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RoadRage · 10-10-2003, 05:36 AM

Two games last night, but for this purpose we'll analyze after the Kentucky-South Carolina game, in which South Carolina won by 6.

Top 10 gainers: South Carolina +3.77, UAB +0.64, Virginia +0.63, Georgia +0.53, UL-Lafayette +0.53, Tennessee +0.27; Duke, Oklahoma State, Clemson, and Minnesota all +0.12

Obviously South Carolina won, so they went up. The next five had all played South Carolina; so as South Carolina's fortunes improved, theirs did too, with the differences increases being due to margin of victory and the fact that Tennessee required overtime to settle.

On the next four, earlier this season: Duke was shutout by Virginia 27-0, Clemson had been shutout by Georgia 30-0, and UL-Lafayette had been beaten by Oklahoma State 56-3 and by Minnesota 48-14. There were other fractional gains, but these were the largest and most obvious of the second-order gains, teams who benefitted from the teams who themselves benefitted from the South Carolina win.

On the flip side: Kentucky -4.20, Indiana -0.66, Louisville -0.63, Alabama -0.53, Florida -0.47, South Florida -0.15, Washington -0.12, Connecticut -0.11, UTEP and Michigan State -0.10.

Without an overtime game, the difference between first-order and second-order gains is more apparent.

In light of this analysis, the overtime addends need to be changed back to the original idea, counted as 0-point wins or loses.

Full reversion back to ß2 will be in process today. All changes made in ß3 are being removed.

The moral of the story: tinkering with rules shouldn't be done mid-season.

Quick, someone call NASCAR and inform them of our finding.

10-10-2003, 05:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
RoadRage Stay off the sidewalk! Location: Oklahoma City, OK	Two games last night, but for this purpose we'll analyze after the Kentucky-South Carolina game, in which South Carolina won by 6. Top 10 gainers: South Carolina +3.77, UAB +0.64, Virginia +0.63, Georgia +0.53, UL-Lafayette +0.53, Tennessee +0.27; Duke, Oklahoma State, Clemson, and Minnesota all +0.12 Obviously South Carolina won, so they went up. The next five had all played South Carolina; so as South Carolina's fortunes improved, theirs did too, with the differences increases being due to margin of victory and the fact that Tennessee required overtime to settle. On the next four, earlier this season: Duke was shutout by Virginia 27-0, Clemson had been shutout by Georgia 30-0, and UL-Lafayette had been beaten by Oklahoma State 56-3 and by Minnesota 48-14. There were other fractional gains, but these were the largest and most obvious of the second-order gains, teams who benefitted from the teams who themselves benefitted from the South Carolina win. On the flip side: Kentucky -4.20, Indiana -0.66, Louisville -0.63, Alabama -0.53, Florida -0.47, South Florida -0.15, Washington -0.12, Connecticut -0.11, UTEP and Michigan State -0.10. Without an overtime game, the difference between first-order and second-order gains is more apparent. In light of this analysis, the overtime addends need to be changed back to the original idea, counted as 0-point wins or loses. Full reversion back to ß2 will be in process today. All changes made in ß3 are being removed. The moral of the story: tinkering with rules shouldn't be done mid-season. Quick, someone call NASCAR and inform them of our finding. __________________ Join TFP Team SETI 43K workunits complete, 34 members, more of each needed.