Mavric Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 I don't know where anyone would get the idea that ESPN has any SEC bias, Mr. Herbstreit. Just look at ESPN.com... all conferences are fairly represented. Current main page: Current ESPN CFB main page: 1 Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Would could their argument possibly be for having MSU at 16? They lost to Oregon and Ohio State. That's it! Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Would could their argument possibly be for having MSU at 16? They lost to Oregon and Ohio State. That's it! They lost a lot on the backside of their defense? Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Would could their argument possibly be for having MSU at 16? They lost to Oregon and Ohio State. That's it! After some thorough research I discovered why. If you look closely at Michigan States field, it lacks something that say Tennessee's field has. There are 3 painted letters missing that seem to give teams a magical boost in the polls. Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Would could their argument possibly be for having MSU at 16? They lost to Oregon and Ohio State. That's it! After some thorough research I discovered why. If you look closely at Michigan States field, it lacks something that say Tennessee's field has. There are 3 painted letters missing that seem to give teams a magical boost in the polls. ESPN? Ok, its the south where "ejucashun iz king" Quote Link to comment
jsneb83 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Would could their argument possibly be for having MSU at 16? They lost to Oregon and Ohio State. That's it!After some thorough research I discovered why. If you look closely at Michigan States field, it lacks something that say Tennessee's field has. There are 3 painted letters missing that seem to give teams a magical boost in the polls. ESPN? Ok, its the south where "ejucashun iz king" Hold on a SECond 1 Quote Link to comment
I AM FOOT FOOT Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Them's some Pelini-esque numbers for the Land Sharks.... Damn that's a low blow there Mavric! Quote Link to comment
Verin Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 FPI is kind of hilarious. Just another made up stat that ESPN totes around like it's the bible. Kind of like their QBR. I'm from Georgia and I don't even believe it. I feel sorry for Ole Miss though. I think TCU would have won no matter what, they were on a mission but a good portion of the starting defense was injured, Treadwell had a broken leg. They're not as bad as they looked or are made out to be. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 They still love them some SEC but not quite as much. Based on FPI’s pregame projections, which accounts for the strength of opponents faced and game site, the SEC underachieved more than any Power 5 conference in its non-conference games in Week 2 (1.2 fewer wins than expected). As a result, the SEC fell more than any other conference in the Conference Power Rankings, and the gap between the SEC and the rest of the conferences is closing. As a quick refresher, the Conference Power Rankings are a formula that equally weighs the rankings from the Associated Press poll and ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) to determine the best and worst conferences in the country. The AP Poll is designed to capture the strength at the top of the conference, while FPI is intended to capture conference depth. 1 - SEC - 92.4 2 - Big 12 - 86.2 3 - Pac-12 - 81.0 4 - Big Ten - 70.2 5 - ACC - 65.8 Link Quote Link to comment
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