Power 5 Conference Testicle Check

[4down20]

So what i am hearing you say is you are worried your precious SEC would be exposed by playing more conference games?

It's obviously the reason Alabama has had success. No doubt we'd have never won a national championship if we had 9 SEC games.

 

[4down20]

If the SEC was so damned good, why is their collective conference-game record no better than any other conference? (including FCS conferences, I might add.)

You guys gotta make up your mind. Either the SEC is awesome and going to 9 games is something teams are scared of and will make the SoS much harder, or the SEC sucks and going to 9 games would make things easier.

 

[nddulac]

You guys gotta make up your mind. Either the SEC is awesome and going to 9 games is something teams are scared of and will make the SoS much harder, or the SEC sucks and going to 9 games would make things easier.

Actually, going to 9 games would give the conference 9 losses over what they have now - guarenteed. It would also not alter they record in conference games in any season.

 

[NU_FTW]

Actually, going to 9 games would give the conference 9 losses over what they have now - guarenteed. It would also not alter they record in conference games in any season.

7 more losses.... point is valid otherwise.

 

[nddulac]

7 more losses.... point is valid otherwise.

True. I have had too many margaritas tonight. Good catch!

 

[4down20]

Actually, going to 9 games would give the conference 9 losses over what they have now - guarenteed. It would also not alter they record in conference games in any season.

I get it, but I don't use win% SoS metrics.

 

[nddulac]

I get it, but I don't use win% SoS metrics.

Are you suggesting that winning your games is less important than who you play?

 

[4down20]

Are you suggesting that winning your games is less important than who you play?

No, I'm suggesting that win% based SoS metrics are flawed.

 

[The Crimson King]

So was this guy this big of a cry baby at Rivals too?

This kid sucks

 

[The Crimson King]

Washington had zero meaningful games in September.........I'll take our way over that

 

[taupride97]

I count at least 3 Big12 schools that shouldn't be considered P5.

Oh yeah? Counting TTU in that, are we? Please, do tell. Let's hear your reasoning...

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Oh yeah? Counting TTU in that, are we? Please, do tell. Let's hear your reasoning...

Those three would be Vandy, South Carolina and UK.

 

[taupride97]

Those three would be Vandy, South Carolina and UK.

If that's a joke, it is just flew right over me, sorry. He said B12.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

If that's a joke, it is just flew right over me, sorry. He said B12.

Don't tell me you didn't get the irony in that post.

 

[taupride97]

Anyway, he wouldn't be stupid enough to be talking about TTU just because we have been having some down years with mediocre-to-bad coaches. We have over a million in our fan base nationally which puts us at #3 or #4 in the B12, right around the same as WVU, and ranked #33 nationally.

 

[taupride97]

Don't tell me you didn't get the irony in that post.

I am not always the brightest bulb in the batch

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Anyway, he wouldn't be stupid enough to be talking about TTU just because we have been having some down years with mediocre-to-bad coaches. We have over a million in our fan base nationally which puts us at #3 or #4 in the B12, right around the same as WVU, and ranked #33 nationally.

You have to understand that some of these people have had years of ESP1N brainwashing.

 

[4down20]

You have to understand that some of these people have had years of ESP1N brainwashing.

And a basic education.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

And a basic education.

Ya because SEC schools kick ass in academics.

 

[Kelsen]

Ah, so you're one of those who believe that one post-season game defines a team.

Sorry ... carry on.

That's actually not fair.

AG is one of those who believes whatever suits him. Sometimes he just makes facts up; in this thread, he has a fact (about the number of in-conference games), and he makes up conclusions. Sometimes he simply ignores whatever suits him. In this thread, someone asked him to clarify one of his conclusions over and over; he refused without saying he was refusing - passive-aggressiveness. He just kept saying something along the lines of, "I can't believe you don't already know the answer."

One more thing; reality has never been a hindrance for AG when he has a conclusion to reach; if actual information conforms to his conclusion, and he becomes aware of it, he will use it. If actual information refutes his conclusion, he will ignore it. If it is brought to the table and he can't ignore it, he will repudiate it. He starts with the conclusion he wants, based on his feelings, and does whatever he feels like to support that conclusion.

And he never stops, and he never lets facts cause him to give up.

After a few years, you realize that it's a lot easier and more peaceful to put him on ignore. That's not a perfect solution, because there are still a lot of people who reply to him, which can make following a thread difficult. But it works better than reading what he says, and infinitely better than fruitlessly arguing with him. From time to time, I take AG off ignore, but he invariably (so far) shows, as in this thread, why it's still the best solution.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
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