and a team thats 3-2 is above a team thats 5-0 is a bit of a joke!

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:32 pm

Your RPI went down because I tweaked the formula to give less weight to wins over Top-25 teams. I did this in order to try and balance things more towards performance instead of strength of schedule, which is the reason for the things in your second question. It's not perfect, but then what is? Especially when it comes to college football?

by **ianphull** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:39 pm

I understand nothing is perfect butcome on how can a 3-2 win be better than a 5-0 or a 4-1 to a 6-0 thingsjust dont seem to ass up here mate!
As for changing the formula during the tounament did you ask if this was ok???

Thanks

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:03 pm

ianphull wrote:thingsjust dont seem to ass up here mate!

Sorry dude, that made me laugh like a loon.

I didn't ask if it was OK because it was just a tweak to balance things better. It should benefit you (6-0 team with weak schedule) and hinder teams like Boise State (3-2 against very strong schedule). In the end, it will only matter for a few teams, because conference championships will determine 11 of the 16 playoff teams.

by **buck6969** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:56 pm

What defines a top 25 win, if you beat them when they were in the top 25? or if you beat a team that is now in the top 25?

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:12 pm

A Top-25 win is beating a team in the Top 25 the week you played them.

by **flexmaster33** on Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:40 pm

thanks for the explanations Rodent...

The RPI is also designed to balance out with the most fair numbers late in the season, you can win a game and still have your # drop because it's weighted strongly on your strength of schedule...so if the teams you've played already this year all lost during a certain week, it would hurt your RPI.

by **Cash_Box** on Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:59 am

AmphibiousRodent wrote:
Cash_Box wrote:Kent State at Northern Illinois

Still waiting for Northern Illinois to arrive on the bus ....

We appear to have lost Northern Illinois. It also appears to be Disappear From ConquerClub Week.

I will now step out of my Week 6 games v Northern Illinois so can join Week 7 games

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:13 am

Cool. I'll let you know if I find a replacement, Cash_Box.

by **soccerghost** on Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:18 pm

UNLV stuns #5 Wyoming on the road 13-10 on a final second field goal from 72 yards out
I won a Round 9, 17
He won a Round 12, 16

by **ESQuire** on Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:00 am

40-0 Mountain West Conference win over San Diego State for #21 Air Force in week 7, still unbeaten at home. 5-1 overall.

by **ianphull** on Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:44 pm

Looks like Ball sate is going to win 28-24 at Ohio, that will be 7-0

by **flexmaster33** on Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:45 pm

#12 Boise State makes its bid for a spot in the top-10 with a sneaker win at #22 Colorado State...should win by a point or two, moving the Broncos to 3-0 against ranked opponents. Great battle Highlander...a fun series.