I prefer the metric you have been using for so long you named your first born after it. Maybe if ISU played a big boy schedule they could have been ranked a little higher in Sagarin.
So you prefer Sagarin to judge a team instead of the AP poll?
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I prefer the metric you have been using for so long you named your first born after it. Maybe if ISU played a big boy schedule they could have been ranked a little higher in Sagarin.
So you prefer Sagarin to judge a team instead of the AP poll?
Only if they aren't ranked in the AP Poll and neither team was this year.
So if a team finishes 25th the AP poll is legit but if they finish 26th in that poll you have to use Sagarin? That is weird
So you prefer Sagarin to judge a team instead of the AP poll?
When comparing teams outside of the Top 25 of the AP Poll, yes.
I prefer the metric you have been using for so long you named your first born after it. Maybe if ISU played a big boy schedule they could have been ranked a little higher in Sagarin.
Why? If a team gets enough enough votes for the 25th spot it's legit but if they get 26th it's not?
Hmm... seems like Iowa sure had a "big boy schedule". Three big wins against the B10 west bottom feeders a whopping combined 5-22 in conference not even counting losing to Purdue who had a losing conference record. Momma sure thinks her little yeahbuddy is a bigboy now!! Take it with a "grain of salt"!!
Can't forget about that "huge" offensive display in Madison either!! Sure glad you can hang your hat on wins over OSU, ISU, and Boston College.
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Yes, hence the name Top 25.
I disagree. I think it was pretty obvious ISU was the best team in the state this year
How was it "pretty obvious"?
Well you can look at the Final AP poll and see the difference or you could just watch the teams play this year. Look at the bowl games. ISU went on and beat a top 25 team while Iowa looked like they were playing in concrete shoes against a backup QB
Or you could look at what happened on the field when the two teams played. That is the tiebreaker.
Well you can look at the Final AP poll and see the difference or you could just watch the teams play this year. Look at the bowl games. ISU went on and beat a top 25 team while Iowa looked like they were playing in concrete shoes against a backup QB
Iowa played the 5th hardest schedule in the country this year.
I did watch the teams play this year and Iowa won the head to head (cue your Super Bowl response) and had by far the most impressive win by either team this year.
All bow down to Sagarin, well at least you do :-o. You and Jeffy on a first name basis? Gee... I looked at 247 Sports they had ISU at #23 for toughest schedule, with Iowa nowhere on the list. Hmm.. I guess everything you read on the internet is the truth no matter where you look for it, according to our resident troll yeahbuddy!!
Link?