Blind Comparison of CFP Teams
Happy Friday, everyone!
My friend and I are a couple recent MLaw grads who were inspired by the recent discussions about the strength of Michigan's resume compared to other top-10 playoff contenders. We've thrown together a website that allows college football fans to do blind side-by-side resume comparisons among the current top-10 teams. The side-by-side comparisons utilize a variety of data and advanced statistics aimed at presenting a relatively detailed picture of each team's resume. You can then see your personalized ranking of the teams based on your blind selections, as well as broken-out results of who you selected in each head-to-head matchup.
Our hope is that the blind data will provide a (relatively) unbiased picture of how fans view the strength of each of these teams' resumes relative to its peers. If we're able to collect enough information to draw meaningful results, we are going to compile that information into an Elo ranking system and publish that data.
If you're interested in giving it a whirl, we would love to add your input to the collective pool. Any content feedback is also more than welcome. We're also still working out some kinks, so please forgive us for any technical glitches while we get it all sorted out.
The link can be found here: http://bethecommittee.com/
Thanks, and Go Blue!
December 2nd, 2016 at 6:53 PM ^
Michigan has a better resume than anyone so far end of discussion.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:07 PM ^
OSU has a better resume. Michigan is definitely second, though. Run Ralphie Run!
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:08 PM ^
We beat OSU
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:10 PM ^
Nah man, OSU beat themselves.
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:27 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2016 at 7:18 PM ^
Indeed. I recognize no other result.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:40 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:51 PM ^
it can be difficult to get a team up for a game after disappointment; not making the 4 team playoff. intensity could go either way in a bowl game.
December 2nd, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^
Anybody that thinks a conference title makes you better after a head to head blowout is either:
A) an idiot or
B) there is no B because Penn State fans are all fucking idiots.
December 3rd, 2016 at 3:28 PM ^
you'd be surprised how many people cannot adopt new ways of thinking.
December 2nd, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 6:57 PM ^
2. OSU
3. Michigan
4. Washington
December 2nd, 2016 at 6:58 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:22 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2016 at 7:06 PM ^
1. Michigan 100%
2. Alabama 86%
3. Ohio State 83%
4. Washington 71%
Sorry, I couldn't pick against Michigan. The data made the teams recognizable and I couldn't pick against my team!
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:06 PM ^
but it looks great on paper: I had Michigan first, Ohio State second, Washington third, and Penn State fourth. I had Alabama fifth, lol
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:25 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2016 at 10:48 PM ^
In order to make the match ups as favorable as possible for conference teams, we've gone ahead and assumed they've already won and included this into their record.
We will refresh the data tomorrow after all of the games.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:08 PM ^
Alabama
Michigan
OSU
Washington
Granted it was easy to spot both Michigan and Alabama, so not really blind for those.
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December 2nd, 2016 at 8:16 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:20 PM ^
1 Alabama
2 OSU
3 Washington
4 Michigan
5 Clemson
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December 2nd, 2016 at 7:40 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:37 PM ^
I had clemson and oklahoma as 8 and 9. washington was 4 followed by wisconsin, colorado and then psu.
The ACC is just as bad as the BIG XII so clemson's resume is dog shit just like Oklahoma
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:22 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:27 PM ^
Especially under the QB circumstances. Talking heads aren't the only ones who realize Speight is/was not 100%. Clemson had a healthy Watson all year and they needed L'ville to crap away a double digit lead, NC State's kicker to choke, and the refs to screw FSU to have only one loss going into tomorrow night.
Plus, the stink from that officiating crew last week still smells. I wonder how the in-game commentary will go considering the CFP Committee is watching.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:23 PM ^
OSU
Michigan
Washington
Clemson
Wisconsin
Colorado
Penn State
Oklahoma
Pretty cool system. I tried my best to not think about which teams were which, but it was pretty easy to tell which one was Michigan's.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:30 PM ^
Not saying we'd beat Alabama, but we'd at least make it a game. Might even have a legit shot. Wisconsin would fizzle out by the third quarter with not having a competent offense, and Penn State would be signing its own death certificate the moment that game was scheduled. That game would be 56-3. At halftime.
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December 2nd, 2016 at 7:35 PM ^
Unlike another wasted bid from the B10 last year.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:34 PM ^
First of all, AWESOME job on the site. I got:
Alabama (100%), OSU (88%), Michigan (71%), Clemson (67%), Washington (60%), Wisconsin (44%), PSU (33%) and Colorado (22%).
I of course could tell which one Michigan was but really tried to be objective. Prior to this, I would have assumed I would have the same results but with Michigan and Clemson flipped.
I know of course they won't, but it would an interesting exercise for the committee or writers/talking heads to take before they go all hot take crazy. Will this be updated after bowl games? The advanced metric profiles, Top10/25 W-L will change, etc. It would be really interesting to see then. Thanks!
December 2nd, 2016 at 10:51 PM ^
Thank you for the feedback. Because of the tight deadline, this was pulled together over 24 hours so there are a lot of features we'd like to add.
We're looking at expanding to top 25 and will update the site once we figure out how to do well. We will also roll this out for college hoops before March Madness and again before next football season.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:43 PM ^
Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson
I like this. Let's send the link to Kirby.
December 2nd, 2016 at 7:56 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:03 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 10:55 PM ^
Thank you for the feedback! This was churned out in about 24 hours, so we're definitely looking at how to improve the site and add features.
Your suggestions are good. We're looking at #1 in order to shorten the process. I'm going to look at the data before implementing to see how frequently people vote circularly (e.g., A > B, B > C, C > A).
Also, were you on a mobile device? There are twitter and facebook buttons on the page, but realized that they're not showing on mobile. I'll fix this.
December 3rd, 2016 at 6:53 AM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:13 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:35 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:56 PM ^
it's Michigan v. OSU
I actually picked UM...well, because I knew what the matchup was but...everything else was equal AND Mich...uh, Team 2 had one more victory against a CCG participant.
EDIT: I had Alabama (100), Michigan (89), Ohio State (75), Clemson (57) with Washington #5 (50)
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:45 PM ^
Alabama
Ohio State
Michigan
Washington
Clemson
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:55 AM ^
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December 2nd, 2016 at 8:51 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2016 at 10:56 PM ^
Thanks for the feedback! Were you on a mobile device? There is a progress bar on desktops. I'll make sure it shows on smartphones and tablets.
December 2nd, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^
Cool idea though
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December 2nd, 2016 at 8:52 PM ^
My model didn't like Clemson very well, had them at #7. Everyone talks about Washington's schedule but I think Clemson played an FCS school as well
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December 2nd, 2016 at 8:54 PM ^
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