Comments on: 2009 Out of Conference Schedule Strength by Conference and Team http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/ college football, sports and humor. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:59:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephen Miller http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-8480 Stephen Miller Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:53:36 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-8480 I think you're on to something here. I would like to see more algorithms used on this. Do you have any other ideas? I am actually in school for computer programming and have been extremely interested in writing programs about college for about 3 years. Ironically, I transferred the University of Utah this semester. "he solution is for the NCAA to take over the scheduling and have a round robin across conference schedule for OOC games so that BCS conference teams face each other once over a ten or twenty year span, much like NCAA basketball where conferences have “challenges” pitting teams against each other on a given week." I was thinking it would be nice if the last week we could pick match-ups somehow. Like everyone has to play a team within 5 ranks of them from another conference. Your idea sounds better though. :D Email me if you are interested in the football stats. I would be willing to do a lot of the work while you could come up with ideas. I think you’re on to something here. I would like to see more algorithms used on this. Do you have any other ideas? I am actually in school for computer programming and have been extremely interested in writing programs about college for about 3 years. Ironically, I transferred the University of Utah this semester.

“he solution is for the NCAA to take over the scheduling and have a round robin across conference schedule for OOC games so that BCS conference teams face each other once over a ten or twenty year span, much like NCAA basketball where conferences have “challenges” pitting teams against each other on a given week.”

I was thinking it would be nice if the last week we could pick match-ups somehow. Like everyone has to play a team within 5 ranks of them from another conference. Your idea sounds better though. :D

Email me if you are interested in the football stats. I would be willing to do a lot of the work while you could come up with ideas.

]]> By: rob http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-7872 rob Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:49:31 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-7872 hmmm, so if a bcs team played say tcu or cinci or boise right now, they would fall back in your system. I think the caliber of team is a factor. The way you have this set up, a win against the washington state cougars trumps a win against boise. hmmm, so if a bcs team played say tcu or cinci or boise right now, they would fall back in your system. I think the caliber of team is a factor. The way you have this set up, a win against the washington state cougars trumps a win against boise.

]]> By: Bruce in Austin http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-7441 Bruce in Austin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:03:24 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-7441 This analysis is a decent start. I've often wondered how the various conferences and teams stacked up. The flaws as pointed out above would require much more complicated algorithms involving won/loss records. You need to calculate this for nonBCS conferences too. The perception that the SEC is so great and the Big East and ACC deserve to be BCS conferences is fed by dominance of the Eastern Sports Promotional Network, better known as ESPN. If the Mountain West and WAC were in the Eastern Time Zone they would be BCS conferences. Boise St beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, Utah wailed Alabama last year, and Texas is afraid to play TCU for good reason. The solution is for the NCAA to take over the scheduling and have a round robin across conference schedule for OOC games so that BCS conference teams face each other once over a ten or twenty year span, much like NCAA basketball where conferences have "challenges" pitting teams against each other on a given week. It was a HUGE deal here a couple of years ago when Texas played Ohio St., but no one of that caliber has graced Texas OOC schedule for years before or has/will since. Those games were close and exciting. It's terminally boring to sit in 95 degree heat and watch a 56-10 game two weeks in a row against inferior competition. Texas is #3 right now on the basis of being 2-0 against the Sun Belt Conference. Big Whoop. Surely the NCAA can step in and improve what is far and away the best sports entertainment in the country. This analysis is a decent start. I’ve often wondered how the various conferences and teams stacked up. The flaws as pointed out above would require much more complicated algorithms involving won/loss records. You need to calculate this for nonBCS conferences too.

The perception that the SEC is so great and the Big East and ACC deserve to be BCS conferences is fed by dominance of the Eastern Sports Promotional Network, better known as ESPN. If the Mountain West and WAC were in the Eastern Time Zone they would be BCS conferences. Boise St beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, Utah wailed Alabama last year, and Texas is afraid to play TCU for good reason.

The solution is for the NCAA to take over the scheduling and have a round robin across conference schedule for OOC games so that BCS conference teams face each other once over a ten or twenty year span, much like NCAA basketball where conferences have “challenges” pitting teams against each other on a given week.

It was a HUGE deal here a couple of years ago when Texas played Ohio St., but no one of that caliber has graced Texas OOC schedule for years before or has/will since. Those games were close and exciting. It’s terminally boring to sit in 95 degree heat and watch a 56-10 game two weeks in a row against inferior competition. Texas is #3 right now on the basis of being 2-0 against the Sun Belt Conference. Big Whoop.

Surely the NCAA can step in and improve what is far and away the best sports entertainment in the country.

]]> By: Utah Man http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-7048 Utah Man Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:28:09 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-7048 Hager - Just to clear up a misunderstanding Florida was never on Utah's schedule for this year (2009) or in the near future so they never could have backed out of anything. I believe that Utah would take that game in a heartbeat if it was offered to them. Hager -

Just to clear up a misunderstanding Florida was never on Utah’s schedule for this year (2009) or in the near future so they never could have backed out of anything. I believe that Utah would take that game in a heartbeat if it was offered to them.

]]> By: Hagar http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-6056 Hagar Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:57:14 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-6056 Hookers4Jesus?...you're using that name and talking about credibility?...really? PLEASE list YOUR favorite team and their ooconference schedule;...since you're blasting the Gators and dooming them to the Holiday Bowl, I'm gonna bet you're a Bucknutt...still sore, are ya? yeah, that's understandable. Utah backed out of their game with Florida this year, Troy was a top 30-ish team to start and FSU was in at #18.....Not looking for props on the OOC but its far from what you want to make it out to be. Don't worry, tOSU will still win that all impressive Big11 Title...or tie/share it....since they refuse to create a conference Championship game. If Bama's got the cred, in your opinion, they can bring it to Atlanta for a rematch and that will decide the bigger question! Hookers4Jesus?…you’re using that name and talking about credibility?…really?
PLEASE list YOUR favorite team and their ooconference schedule;…since you’re blasting the Gators and dooming them to the Holiday Bowl, I’m gonna bet you’re a Bucknutt…still sore, are ya? yeah, that’s understandable.
Utah backed out of their game with Florida this year, Troy was a top 30-ish team to start and FSU was in at #18…..Not looking for props on the OOC but its far from what you want to make it out to be. Don’t worry, tOSU will still win that all impressive Big11 Title…or tie/share it….since they refuse to create a conference Championship game. If Bama’s got the cred, in your opinion, they can bring it to Atlanta for a rematch and that will decide the bigger question!

]]> By: NoleCC http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-6025 NoleCC Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:38:53 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-6025 @11, The Gators have a 4th non-conference game in FSU. Although the way FSU's season is going, they might barely be a peg above the others. @11, The Gators have a 4th non-conference game in FSU. Although the way FSU’s season is going, they might barely be a peg above the others.

]]> By: Hookers4Jesus http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-6009 Hookers4Jesus Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:34:43 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-6009 The gators are pathetic. they play, get this.... Troy, Florida International, and Charleston Southern for their 3 Non conference games. WTF. that is some amazing competition. no wonder they get 10+ wins a year. none of those games should count towards stats or w/l column. there is only 2 top 25 teams on their entire schedule right now! Pathetic team. Sec is a joke for the most part. they play division 2 teams to often and get far to much credit them. schedule some real non conference games and then we will see them playing in the holiday bowl if they are lucky. props to Bama for going into Va Tech for one of their non conference games. Bama might be the only real team in the Sec that has any credibility. The gators are pathetic. they play, get this…. Troy, Florida International, and Charleston Southern for their 3 Non conference games. WTF. that is some amazing competition. no wonder they get 10+ wins a year. none of those games should count towards stats or w/l column. there is only 2 top 25 teams on their entire schedule right now! Pathetic team. Sec is a joke for the most part. they play division 2 teams to often and get far to much credit them. schedule some real non conference games and then we will see them playing in the holiday bowl if they are lucky. props to Bama for going into Va Tech for one of their non conference games. Bama might be the only real team in the Sec that has any credibility.

]]> By: Zach http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-4728 Zach Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-4728 SEC is the toughest conference. Three years straight thy have won the national chamionship. Statistics show that every year there's only 2 or 3 teams that finish below .500 no other conference can say that. The only reason the PAC-10 isso good is because of USC who always loses to a nobody late. Florida will repeat as champs making it 4 straight titles for the SEC. SEC is the toughest conference. Three years straight thy have won the national chamionship. Statistics show that every year there’s only 2 or 3 teams that finish below .500 no other conference can say that. The only reason the PAC-10 isso good is because of USC who always loses to a nobody late. Florida will repeat as champs making it 4 straight titles for the SEC.

]]> By: Joe http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-4577 Joe Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:44:22 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-4577 Penn State should be ashamed. What a joke. Penn State should be ashamed. What a joke.

]]> By: Scott http://www.collegegameballs.com/2009/05/20/2009-out-of-conference-schedule-strength-by-conference-and-team/#comment-4510 Scott Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.collegegameballs.com/?p=2170#comment-4510 For FSU, you have them listed with 3 OOC BCS games. They have South Florida, UF and BYU. Though BYU is a quality OOC opponent, they are not BCS. For FSU, you have them listed with 3 OOC BCS games. They have South Florida, UF and BYU. Though BYU is a quality OOC opponent, they are not BCS.

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