by Andrew | Nov 22, 2011 | Other
We were in New Orleans this past weekend for an academic conference. They love the LSU Tigers down there. I love their cajun accents more. Okay, this is weird: my college (Texas) and pro (SF) teams are playing at the same time on Thanksgiving night. And the Niners...
by Andrew | Nov 14, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
Here are the projected playoff matchups that won’t actually be played because the BCS is a ridiculous system. Remember, top 6 seeds go to conference champs, and the top 4 champs host playoff games on December 17: (Seeding and overall ranking listed) #8(4)...
by Andrew | Oct 16, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
I know we’re only 7 weeks into the college football season, but we’re more than halfway there. So let’s take a look at potential matchups for the 2011 College Football Playoffs* (which, by the way, don’t exist). *FYI, you can read about my...
by Andrew | Oct 11, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
The conventional thinking is that spectator sports act as distractions from our day-to-day lives. But sometimes you have to live in the reality, like this past Saturday when my wife and daughter were in our friend’s wedding. Somehow Becky Li thought a...
by Andrew | Oct 2, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
Minor flaw in my rating system that slightly favors independent teams: because conference strength-of-schedule is part of the AI formula, I have to put in something there for independents, so I use their individual SOS. If an independent team has played a really tough...