Comments on: Bleh. http://meanlilblackandgoldgirl.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/bleh/ Football, other sports I occasionally think about, and other stuff Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: princesswvu http://meanlilblackandgoldgirl.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/bleh/#comment-77 princesswvu Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:17:00 +0000 http://meanlilblackandgoldgirl.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/bleh/#comment-77 Yep, no rational argument for South Florida anywhere. Oh, except for that pesky strength-of-schedule thing all the empty headsets ramble on about... Five of the six computer rankings had the Bulls on top, with the Billingsley formula putting USF second behind Ohio State. With the high and low marks thrown out, that gave USF the maximum value in that component - enough to jump Boston College. The Bulls finished with an 0.920 score (1.000 being perfect), while BC tallied 0.8906. "They've only played one team that's below .500," said analyst Jerry Palm of CollegeBCS.com, noting a USF run that includes wins against No. 9 West Virginia and No. 17 Auburn. "Ohio State has played Akron and Minnesota. Boston College has played Army and N.C. State and Notre Dame. Right now USF's schedule is better." Yep, no rational argument for South Florida anywhere. Oh, except for that pesky strength-of-schedule thing all the empty headsets ramble on about…

Five of the six computer rankings had the Bulls on top, with the Billingsley formula putting USF second behind Ohio State.

With the high and low marks thrown out, that gave USF the maximum value in that component – enough to jump Boston College. The Bulls finished with an 0.920 score (1.000 being perfect), while BC tallied 0.8906.

“They’ve only played one team that’s below .500,” said analyst Jerry Palm of CollegeBCS.com, noting a USF run that includes wins against No. 9 West Virginia and No. 17 Auburn.

“Ohio State has played Akron and Minnesota. Boston College has played Army and N.C. State and Notre Dame. Right now USF’s schedule is better.”

]]> By: wordnerd http://meanlilblackandgoldgirl.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/bleh/#comment-75 wordnerd Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:26:26 +0000 http://meanlilblackandgoldgirl.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/bleh/#comment-75 Anxious to hear your thoughts...I have plenty of my own. South Florida. Yeah. Because the BCS is a good thing. Yeah. Anxious to hear your thoughts…I have plenty of my own. South Florida. Yeah. Because the BCS is a good thing. Yeah.

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