Andrew Ishak

I got some good feedback after posting my playoff system proposal last week.  One thing that makes this year really strange in terms of proposing such a system is that there have been three distinct classes of playoff worthy teams this year and I think the case could be made that a cutoff after the first . . . → Read More: CompuDrew Rankings – The Three Classes

Let’s take a quick look at the current CompuDrew ratings.  Part 2 of my playoff proposal is below (read Part 1).

So based on Part 1, the top 7 conference champions make the playoffs, as well as the highest-ranked at-large team (I called it a wildcard last week, but I’ll use the popular college football term).  Those . . . → Read More: CompuDrew – Playoff Proposal Part 2

Here are the latest CompuDrew rankings.  The first part of my playoff proposal is below.

Before I detail my playoff system, I should let you know that its biggest strength lies in appeasing all of college football constituencies: the teams, the schools, the conferences, the bowls, and most importantly, the fans.

CompuDrew Playoff Proposal Part 1

Who makes the . . . → Read More: CompuDrew – Playoff Proposal Part 1

Okay, this is a little embarrassing.  I was looking at my formula and I realized that when we get to the end of the season, the combined reward-punishment of both teams playing in a conference’s championship will be negative.  Put another way, the ratings would favor teams that don’t even play in those games.  So I . . . → Read More: CompuDrew Week 4