I only know of one legit metric. I'm sure there are a lot more than 5 no name or ESPN type metrics that measure SOS though
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I only know of one legit metric. I'm sure there are a lot more than 5 no name or ESPN type metrics that measure SOS though
If you don't agree with Sagarin's rankings, you can't agree with their SOS metric either, as their SOS metric is based on their rankings, not the AP rankings.
You must be looking at different numbers than I am because Penn State actually dropped out of the top-30 with their defensive performance against Memphis. Iowa played 5 games against teams in the top 50. Iowa State played 6 games against teams in the top-50.
I'm using a yards per play allowed, as some conferences play at a slower pace Big10 and some faster Big12. This way it isn't just total yards allowed that hurts Big12 team defenses.
Give me my SOS options then. Sagarin is the only legit one I know and you seem hell bent on discrediting it
Terrible defense?
Nebraska - 66
WV - 75
OSU - 82
Texas - 108
Kansas - 122
TT - 126
LOL, can't make this up. They have a better defense than half the B12.
I'm using yards allowed per game, which should realistically hurt the Big 12. Even with that, Iowa State played 6 top-50 defenses compared to Iowa's 5.
Thanks for the info. Makes Brock's numbers even more impressive
So your argument is that Brock Purdy torched some bad defenses and my argument was that Nate Stanley played poor against bad defenses. What's your point lol?
Brock's worst performance of the year was 15-30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT against the 43rd ranked defense.
Nate's worst performance of the year was 11-24, 99 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT against the 66th ranked defense.
It's mind boggling the things they will do to try to disrespect one of the top QB's in the country. It's sad really
I use the college football playoff poll as the #1 poll. Unfortunately they don't do a post bowl edition, so AP top 25 is good to use. I personally think Sagarin is a joke, their rankings are terrible, nobody uses them.
There is no one absolute SOS ranking, we all know that, but one of @CyTwins two sacred cows is the Sagarin SOS, because it lends to his trolling that he wants to do. I have never seen someone who wants to cling to our schedule is tougher more desperately than @CyTwins.
Well lets be fair, you do the same thing. I don't give a hoot about numbers/rankings/pff or whatever else you looney tunes look at. Its just comical.
Yards per game isn't a good metric if you ask me. If you play a game and you each get 90 snaps, of course you are going to give up more yards per game than a game that has 70 snaps for each team. Yards per play is what tells you what a defense is allowing per every play no matter if they faced 1200 plays that year or 900.
Sagarin isn't a good rating service. They have OSU number 1 right now. That is all you need to know about it.
Nothing is a good metric to you. AP votes, SOS, etc because they don't fit your narrative. Sad
AP top 25 is good, I said it was good. SOS is fine, I just look at multiple of them because each SOS metric is only as good as it's own rankings.
You can run a ton of plays but not move the ball. You can also have an offense that scores very quickly and puts up tons of yards. That's why I use yards per game. Either way, even using your metric, both Iowa State and Iowa played 6 teams in the top 50 in yards per play.
I am talking defense. ISU played two Big12 defenses that ranked in the top 50 in YPP allowed. Baylor and TCU. Every other Big12 team defense was ranked #50 or worse in YPP allowed.