2014 BB: Louisiana vs McNeese

[GoneGolfin]

To quote Vinny Barbarino,"I'm so confused". It was much easier for me to decipher hydrologic flow charts & figure river currents in MCF/sec. than the college RPI. I appreciate your breaking it all down, but the more I try to get it, the more I see big problems with it.

Certainly there are big problems with it … as I have discussed ad nauseum for several years. But if you had to summarize all of these problems succinctly, you can simply say that RPI does a poor job of evaluating SOS … which is the principal component of the formula (nearly 75%).

Just looking down the list of teams their records, & seeing the conferences they play in, it appears that the major conferences have figured out a way to game the system all over again.

If by "gaming the system" you mean simply maintaining the existing system … then yes. The system is already in their favor and they obtain these advantages by simply doing nothing … except ensuring that it stays in place.

But I have a different definition of gaming the system (RPI). Because of the formula, there are many angles available to use the system to your advantage (if you really understand the system).

Two glaring examples to me are Ole Miss & Stanford. Ole miss is in the top 8 RPI with a fair but not great record & may actually get a national seed at this rate simply by being in the SEC. Same thing with Stanford. I think they have a losing record & a 36 RPI. Yet no one in the Pac-12 is even in the RPI top ten.

I want to be clear that it can certainly be legitimate for a team to have a 27-8 record … or a 20-10 record for that matter … and be considered a Top 8 team. It all depends on the strength of schedule played. The problem is that RPI does not measure SOS well.

As for Ole Miss being a national seed … if the season ended today, they would not be a national seed. Alabama and South Carolina would be national seeds from the SEC … with Florida/Kentucky/Vanderbilt as a possible third. Stanford would not make the field of 64 … as they do not have a winning record. Stanford is where they are RPI-wise because they played a brutal non-conference schedule. Their overall SOS is #2 in the country. They have not yet ventured far into their Pac-12 schedule.

Brian

[CajunT]

I thought he said two weeks ago on Bitter's show it was his throwing shoulder, but I could be mistaken. I didn't go to the DC lunch this week. Hopefully he returns to action soon.

Last nite he stated it was tendinitis in his throwing arm. Said that same thing as the Diamond Club luncheon. No big deal, he sits this weekend again.

[ZoomZoom]

Back to the thread, nothing on their "geaux cowboys" site about game. Thought some broke back would have complained about Louisiana on the jerseys, but nope.

[Hammer58]

Back to the thread, nothing on their "geaux cowboys" site about game. Thought some broke back would have complained about Louisiana on the jerseys, but nope.

Oh you can bet they are whining. They are likely doing it in a moderators folder that is hidden from public view.

[leeman]

why are there 10,000 views on a Mcneese thread?.. We need to move on.

[McNeese72]

Oh you can bet they are whining. They are likely doing it in a moderators folder that is hidden from public view.

Nope. No hidden moderator forums. No whining. You guys are good. We accepted our beating and moved on.

Doc

[cajunhawk]

Nope. No hidden moderator forums. No whining. You guys are good. We accepted our beating and moved on.

Doc

I'm guessing ya'll had too...the fields won't farm themselves...