MetroNews: Allan Taylor on the Rankings

[WVBlue]

By Allan Taylor November 16, 2016 at 11:41AM


MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The College Football Playoff (allegedly) dissed West Virginia with a No. 14 ranking. Then Kirby Hocutt (unconvincingly) tried to explain that position relative to two-loss Oklahoma being No. 8 (with essentially the same SOS) and listing the Mountaineers behind three-loss Southern Cal.

Thus, Twitter scorched the committee members as imbecilic stewards of a rigged system, awash in brand bias and conveniently propped up by their subjective eye tests.

Before bashing our human playoff guardians, however, have you checked out the bias-free computer rankings? Remember the ones that previously factored into the BCS, the ones that categorize teams solely based on blind data? They’re still around. and they don’t profile West Virginia any better. Check out the Gold & Blue Lunch Report to see the numbers.


LINK to article and Video Report


http://wvmetronews.com/2016/11/16/computer-rankings-dont-like-wvu-any-more-than-playoff-committee/

 

[HurdyGurdyEer]

I linked to this same Allan Taylor piece in this thread:
OK, someone explain how this system is better than BCS??

You got it first. But I hope that people watch the video.

 

[torontoeers]

Exactly ! 'Thems the numbers'...let's all sit around and sulk in the corner bout it now......

Or ...easy answer. Go out and lay the beat down on the Sooners!

I'm certain it won't be long till the whiners show up in this thread as well...it is an epidemic....

 

[TexasforevEER]

Exactly ! 'Thems the numbers'...let's all sit around and sulk in the corner bout it now......

Or ...easy answer. Go out and lay the beat down on the Sooners!

I'm certain it won't be long till the whiners show up in this thread as well...it is an epidemic....

Let's send dem Sooners home licking their wounds. I would like to put the entire team in the Schooner and head it west with a loss to the Mountaineers to think about along the way.

 

[torontoeers]

Let's send dem Sooners home licking their wounds. I would like to put the entire team in the Schooner and head it west with a loss to the Mountaineers to think about along the way.

H'EER H'EER Warez!!!