****The Official NEW (new)^4 conference realignment & shit talk thread****

[Pitt Gorilla]

Saul is BACK!

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by TribalElder

Just goes to show bama didn't give a shit about nopelahoma

Pinkel didn't give a shit about Indiana this year.

[Saul Good]

Nobody gives a shit about the Big 12.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

I want to hear an argument for TCU in the playoffs today.

Here are their wins...in order

FCS team
11 loss AAC team
4 loss B1G team (underdog in their next game)
-----------------------conference schedule
6 loss team
8 loss team
6 loss team
3 loss team (underdog in their next game)
9 loss team
7 loss team
10 loss team

Talk about running the gauntlet...

Well there is always the fact that we're a better team than at least two of the teams in the play offs.

Don't let that get in your way though.

[Saul Good]

For all you Sagarin worshipped out there, his latest numbers are hot off the press.

10...yes 10 SEC teams are in his top 20.

But that's not all. Check the Big 12 conference standings...ouch.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf...14/conference/

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Nobody gives a shit about the Big 12.

This post is very PBish.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by KC native

Well there is always the fact that we're a better team than at least two of the teams in the play offs.

Don't let that get in your way though.

Your Houdini acts against Kansas and West Virginia impress nobody. Your one win over a ranked team was truly awe inspiring, though.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by KC native

This post is very PBish.

It was literally mocking a PB post right above it...so that was sort of the point.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

For all you Sagarin worshipped out there, his latest numbers are hot off the press.

10...yes 10 SEC teams are in his top 20.

But that's not all. Check the Big 12 conference standings...ouch.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf...14/conference/

The irony is that the SEC East has as many teams in the top 20 as the entire Big XII in spite of how "weak" it is supposedly according to some on here.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by tredadda

The irony is that the SEC East has as many teams in the top 20 as the entire Big XII in spite of how "weak" it is supposedly according to some on here.

According to Sagarin, here are the top 15 teams in terms of strength of schedule.

1. Auburn
2. LSU
3. Arkansas
4. Alabama
5. Texas A&M
6. Mississippi
7. Tennessee
8. Georgia
9. Florida
10. UCLA <--------Not SEC
11. Mizzou
12. Kentucky
13. South Carolina
14. Mississippi State
15. Vanderbilt


There are 14 teams in the SEC, and every one of them played a top 15 schedule according to the oracle.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by tredadda

The irony is that the SEC East has as many teams in the top 20 as the entire Big XII in spite of how "weak" it is supposedly according to some on here.

It's weak according to nearly every analyst, and nearly every data system. The only people who think otherwise are MU fans who are defensive about beating nobodies.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

It's weak according to nearly every analyst, and nearly every data system. The only people who think otherwise are MU fans who are defensive about beating nobodies.

So Sagarin matters until like, you know, he doesn't? According to him it was rated higher than almost anyone but two. Can't have your cake and eat it too.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

It's weak according to nearly every analyst, and nearly every data system. The only people who think otherwise are MU fans who are defensive about beating nobodies.

Not according to your buddy, Sagarin.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by tredadda

So Sagarin matters until like, you know, he doesn't? .

I think this comment was meant for Saul.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

For all you Sagarin worshipped out there, his latest numbers are hot off the press.

10...yes 10 SEC teams are in his top 20.

But that's not all. Check the Big 12 conference standings...ouch.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf...14/conference/

The Big X not only ranks below both divisions of the SEC, but below the half the PAC12, ACC, and the supposedly terrible B1G. In fact, the Big X (75.33) is closer to the B1G-West (73.2) than it is to the SEC East (79.1).

The distance between the Big X and the SEC West is about the same as the distance between the Big X and the weaker division of the Mountain West.

According to Sagarin, the best team in the Big X would rank 4th in the SEC-West, just slightly ahead of Auburn.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Cochise

According to Sagarin, the best team in the Big X would rank 4th in the SEC-West, just slightly ahead of Auburn.

You can't bring up Sagarin, Saul says he's an idiot.


But to your point, you are reading it wrong. In the Predictor he's got them 1/2 point behind Ole Miss for 2nd and that's within the standard error of the data. Sagarin would never say a 1/2 point proves one team is better than the other just as nobody would say a 3.0 WAR baseball player > 2.9 WAR.


Besides, that'll change this upcoming week anyway just as the Big 12 slid from a tie with the Least by two blowouts yesterday.