2013 College Football 8-Team Playoff
It’s been a fun college football season. Here’s how my proposed system would keep the season going with an opinion-free* 8-team playoff: *The reason I say this is opinion-free is because every team would go into each season knowing exactly who makes the playoff: the six top-rated conference champions and next two highest-rated teams, as …
College Football Week 14 – AI Score
It’s strange to think how much effect the media has on who plays for the BCS National Championship. Right after Auburn stunned Alabama on Saturday, the discourse around who would play for the all the Xochtils focused on if a 1-loss SEC champion would be more deserving than an undefeated Ohio State. And that’s a fine …
College Football Week 10 – AI Score
If the season ended today, here’s how the top 4 championship games would be set up:: ACC Championship Game: #1 Florida St. vs. #10 Miami Big 10 Championship Game: #5 Ohio St. vs. #21 Michigan St. Pac 12 Championship Game: Winner of #4 Stanford/#3 Oregon (tomorrow night on ESPN) vs. #16 Arizona St. SEC Championship …
College Football Week 8 – AI Score
The first BCS rankings came out this week. Missouri has been shooting up the human polls, and is ranked 3rd in the computers; I have them 1st. Here’s how my scores compare to the computer averages: Missouri – I have them 1st, computers have them 3rd Alabama – 2nd, 2nd FSU – 3rd, 1st Oregon …
College Football Week 4 – AI Score
It’s the last year of the BCS! How about that! I’m exited about the four-team playoff next year, although I still think eight is the right number for a league of this size–127 teams! For your reference, here are Part 1 and Part 2 of my playoff proposal. The only difference is that I now include 6 conference …
A Taste of Sports
When I was 11 years old, I used to stay up each night in the summer until 10:53 to watch the 6-minute long SportsWrap segment on KTVU Channel 2. I stayed up because I wanted to know what happened in the world of sports, and there was no other way to find out that night …
Final College Football Ratings – We’re Missing An Eight-Team Playoff Next Saturday
I got two messages today asking me some form of: “WHERE ARE YOUR COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS, ANDREW? I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT THEM!” (I may be exaggerating tone) I actually forgot to do it. Sunday is when I usually do it and I was busy. Then I just plum forgot. There’s not much controversy this …
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College Football Ratings Week 13 – Making the Championships Mean Something
As we enter the last week of the season, let’s take a look at all the conference championship games that will affect the BCS national championship: SEC – #2 Alabama vs. #3 Georgia – winner goes to the national championship. And let’s also look at the conference championship’s that have no effect whatsoever on the …
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College Football Ratings Week 12 – Kent!
The big story of the weekend in college football is, of course, Kent State’s rise to #18 in the rankings. Oh! Also, the thing about the top 2 teams in the country getting upset. That was a big deal, too. On a side note, I always go to a big academic conference the weekend before Thanksgiving, …
College Football Week 11 Ratings – Who’s Still In It?
I have 6 SEC teams in my top 10. SIX. That is crazy. But that’s what my numbers tell me are the teams that deserve to be at the top of the ratings, and it’s because of their conference strength of schedule. They play tough teams week in and week out, and the numbers bear …
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College Football Week 10 Ratings – Now THAT Was A Good SEC Game.
Notes from the weekend: That was a great game between LSU and Alabama. The 9-6 affair last year could have used some offense–I don’t care how great SEC defenses are. No. That wasn’t a good game. It was a snoozefest. I don’t want to pretend like I like games with no touchdowns just because that’s …
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College Football Week 9 Ratings – What to do with Independents?
Two notes about this college football rating system: 1. AccuDrew is designed as a reward-based system: did you win, did you lose, and who did you beat? This system is not designed to predict who will win a hypothetical game between two teams or to rank teams by strength. Think about it: if college rating systems were …
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AccuDrew College Football Ratings – Week 5
First, I apologize for changing the name of the rating system every year. Second, I apologize for thinking anyone cares. I am happy that the college football powers have decided to go to a 4 team playoff. It’s a step forward. A very small step forward, but the first step is the hardest. It’s a …
Women Don’t Admit Driving Mistakes, and Other Issues of Illusory Superiority
From the Daily Mail: Eight out of ten women involved in a car crash denied it was their fault and looked for something – or someone – else to blame. This latest research is bound to bring a smile to lips of many a man who has found himself at loggerheads with females drivers. Women will rarely …
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