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re: Did the LSU-Alabama Rematch Really Kill the BCS?
Posted on 7/11/18 at 3:39 pm to LouisianaLonghorn
Posted on 7/11/18 at 3:39 pm to LouisianaLonghorn
quote:computers only spit out what humans program them to.
Computers are impartial. A selection committee can be biased.
If a human thinks margin or victory is important, they'll program that in. If not, it's out. Same goes for a host of other variables, and how much weight, if any, to give them.
And I think it's silly to denigrate the selection committee. They can take all the data and discuss at length. Much like the March Madness committee, who most people believe does a great job.
I'd take a committee of serious people, that review all the data for weeks, to a formula spit out by a computer.
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Posted on 7/11/18 at 3:43 pm to atltiger6487
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I'd take a committee of serious people, that review all the data for weeks, to a formula spit out by a computer.
It boggles my mind that people really think a “computer” formula is some objective truism. I wouldn’t mind if they had it as some part of the process as long as it’s transparent.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 3:46 pm to atltiger6487
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And I think it's silly to denigrate the selection committee. They can take all the data and discuss at length. Much like the March Madness committee, who most people believe does a great job.
I'd take a committee of serious people, that review all the data for weeks, to a formula spit out by a computer.
That’s why the BCS rankings combined both.
It combined two human polls with six computers using very unique and complex algorithms to balance out the bias of the human element with the objectivity of the computers.
And the polls were given more weight.
Margin of victory was a factor in some of the computers, but objective strength of schedule was virtually always the most important factor in the formulas, with many using opponents winning percentage and opponents opponents winning percentage to truly try to figure out who did the best against the best competition.
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 3:50 pm
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