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11-24-2014, 03:52 PM | #3091 | |
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A&M was really early in the year when Robb Smith was just getting them going. We'll see, but the defense for Arkansas has been dominant the last two weeks.
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11-24-2014, 04:00 PM | #3092 |
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So, both teams lost to Georgia and Mizzou beat A&M a few weeks ago while the Hogs lost to A&M.
Hogs scored 32 vs Georgia, lost by 13. Hogs scored 28 vs A&M, lost by 7 in OT when they were ranked #6. A lot of it is timing - A&M was undefeated still at that point and I would guess the Hogs could maintain that lead at this point. Splice the stats up however you like them. Against those two teams, the Hogs scored 60 points while giving up 80. Mizzou scored 34 points while giving up 61 points. We can do this stuff all day long, extrapolating this stat against that stat... bottom line is, this Razorback team playing now is on a different level compared to a month ago. Should be a fun game.
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11-24-2014, 10:55 PM | #3093 | |
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Regarding the OP: Let us not forget that Missouri lost to Indiana at home this year, easily the worst loss of the millennium. I hope this team can win the East, but aside from the defense, it's not a good football team. They were absolutely annihilated by a good Georgia team at home as well. Beating a floundering Florida team and a massively overrated South Carolina is certainly better than losing, but this team has beaten one program this year that is likely to finish the regular season with more than seven wins. Regarding Mississippi State: Teams that get dominated in the first half usually end up racking up far better numbers in the second half, but those numbers don't tell a true story of the game. They were dominated by Alabama. The point isn't that Mississippi State isn't a good football team but that they are overrated. They shot up in the polls because of the timing of their wins, not their quality. If they beat Auburn, LSU, and aTm in the last three weeks of the conference season and lost to Alabama in their second conference game instead of the next-to-last, they never elevate to the top position because they would have exactly one win over a team currently ranked (and no top 10 wins) rather than three wins over supposedly top-10 teams, yet none of those teams are demonstrably more or less talented now than they were six weeks ago. If Alabama beats Auburn and then loses to Georgia or Missouri, Alabama is out of the playoff, perhaps rightfully so. If Oregon loses to UCLA, they're done. Same for Ohio State, and Florida State. The only teams that don't have to win a CCG to get into the playoff are Miss St, TCU, and Baylor. That's backing in, especially since there is no way they'd be #4 if you reordered the games they played. In effect, the stupidity of the system rewards MSU for the timing of their victories and losses rather than the quality of them. That's an inherently bullshit system, because arbitrary guesswork ends up informing a supposedly meritocratic judgment. |
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11-24-2014, 11:43 PM | #3094 |
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The system rewards Mississippi State? I happen to agree with the system. The selection committee agrees with the system. The AP voters agree with the system. The coaches poll agrees with the system. Nearly every computer algorithm agrees with the system http://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm but the guy who has argued for years that Gary Pinkel (the coach of a team that's 21-4 the last two seasons) should be fired...the guy that incessantly harped about how Britt wasn't a good enough tackle right before he went in the second round and started game 1 for the defending Super Bowl champs...thinks that MSU isn't worthy of a playoff spot, so maybe you're right. You're nothing if not due.
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11-24-2014, 11:57 PM | #3095 |
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For ****'s sake, the only four teams that could potentially meet your qualifications are Alabama, Florida State, Oregon, and Ohio State. The first three are in if they win out. Ohio State is the only potential "snub", and I know you don't want to defend their resume against MSU's.
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11-25-2014, 12:10 AM | #3096 | |
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Saying the AP and the Coaches agree is tautological. Of course they agree; they are the damned system. Hell, the selection committee is no different from either one of those polls. It just exists under a different name and spouts out the same tripe. And again, MSU is no more or less worthy than about five other teams. But if they get in they will have backed in, which was always my argument. I'd appreciate it if just once you would categorize viewpoints correctly instead of purposefully bullshitting to beautify your argument. Instead, you cook up more slanted horseshit than a PR firm. But duplicity has always been your game. You flat out stated Missouri sucked this year, too. |
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11-25-2014, 04:32 AM | #3097 |
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Anybody know what recruiting is looking like this year, beyond the current group of commits? I no longer subscribe to powermizzou so i'm not really in the know anymore.
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11-25-2014, 10:05 AM | #3098 |
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Congrats on the good season Mizzou. 9 wins with losing all that talent is impressive.
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11-25-2014, 10:49 AM | #3099 |
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Thanks. Huskerfan's ability to call for the head of a coach who wins 9+ games every year is also impressive.
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11-25-2014, 11:58 AM | #3102 |
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SaulGood's quip got shut down preeeeeety hard by this.
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11-25-2014, 01:12 PM | #3103 |
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Clearly you missed the context of the joke, then. Billay has been arguing with a guy in the Husker thread that thinks Bo should get canned and thinks that any coach could win nine games every year.
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11-26-2014, 02:26 PM | #3104 |
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Hale Hentges is heading to Mizzou for a visit on Friday...
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11-26-2014, 02:45 PM | #3105 |
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That just seems strange. It's a good sign, though. We really need guys that can catch the ball, especially after losing lee.
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