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HokieAl
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Altimore finally posted some decent stats

But I had to combine and highlight a few things to make them useful. I highlighted the playoff teams and put boxes around the weakest OOC numbers to make it easier to read. He basically took rankings of OOC teams and conference teams to generate a view of strength of schedule. His view was trying to prove that the SEC is better and thus deserves the special treatment. What I see in the data is that SEC and BIG have vastly weaker OOC opponents and they use that to build up rankings and perception. Then the conference as a whole rides the inflated ranking wave when they play each other. Also it is very clear how much weaker the Tennessee and Indiana schedules were this year compared to other highlighted playoff teams.
Posted: 12/24/2024 at 09:22 AM ET

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Altimore finally posted some decent stats
HokieAl 12/24/24 09:22 AM ET
The Big 10 has never been great and the Sec...
HokiePail 12/24/24 08:03 PM ET
According to this...
GopherBill 12/24/24 02:27 PM ET
What I've been saying for years, esp Big 10
WestyHokie 12/24/24 01:17 PM ET
So when Ohio State plays Texas, Bama, and UGA OOC the next few years
reestuart 12/24/24 03:04 PM ET
Future is irrelevant to my point, and BT lost almost all the few good OOC..
WestyHokie 12/24/24 07:52 PM ET
I also gave examples of the past. Point is they play as many good OOC
reestuart 12/25/24 08:40 AM ET
You should know that future schedules don’t mean squat
HokieAl 12/24/24 03:41 PM ET
Sure, it happens, but not all that often. With 9 game conference
reestuart 12/24/24 05:19 PM ET
The problem is, the BT avoids good OOC and its "ranked" teams only play
WestyHokie 12/24/24 08:14 PM ET
Yep, start preseason ranked high, play very soft OOC, then ride the ranking
HokieAl 12/24/24 02:35 PM ET
How is Clemson’s OOC that low???
hokiepro 12/24/24 09:36 AM ET
what rankings is he using? I guess Citadel may be way down in the 200s
reestuart 12/24/24 10:12 AM ET