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| 24 weeks 3 days ago | I agree |
That was the point I was making. I was replying to AAB's post above in which he said, "I think it's unlikely the "best" team would win a 6 game playoff more than half the time." Sorry if that was unclear. I really need to learn how to blockquote. |
| 24 weeks 3 days ago | I would argue |
"I think it's unlikely the "best" team would win a 6 game playoff more than half the time" I would argue that a in a sport like college football (having very few datapoints (games), particularly between the teams actually in contention) a well-designed playoff, like Brian's layout above, would ensure that the playoff champion would be the "best" team by virtue of having won the playoff. Think about it. Why do we consider Alabama to be a top team? They beat a lot of bad teams, but those wins can only tell us so much. Really their schedule only has three significant datapoints to go by: wins over Penn State and Arkansas and a close loss to LSU. That's it. That's what their ranking is based on. Oklahoma State has four significant games: wins over Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Baylor and a loss to mediocre ISU. By playing even a short playoff at the end of the schedule, we can potentially double the number of significant datapoints in each teams resume. The tournament winner would add 2-3 more wins over top competition and head-to-head victories over some of its closest competitors. Could this system still "get it wrong?" I suppose, but I see no way for it to produce anything as egregiously awful as the system already in place. |
| 25 weeks 3 days ago | I'm cautious about both. |
MSU and OSU should both have very, very good defenses (especially if Worthy and/or Simon stick around). The offense will be the real question for both teams. MSU should be very one-dimensional (losing their SR QB and top 4 targets) - How well will they be able to run the ball with everyone keying on it? And OSU loses Herron, Posey, and three good-to-great O-lineman (leaving them in a similar spot to us, depth-wise) - How smoothly will they transition to Meyer's offense? How will Miller progress if the line takes a significant step backwards? |
| 25 weeks 3 days ago | If only Martin and RVB were coming back... |
They have some good RBs and return 4/5 of their OL. I expect they'll be pretty one-dimensional, but unless BWC and some other guys really step up, they'll probably still be able to run the ball somewhat effectively. C'mon Mattison, work your magic! |
| 25 weeks 3 days ago | Gibson |
Minus all the points |
| 25 weeks 4 days ago | Because |
Because pretending Coach Hoke built this season up from nothing is utterly delusional. The fact remains that he inherited 9 starters from a great offense and a (frightfully, painfully) young, but talented defense. Could RR have coached this team to 10-2? I suspect not, simply because the defensive improvement under Mattison was astronomical. But to accept the media narrative that Coach Rod firebombed the program and Coach Hoke single-handedly rescued it in year one is to ignore the reality of the situation. |
| 26 weeks 3 days ago | Eh... |
More like zero divided by zero, leading to a l'hopital situation. |
| 26 weeks 3 days ago | MMB alum here |
You're a senior. Why are you still listening to assholes on the internet? You should know by now that people will find a way to bitch about the band no matter what. It happens literally every year. And with this show in particular, you had to know going in that it wasn't going to appeal to a large segment of the audience. I, and the people around me, thought it was a fun, if somewhat disjointed show (and a hell of a lot more entertaining than the usual blue-hair targeted stuff). Remember:
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| 26 weeks 4 days ago | I agree to an extent |
I agree to an extent, but the good moments outweighed the bad. The good, of course, including all of Carl's lines. "HEY! HE DOESN'T LIKE GEORGE MICHAEL!" "WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!?!?!" |
| 27 weeks 1 day ago | Well-spoken, polite, humble |
Well-spoken, polite, humble and charismatic - exactly the kind of player I want representing Michigan. Seriously, when he sincerely apologized for bumping the reporter at the end, I just had to laugh. He reminded me a lot of Countess in the interview posted here: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoblue-blake-countess-interview |
