If this writer has the Sun Belt rated higher than CUSA, he has zero credibility. I tend to take up for the Belt at times, but having it rated higher than CUSA is just a joke.

(02-19-2016 09:56 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  If this writer has the Sun Belt rated higher than CUSA, he has zero credibility. I tend to take up the Belt at times, but having it rated higher than CUSA is just a joke.

Feel free to actually read the articles first, but to each their own.

(02-19-2016 10:14 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 09:56 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  If this writer has the Sun Belt rated higher than CUSA, he has zero credibility. I tend to take up the Belt at times, but having it rated higher than CUSA is just a joke.

Feel free to actually read the articles first, but to each their own.

Red, you would rate the Belt above CUSA?

(02-19-2016 05:22 PM)rileylives Wrote:  So according to the raw data, we are going to be the worst conference next year?

Good thing the game of football is played on grass and turf, not decided on paper or a computer screen.

I also like being the underdog against WKU. Let's go ! I'm missing football already!

I'd like to figure out a way to turn recycled pulp into artificial turf. Sure it would cut down on injuries. But the best part would be that I could say: "No, we really DO play the games on paper!!"

(02-19-2016 02:23 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 02:10 PM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 01:50 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 01:39 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  Does he do them in order or ranking or is it random?

He does them in reverse order, so he starts with the team that his metrics rank lowest.

Quote:From now through August, Bill C. will preview one college football team in great detail per weekday, working his way through all of FBS, conference by conference. Follow along!

Right. He starts with the conference that's ranked the lowest, and within that conference's write-ups, he starts with the teams he ranks the lowest and he climbs the ranking ladder accordingly. Once he finishes with his #1 CUSA team, he'll start with the last-ranked team in the next conference ranked 1 spot ahead of CUSA.

Takes this ridiculous nonsense to the Sunbelt board. In no metric did the Sunbelt rate higher.

TO AGAIN REITERATE: I'm not advocating for anything (low CUSA ranking or note) aside from explaining Connelley's metrics. Holy ****, just chill and actually read what's posted beyond the article and the dude's analytics.

No.. Why would you be so defensive? I'm asking you a direct question bro... Do you rate CUSA lower than the belt? If you do, that's fine... I would just like to know your reasoning.. That's alll

(02-19-2016 10:44 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  TO AGAIN REITERATE: I'm not advocating for anything (low CUSA ranking or note) aside from explaining Connelley's metrics. Holy ****, just chill and actually read what's posted beyond the article and the dude's analytics.

Is Bill a friend or a family member? Never seen someone so defensive over a random sports writer. To make it stranger, one that in his own metrics, ranks our conference the worst conference in FBS.

i think he started with our conference because North Texas was ranked 128th in his S&P+.

The average team ranking using his 2015 S&P+ for CUSA was 91.54 with a best ranking of 11 and worst of 128. Sunbelt averaged to 91.9 with a best ranking of 39 and worst of 116.



http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa

(02-20-2016 09:03 AM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  i think he started with our conference because North Texas was ranked 128th in his S&P+.

The average team ranking using his 2015 S&P+ for CUSA was 91.54 with a best ranking of 11 and worst of 128. Sunbelt averaged to 91.9 with a best ranking of 39 and worst of 116.



http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa

Thanks for clearing that up but No Sunbelt in the bottom 10 is laughable. And Houston is 44 while Florida State is 7.

(02-19-2016 10:19 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 05:22 PM)rileylives Wrote:  So according to the raw data, we are going to be the worst conference next year?

Good thing the game of football is played on grass and turf, not decided on paper or a computer screen.

I also like being the underdog against WKU. Let's go ! I'm missing football already!

I'd like to figure out a way to turn recycled pulp into artificial turf. Sure it would cut down on injuries. But the best part would be that I could say: "No, we really DO play the games on paper!!"

Winning idea!

(02-20-2016 12:07 AM)MasMack Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 10:44 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  TO AGAIN REITERATE: I'm not advocating for anything (low CUSA ranking or note) aside from explaining Connelley's metrics. Holy ****, just chill and actually read what's posted beyond the article and the dude's analytics.

Is Bill a friend or a family member? Never seen someone so defensive over a random sports writer. To make it stranger, one that in his own metrics, ranks our conference the worst conference in FBS.

I'm not defending anything. I'm just telling you what he does and how he does it. I personally think we were better than the Sun Belt last year, but everything else I've said on this post was simply directing you to the article and the guy's process.

(02-20-2016 09:41 AM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 09:03 AM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  i think he started with our conference because North Texas was ranked 128th in his S&P+.

The average team ranking using his 2015 S&P+ for CUSA was 91.54 with a best ranking of 11 and worst of 128. Sunbelt averaged to 91.9 with a best ranking of 39 and worst of 116.



http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa

Thanks for clearing that up but No Sunbelt in the bottom 10 is laughable. And Houston is 44 while Florida State is 7.

I know ULM is pretty forgettable...and FIU4Ever forgot then in his recap just now, they were at 122.

(02-20-2016 11:53 AM)RedParallax Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 12:07 AM)MasMack Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 10:44 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  TO AGAIN REITERATE: I'm not advocating for anything (low CUSA ranking or note) aside from explaining Connelley's metrics. Holy ****, just chill and actually read what's posted beyond the article and the dude's analytics.

Is Bill a friend or a family member? Never seen someone so defensive over a random sports writer. To make it stranger, one that in his own metrics, ranks our conference the worst conference in FBS.

I'm not defending anything. I'm just telling you what he does and how he does it. I personally think we were better than the Sun Belt last year, but everything else I've said on this post was simply directing you to the article and the guy's process.

I think what people are pointing out is that you spoke so highly of this guy's ratings and yet he ranks the Sun Belt over CUSA(maybe) thus raising a red flag to his rating system altogether.

I'm still not sure if he started with CUSA because he has us rated as the bottom conference, or if he started with CUSA because we have the lowest rated individual team.

(02-20-2016 03:02 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 09:41 AM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 09:03 AM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  i think he started with our conference because North Texas was ranked 128th in his S&P+.

The average team ranking using his 2015 S&P+ for CUSA was 91.54 with a best ranking of 11 and worst of 128. Sunbelt averaged to 91.9 with a best ranking of 39 and worst of 116.



http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa

Thanks for clearing that up but No Sunbelt in the bottom 10 is laughable. And Houston is 44 while Florida State is 7.

I know ULM is pretty forgettable...and FIU4Ever forgot then in his recap just now, they were at 122.

lol, thanks for the correction MTPiKapp.

If we're just talking on-the-field performance in 2015, I'd rate the Belt above C-USA. We had some of the worst teams to ever be labeled FBS.