Husky Jacks open thread [2020]

RaceBannon said:

Mad_Son said:

RoadDawg55 said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

For my PFF Guys™

https://twitter.com/SportsPac12/status/1219664718031273984

Both teams too high. PFF likes us a lot better than anyone else. Metric type stuff puts so much emphasis on close losses and blowout wins.

Upsets happen. If the score differential is within 1-3 points the better team wins 60% of the time. 4-7 it gets to the better team 65% of the time.

The reason why that makes some people here so jaded is our systematic close losses. The mental aspect of that isn't really captured well by "the metrics". It is somewhat fair that we're rated highly because we have the horses to win and we've shown we can play with good teams. We just had the zit factor with Pete where we didn't get the W's.

The algorithm that captures mental toughness first will win.

Good points

But Michael Wilbon and I will still yell at the clouds

FremontTroll said:

RoadDawg55 said:

I still remember some arguing that Arkansas at 7-6 was actually better than a 13-1 Florida State. A team with much less talent and 6 losses is better than a team with one loss because they played some SEC teams tuff. It was so fucking stupid.

You mean the 2014 Florida State team that won seven games by six points or less in a weak ACC and proceeded to get blown out by Oregon in the playoffs by 39? That Florida State team?

Seems like if you were going to cherry pick one example out of the history of college football to prove the metrics wrong you could have come up with something a little better.

RaceBannon said:

I never could figure out Brent Bulimia at Arky. He was very good at Wisconsin but it turns out everyone is very good there but he built this big ass HOG line at Arky and they were all Airport but 7-6.

The SEC West is no place for less than great