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vegetagd
| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
| Location: | Austin |
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| Registered on: | 10/21/2018 |
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re: Sagarin strength of schedule ranking for the College Football Playoff Top 10
Posted by vegetagd on 11/1/18 at 11:55 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Pay attention. We're discussing the reason why Alabama is ranked number one.
I think you're missing the confirmation bias. You can't reference and validate a source (Sagarin) that claims Alabama's SOS is 60 without validating that LSU is the 8th best team in the country.
Do you believe both of the following?
Alabama has the 60th strongest SOS (or worse) in the country?
LSU is the 8th ranked (or worse) team in the country?
If you don't, you've instantly undermined Sagarin's algorithm and can't cite it as evidence of Alabama's weak schedule.
I personally think LSU's schedule has been significantly more challenging than Bama's, but that isn't enough to preclude Alabama from being considered the best team in the country at the moment.
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Legit question for the OP:
IF you give credibility to Sagarin by citing his SOS ratings in which Alabama's SOS is 60 and LSU's is 6, aren't you (by default) giving credibility to his overall rankings in which Alabama is 1 and LSU is 8? It doesn't seem to me that you can cherry pick data from his model while excluding other relevant details.
IF you give credibility to Sagarin by citing his SOS ratings in which Alabama's SOS is 60 and LSU's is 6, aren't you (by default) giving credibility to his overall rankings in which Alabama is 1 and LSU is 8? It doesn't seem to me that you can cherry pick data from his model while excluding other relevant details.
re: Nick Saban eats American Cheese and French BBQ
Posted by vegetagd on 10/31/18 at 9:13 pm to lakelanier
Haha, love it!
This is a great board. Probably the best of all the teams that Alabama regularly plays. Good fans, knowledgeable, tons of passion and loyalty.
You guys have a very good and proven football team. I think Alabama is a fine team as well, but we haven't dealt with much adversity nor have we played an amazing team yet.
This is going to be a big challenge for us and should make for a fantastic game. Best of luck!
You guys have a very good and proven football team. I think Alabama is a fine team as well, but we haven't dealt with much adversity nor have we played an amazing team yet.
This is going to be a big challenge for us and should make for a fantastic game. Best of luck!
re: Just so we’re on the same page - Bama fans think they will blow us out by 50
Posted by vegetagd on 10/22/18 at 9:57 pm to geauxtigahs87
This individual isn't representative of all Alabama fans.
The reality is that we've absolutely obliterated average competition and LSU has handily defeated excellent competition.
It's sometimes tricky to gauge which team is better in these situations. I'd suggest that LSU would be favored if Jalen starts and Alabama would be favored if Tua starts so what it's likely going to come down to is how good Tua plays.
The reality is that we've absolutely obliterated average competition and LSU has handily defeated excellent competition.
It's sometimes tricky to gauge which team is better in these situations. I'd suggest that LSU would be favored if Jalen starts and Alabama would be favored if Tua starts so what it's likely going to come down to is how good Tua plays.
re: A look at Bama's opponents thus far.
Posted by vegetagd on 10/22/18 at 4:50 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Mizzou was actaully hanging with them pretty well for about a quarter and a half until their best defensive player got ejected for targeting.
First time poster and bama fan here. Crunching some numbers and the quality of LSU's schedule is far far above Bama's thus far. Our two quality wins (A&M and Missouri are both solid teams) give glimpses into the upside for this team but in no way suggest that we can beat LSU at home.
I think we're in for a tough game and could easily take our first L. Looking forward to a good battle.
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