Louisville win streak ends at 28 ...

[GoneGolfin]

I don't see how us not playing would affect our rpi in the least.

April Fool's, right?

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

See the other thread (Cajun OWP). You will see how our RPI has been changing on a daily basis ... and this is without factoring in the OOWP changes. Most of the RPI is driven by how our opponents fare ... hence I focus on the OWP.

At this point, we benefit most when our weakest opponents win.

Brian

[DieHard1280]

April Fool's, right?

Brian

Not really. Maybe I'm dense, but how does the simple virtue of the Cajuns not playing (ignoring PEP, OOWP, OOO...WO, etc ) affect their rpi? In and of itself, how does the Cajuns not playing affect their rpi? I know their WP doesn't go up if they don't play, but it doesn't go down, either. Or am I missing something? If I am, please let me know.

[Turbine]

I'm no pert past or future, , , but "your" winning percentage is only a portion of you "your" RPI.

It is my understanding that your RPI can be affected when your previous oppontents win or lose and when your previous opponents-opponents win or lose.

[GoneGolfin]

Not really. Maybe I'm dense, but how does the simple virtue of the Cajuns not playing (ignoring PEP, OOWP, OOO...WO, etc ) affect their rpi?

With all of the talk about RPI and the OWP threads, I seriously thought you were pulling my leg.

How can you ignore OWP and OOWP?

OWP is the RPI ... and OWP + OOWP is 75% of the RPI.

Brian

[DieHard1280]

With all of the talk about RPI and the OWP threads, I seriously thought you were pulling my leg.

How can you ignore OWP and OOWP?

OWP is the RPI ... and OWP + OOWP is 75% of the RPI.

Brian

Lol. No. I realize you can't ignore it. You've shown how big a part of rpi it is. I only mentioned what I did because RaginScotsman asked how not playing this week affected the rpi and their standing.

[CajunEXPRESS]

See the other thread (Cajun OWP). You will see how our RPI has been changing on a daily basis ... and this is without factoring in the OOWP changes. Most of the RPI is driven by how our opponents fare ... hence I focus on the OWP.

At this point, we benefit most when our weakest opponents win.

Brian

There is just something wrong with a system that rewards failure. I understand that losing to an outstanding team is no disgrace, but you lost. I understand beating an average to below average team is nothing to brag about, but you won. Taking all that into account it is simply wrong to reward a team with a bad record simply because they lose to better teams.

I mean the only difference is that UL does not get to play Bama and Florida home and away every other season, but hey if we did and lost we could say yea but look who we lost to give us a regional, reward our loses with high rank. I guess saying is at some point common sense should kick in. ANYONE IS LIKELY TO LOSE A SERIES OR GET SWEPT BY some of these teams, it does not mean you are good or bad, only that you lost to a better team, something the 300th worst team could do.

[GoneGolfin]

Lol. No. I realize you can't ignore it. You've shown how big a part of rpi it is. I only mentioned what I did because RaginScotsman asked how not playing this week affected the rpi and their standing.

The only way your RPI does not change is if all of the below occur ...

1) You do not play any games
2) Your opponents do not play any games
3) The opponents of your opponents do not play any games

There is rarely a day during the week where the Cajuns' RPI does not change.

Note that the above does not mean that your RPI rank cannot change. This is only guaranteed to be the case if there are no NCAA Div. I games played.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

There is just something wrong with a system that rewards failure. I understand that losing to an outstanding team is no disgrace, but you lost. I understand beating an average to below average team is nothing to brag about, but you won. Taking all that into account it is simply wrong to reward a team with a bad record simply because they lose to better teams.

I mean the only difference is that UL does not get to play Bama and Florida home and away every other season, but hey if we did and lost we could say yea but look who we lost to give us a regional, reward our loses with high rank. I guess saying is at some point common sense should kick in. ANYONE IS LIKELY TO LOSE A SERIES OR GET SWEPT BY some of these teams, it does not mean you are good or bad, only that you lost to a better team, something the 300th worst team could do.

Such is the folly that is the RPI system.

Brian

[CajunRed]

It would be very easy for some teams to have great records just playing the Prairie View A&Ms and Maines of the world. They'd look good on paper, but would have proved NOTHING...having played NO ONE.

So, yes, if we play a Bama or Arizona on the road and lose by one, we accomplished more than beating Prairie View by 8 at home.