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RoadRage · 12-07-2003, 11:23 AM

Wolfe's up. Only nickel changes in BCS points.

Coaches are biased for the buddies. Media are biased for those the individual sportswriter likes. Computers can be biased for specific qualities in teams, but not necessarily for teams themselves. Throw them all together and hopefully the biases cancel out.

Oklahoma lost to Kansas State (BCS #10), LSU lost to Florida (BCS #15), USC lost to California (computer consensus #39).

Oklahoma's best win is against Texas (BCS #6), LSU's is against Georgia (BCS #11), USC's is against Washington State (BCS #16).

Oklahoma's SOS is #11, LSU's is #29, and USC is #37.

The BCS now has its Nightmare Scenario™: three one-loss teams with legitmate claims for a spot in the Championship, and the popular #1 being left out.

I thought a backroom deal would be cut to get Southern Cal in, but apparently no one told the computers about it. (How do you bribe a computer anyway? Offer it a big-ass upgrade?)

The BCS bigshits ruled out a playoff system at the beginning of the season. Now they'll need one just to keep the Pac-10 (and maybe the Big 10) on board.

12-07-2003, 11:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
RoadRage Stay off the sidewalk! Location: Oklahoma City, OK	Wolfe's up. Only nickel changes in BCS points. Coaches are biased for the buddies. Media are biased for those the individual sportswriter likes. Computers can be biased for specific qualities in teams, but not necessarily for teams themselves. Throw them all together and hopefully the biases cancel out. Oklahoma lost to Kansas State (BCS #10), LSU lost to Florida (BCS #15), USC lost to California (computer consensus #39). Oklahoma's best win is against Texas (BCS #6), LSU's is against Georgia (BCS #11), USC's is against Washington State (BCS #16). Oklahoma's SOS is #11, LSU's is #29, and USC is #37. The BCS now has its Nightmare Scenario™: three one-loss teams with legitmate claims for a spot in the Championship, and the popular #1 being left out. I thought a backroom deal would be cut to get Southern Cal in, but apparently no one told the computers about it. (How do you bribe a computer anyway? Offer it a big-ass upgrade?) The BCS bigshits ruled out a playoff system at the beginning of the season. Now they'll need one just to keep the Pac-10 (and maybe the Big 10) on board. __________________ Join TFP Team SETI 43K workunits complete, 34 members, more of each needed.