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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby blindman30 on Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:26 am

Still dont understand how a 2-5 team can have a higher RPI than a 5-2 team. Guess just have to win conference
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby buck6969 on Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:36 am

blindman30 wrote:Still dont understand how a 2-5 team can have a higher RPI than a 5-2 team. Guess just have to win conference

That is kinda strange but lookin at it, it is because of the strength of schedule. The whole point of the BCS and RPI is because in NCAA football they choose the 2 best teams in the league for the championship game, so they designed this system to determine who is the best teams by who they beat. since it is college sports generally all the best recruits from high school go to the top tier colleges so when at team plays in the top conferences they are considered a better team than the leaders of a very weak conference that rarely gets good recruits.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby agentcom on Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:01 pm

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blindman30 wrote:Still dont understand how a 2-5 team can have a higher RPI than a 5-2 team. Guess just have to win conference

That is kinda strange but lookin at it, it is because of the strength of schedule. The whole point of the BCS and RPI is because in NCAA football they choose the 2 best teams in the league for the championship game, so they designed this system to determine who is the best teams by who they beat. since it is college sports generally all the best recruits from high school go to the top tier colleges so when at team plays in the top conferences they are considered a better team than the leaders of a very weak conference that rarely gets good recruits.


I wonder if this is a reason that the great teams play a warm-up game in Week 1 against some no-name school. The conferences probably love this as the blowouts in Week 1 will raise conference rankings across the board as teams play their intra-conference schedule.

One thing that helps to fix problems like blindman pointed out is the coaches' poll. But this would be impossible in this tourney and I would highly discourage any attempts to incorporate that.

A proxy for a coach's poll could be to give some weight to a person's overall CC points. Aside from making a hell of a lot more work for Rodent, I am unsure what effects this would have.

Another thing that I noticed might cause problems (not sure if it's THE problem in your case), is that a Week 1 win against one of the top CC players gives a huge boost to your rankings in Week 2. I wouldn't be surprised if the Week 2 rankings were basically whoever beat a ranked team in Week 1, followed by anyone who blew out another team in Week 1. I don't have time to check this theory out, though. I do think it's one of the most problematic aspects of this tourney though. If I'm right about its effects, I would suggest doing away with preseason rankings.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby agentcom on Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:04 pm

One question: Why do I (Clemson) not have a Week 10 game on the schedule? I'll have only played 8 games at the end of Week 10. Does Clemson have 2 bye weeks?
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby AmphibiousRodent on Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:09 pm

agentcom, looks like you have a Week 5 game against Virginia Tech that was never played. I guess I lost it in the shuffle of changing coaches. I'll send you and mwaser those games this evening.

blindman30 wrote:Still dont understand how a 2-5 team can have a higher RPI than a 5-2 team. Guess just have to win conference

Yeah, that's more deviation than I would like in this tournament. The formula I have right now, I think, gives a team too much credit for strength of schedule without taking into account how the team actually fared against that schedule. I won't mess around with it this season, but the formula will receive a complete overhaul before next season.

Stuff like this is why winning league is the only automatic qualifier for the playoffs.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby ESQuire on Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:53 pm

Air Force wins the Commander in Chief's Trophy (just like in real life) with a 42-0 home win over service academy brethren Army!
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby HighlanderAttack on Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:57 pm

Be nice to see teams just outside top 25



AmphibiousRodent wrote:Top 25 heading into Week 10

NO. TEAM, CONF., W-L, RPI
1. Brigham Young Cougars, Ind., 9-0, 0.747
2. Iowa State Cyclones, Big-12, 7-0, 0.728
3. Boise State Broncos, MWC, 5-2, 0.726
4. Tulsa Golden Hurricane, C-USA, 6-0, 0.703
5. Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.698
6. Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.669
7. USC Trojans, PAC-12, 6-0, 0.652
8. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, WAC, 7-1, 0.650
9. Wyoming Cowboys, MWC, 6-1, 0.633
10. Ball State Cardinals, MAC, 8-1, 0.618
11. Texas A&M Aggies, Big-12, 6-1, 0.610
12. Stanford Cardinal, PAC-12, 6-2, 0.607
13. Kansas State Wildcats, Big-12, 6-2, 0.607
14. Duke Blue Devils, ACC, 7-1, 0.604
15. UNLV Rebels, MWC, 4-2, 0.598
16. Missouri Tigers, Big-12, 5-2, 0.594
17. Buffalo Bulls, MAC, 6-1, 0.581
18. Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.580
19. North Carolina Tar Heels, ACC, 7-1, 0.578
20. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Sun Belt, 5-1, 0.577
21. South Carolina Gamecocks, SEC, 6-2, 0.575
22. Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten, 5-3, 0.574
23. Florida Gators, SEC, 4-3, 0.571
24. Nevada Wolf Pack, WAC, 5-2, 0.569
25. Florida International Golden Panthers, Sun Belt, 5-3, 0.567

We are down to four unbeaten teams ans 11 one-loss teams. Do you guys think anyone will make it through with a perfect record?

I'll get the standings updated and games sent out later tonight. And would someone in the Mountain West please beat Boise? He's screwin' up my rankings.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby callmecommander on Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:28 am

UTEP still hasn't joined week 9 game. Whats the standard procedure when someone doesn't join?
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby AmphibiousRodent on Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:17 pm

I won't be replacing anyone this late in the season. I'm of the mind that those games just go unplayed, since forfeits would have more of an impact on the standings. It's not ideal, but I don't know of any other options. Of course, it would be a lot better if people who committed to a tournament actually stuck with it, but hey, it's the internet. I shouldn't have high expectations.

However, a few things for people to keep in mind:
- players who drop out a the end of the season will be ineligible to play in this tournament in the future
- and players with four wins will have the first shot to retain their team next season, through PMs about a week before I post the thread. So even if you only have two or three wins, there's something still worth fighting for.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby agentcom on Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:37 am

AmphibiousRodent wrote:I won't be replacing anyone this late in the season. I'm of the mind that those games just go unplayed, since forfeits would have more of an impact on the standings. It's not ideal, but I don't know of any other options. Of course, it would be a lot better if people who committed to a tournament actually stuck with it, but hey, it's the internet. I shouldn't have high expectations.

However, a few things for people to keep in mind:
- players who drop out a the end of the season will be ineligible to play in this tournament in the future
- and players with four wins will have the first shot to retain their team next season, through PMs about a week before I post the thread. So even if you only have two or three wins, there's something still worth fighting for.


I would suggest pairing up the coaches that are still here but are missing games against each other in "make-up" games. I don't like the idea of having teams play shortened seasons.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby blindman30 on Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:52 pm

Think you should still try and get a reserve in. That is what the reserves are for IMO. I have filled in for a 1-5 nfl team, its not all about winning but playing.
Plus you wouldnt have to try and rework the schedule
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby Fuzzy316 on Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:29 am

nice win for me... UofAZ over Utah 36-15
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby buck6969 on Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:37 am

UNC wins at home against Wake Forrest 43-0
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby HighlanderAttack on Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:45 am

So Boise gets no respect in the real NCAA but all the respect here


AmphibiousRodent wrote:Top 25 heading into Week 10

NO. TEAM, CONF., W-L, RPI
1. Brigham Young Cougars, Ind., 9-0, 0.747
2. Iowa State Cyclones, Big-12, 7-0, 0.728
3. Boise State Broncos, MWC, 5-2, 0.726
4. Tulsa Golden Hurricane, C-USA, 6-0, 0.703
5. Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.698
6. Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.669
7. USC Trojans, PAC-12, 6-0, 0.652
8. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, WAC, 7-1, 0.650
9. Wyoming Cowboys, MWC, 6-1, 0.633
10. Ball State Cardinals, MAC, 8-1, 0.618
11. Texas A&M Aggies, Big-12, 6-1, 0.610
12. Stanford Cardinal, PAC-12, 6-2, 0.607
13. Kansas State Wildcats, Big-12, 6-2, 0.607
14. Duke Blue Devils, ACC, 7-1, 0.604
15. UNLV Rebels, MWC, 4-2, 0.598
16. Missouri Tigers, Big-12, 5-2, 0.594
17. Buffalo Bulls, MAC, 6-1, 0.581
18. Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.580
19. North Carolina Tar Heels, ACC, 7-1, 0.578
20. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Sun Belt, 5-1, 0.577
21. South Carolina Gamecocks, SEC, 6-2, 0.575
22. Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten, 5-3, 0.574
23. Florida Gators, SEC, 4-3, 0.571
24. Nevada Wolf Pack, WAC, 5-2, 0.569
25. Florida International Golden Panthers, Sun Belt, 5-3, 0.567

We are down to four unbeaten teams ans 11 one-loss teams. Do you guys think anyone will make it through with a perfect record?

I'll get the standings updated and games sent out later tonight. And would someone in the Mountain West please beat Boise? He's screwin' up my rankings.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby musicalmaven on Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:06 pm

this is to inform you that i won game # 10089945 against edgeone.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby soccerghost on Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:55 pm

HighlanderAttack wrote:So Boise gets no respect in the real NCAA but all the respect here


AmphibiousRodent wrote:Top 25 heading into Week 10

NO. TEAM, CONF., W-L, RPI
1. Brigham Young Cougars, Ind., 9-0, 0.747
2. Iowa State Cyclones, Big-12, 7-0, 0.728
3. Boise State Broncos, MWC, 5-2, 0.726
4. Tulsa Golden Hurricane, C-USA, 6-0, 0.703
5. Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.698
6. Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.669
7. USC Trojans, PAC-12, 6-0, 0.652
8. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, WAC, 7-1, 0.650
9. Wyoming Cowboys, MWC, 6-1, 0.633
10. Ball State Cardinals, MAC, 8-1, 0.618
11. Texas A&M Aggies, Big-12, 6-1, 0.610
12. Stanford Cardinal, PAC-12, 6-2, 0.607
13. Kansas State Wildcats, Big-12, 6-2, 0.607
14. Duke Blue Devils, ACC, 7-1, 0.604
15. UNLV Rebels, MWC, 4-2, 0.598
16. Missouri Tigers, Big-12, 5-2, 0.594
17. Buffalo Bulls, MAC, 6-1, 0.581
18. Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten, 7-1, 0.580
19. North Carolina Tar Heels, ACC, 7-1, 0.578
20. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Sun Belt, 5-1, 0.577
21. South Carolina Gamecocks, SEC, 6-2, 0.575
22. Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten, 5-3, 0.574
23. Florida Gators, SEC, 4-3, 0.571
24. Nevada Wolf Pack, WAC, 5-2, 0.569
25. Florida International Golden Panthers, Sun Belt, 5-3, 0.567

We are down to four unbeaten teams ans 11 one-loss teams. Do you guys think anyone will make it through with a perfect record?

I'll get the standings updated and games sent out later tonight. And would someone in the Mountain West please beat Boise? He's screwin' up my rankings.


Done. UNLV wins at home, 45-23, but will fall to CSU(Highlander) by a score to be decided - right now it looks like 3 on a late field goal.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby agentcom on Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:25 pm

AmphibiousRodent wrote:agentcom, looks like you have a Week 5 game against Virginia Tech that was never played. I guess I lost it in the shuffle of changing coaches. I'll send you and mwaser those games this evening.



Still waiting on this one Rodent.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby HighlanderAttack on Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:00 pm

standings are so far behind maybe you could just post the top 100 then we can all see where we are based on the ratings system--just a suggestion --still this has been a great tourney

The two close losses I have just suck
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby ianphull on Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:20 am

I dont mind standing in and playing games so someone does not miss out on playing all there matches, as long as its not in the same league as i am in!
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 9]

Postby HighlanderAttack on Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:17 am

soccerghost wrote:



Done. UNLV wins at home, 45-23, but will fall to CSU(Highlander) by a score to be decided - right now it looks like 3 on a late field goal.



Looks like Colorado State intercepted and have decided to maybe go for 2 to pad the lead
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby AmphibiousRodent on Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:46 pm

Your Top 25 heading into Week 11.

NO. TEAM, CONF., W-L, RPI
1. Brigham Young Cougars, Ind., 9-0, 0.793
2. Iowa State Cyclones, Big-12, 9-0, 0.773
3. Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten, 8-1, 0.735
4. Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten, 8-1, 0.713
5. Boise State Broncos, MWC, 5-3, 0.699
6. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, WAC, 8-1, 0.697
7. Ball State Cardinals, MAC, 9-1, 0.696
8. USC Trojans, PAC-12, 6-0, 0.693
9. Tulsa Golden Hurricane, C-USA, 7-1, 0.678
10. Wyoming Cowboys, MWC, 7-1, 0.668
11. UNLV Rebels, MWC, 5-2, 0.658
12. Buffalo Bulls, MAC, 7-1, 0.649
13. Duke Blue Devils, ACC, 7-1, 0.635
14. Missouri Tigers, Big-12, 6-2, 0.631
15. Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten, 6-3, 0.625
16. North Carolina Tar Heels, ACC, 8-1, 0.621
17. Nevada Wolf Pack, WAC, 6-2, 0.613
18. Air Force Falcons, MWC, 7-2, 0.599
19. Stanford Cardinal, PAC-12, 6-3, 0.588
20. Colorado State Rams, MWC, 5-2, 0.588
21. Texas A&M Aggies, Big-12, 6-2, 0.584
22. Kansas State Wildcats, Big-12, 6-3, 0.579
23. Vanderbilt Commadores, SEC, 6-2, 0.574
24. Arizona State Sun Devils, PAC-12, 6-3, 0.573
25. Alabama Crimson Tide, SEC, 6-3, 0.572
On the cusp: Michigan Wolverines (7-2), Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-2), North Carolina Tar Heels (7-2), South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3)

EDITED FOR CLERICAL ERROR: North Carolina won, but I recorded it as a loss for some reason (*cough*booze*cough*). North Carolina inserted in at #16, which pushes Michigan out.

Boise State's way too high. My formula is broken, even though I tweaked it again to lean less toward strength of schedule. But I guess a strong schedule, plus 4-1 on the road, plus 4-1 against Top-25 teams goes a long way.

New games will go out either later tonight or early tomorrow.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby buck6969 on Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:55 pm

Hey man not sure what you did but, I went from #19 at 7-1 to 8-1 with a 43-0 win and now im not ranked O.o
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby buck6969 on Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:56 pm

Ahh I see you put that I lost this last week, you should change that.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby AmphibiousRodent on Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:04 pm

My mistake. I fixed the error.
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Re: College Football FBS 2011 [WEEK 10]

Postby HighlanderAttack on Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:18 pm

20. Colorado State Rams, MWC, 5-2, 0.588

ok so if we win out we can get in the top 16 being in the strongest division by my calculations
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