For those that suggest Stanford should be over undefeated TOSU

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Wisconsin ranked #17
Texas ranked #24

I don't see that as some state secret that you stumbled upon by detective work.

I think it is a pretty common consensus.

 

[The Authority]

They may not get ranked over osu, but they are certainly better. So is baylor.

Yes Stanford certainly proved that by losing to a below .500 team.

 

[The Authority]

It is NOT a transitive property.

The transitive property is suggesting that if A>B and B>C then A would beat C.

That doesn't work in colleg football.

But, this is not a transitive property question.

This is two teams playing one opponent in common.


Admittedly the sample is tiny, but opponents in common is a valuable indicator.

And since the coach of Cal gets a vote, it can actually have a direct effect on the polls.

It works the same way as transitive property. It tells you nothing.

Michigan st and Michigan has a common opponent in Notre Dame. How did that work out?

 

[sakau2007]

It is NOT a transitive property.

The transitive property is suggesting that if A>B and B>C then A would beat C.

That doesn't work in colleg football.

But, this is not a transitive property question.

This is two teams playing one opponent in common.

Using common opponents and the transitive property are essentially the same thing. Do you see why?

If not, just in your transitive theorem up there, let B be a common opponent of teams A and C. Using the results of these games with team B in any way to determine some kind of relationship between teams A and C is using the transitive property.

 

[NativeWebfoot]

It works the same way as transitive property. It tells you nothing.

Michigan st and Michigan has a common opponent in Notre Dame. How did that work out?

Also OR St won @ Utah in OT.Utah spanked Stanford. Then Stanford beat OR St by 8 pts. Then Stanford mauled Oregon. How do you figure that out? OR St won't play Oregon 'til the end of the season.