I don't think SOS should be that much of a factor. With the 85 Scholly limit, everybody has some good players. That being said, somebody has to be at #119, then working your way up. Sometimes, when you have scheduled somebody, who is usually pretty good, then they have a rash of injuries and some losses, your strength of schedule would be hurt. You have no control what other teams do during the season.

For discussion's sake.

The only teams that would be eligible from each conference

 

ACC

North Carolina

Duke

NCState

Big East

Syracuse

Big Ten

No team

Big 12

Colorado

Kansas St

Pac 10

Washington

Stanford

Washington St

Arizona

UCLA

SEC

Auburn

Tenn

LSU

Florida

:lol: :thumb:

Yes...SOS is just a number. A team could have a low SOS, and still prove themselves worthy. Suppose someone beats 2 or 3 highly rated teams, and then the rest of their games are against cupcakes (or something close). It drags the SOS down, but they've proven themselves against the nation's best on more than one occasion. I'm not discounting the SOS as a useful resource when comparing teams, but it's just one part of the equation...it should never be a set in stone determining factor.

This is from FOX Sports http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/EyeoTheStorm/2007/10/09/Week_7_Strength_of_Schedule_SOS_NCAA_Top_25_Rankings

 

---Team-----------SOS-------Record---Conference

1. Notre Dame-----27.14 ------1-5------Independent

2. Tennessee----- 35.67 ------3-2--------SEC

3. Oregon ------- 43.00 ------4-1------PAC TEN

4. Auburn---------45.86 ------4-2--------SEC

5. LSU------------46.86-------6-0-------SEC

6. UCLA-----------49.00--------4-2----PAC TEN

7. Nebraska-------49.43--------4-2-----BIG XII

8. California-------50.17--------5-0----PAC TEN

9. Wake Forest----52.67--------3-2-------ACC

10. Oklahoma-------53.86--------5-1-----BIG XII

11. Georgia Tech--- 54.86--------3-3-------ACC

12. Kentucky-------55.29--------5-1-------SEC

13. BYU------------55.33--------4-2---MTN. WEST

14. USC------------57.33--------4-1----PAC TEN

15. Florida State----57.50--------4-1-------ACC

16. South Carolina---57.71--------5-1--------SEC

17. Michigan--------58.43--------4-2----BIG TEN

18. Michigan State---58.71--------4-2----BIG TEN

19. Georgia----------60.57--------4-2-------SEC

20. Missouri---------62.43--------5-0----BIG XII

21. Texas Christian--63.57--------3-3---MTN. WEST

22. Oklahoma State--63.86--------3-3----BIG XII

23. Penn State----- -64.14--------4-2----BIG TEN

24. Oregon State-----64.71--------3-3----PAC TEN

25. Wisconsin--------64.86--------5-1----BIG TEN

Yes...SOS is just a number. A team could have a low SOS, and still prove themselves worthy. Suppose someone beats 2 or 3 highly rated teams, and then the rest of their games are against cupcakes (or something close). It drags the SOS down, but they've proven themselves against the nation's best on more than one occasion. I'm not discounting the SOS as a useful resource when comparing teams, but it's just one part of the equation...it should never be a set in stone determining factor.

 

:thumb::thumb:

This is from FOX Sports http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/EyeoTheStorm/2007/10/09/Week_7_Strength_of_Schedule_SOS_NCAA_Top_25_Rankings

 

---Team-----------SOS-------Record---Conference

1. Notre Dame-----27.14 ------1-5------Independent

 

This blog uses a very poor method of determining strength of schedule.

I disagree......a team such as Louisville tries as absolutely hard as they can to make their schedule the toughest it could possibly be.

I disagree......a team such as Louisville tries as absolutely hard as they can to make their schedule the toughest it could possibly be.

 

You know thats not true. You're gonna tell me Murray State and MTSU were the absolute best teams they could get to play them?

 

I'm not saying I wouldn't schedule the same way, but if they wanted, they could absolutely make it tougher.

You know thats not true. You're gonna tell me Murray State and MTSU were the absolute best teams they could get to play them?

 

I'm not saying I wouldn't schedule the same way, but if they wanted, they could absolutely make it tougher.

 

Since teams like Vandy bought out of a contract, and Auburn will not play a home and home?

Since teams like Vandy bought out of a contract, and Auburn will not play a home and home?

 

So 2 of 119 down. Keep looking. I promise they could find at least a tougher team than Murray.

 

Again, I don't blame them for scheduling the way they do (everyone else does the same), but it certainly isn't trying "as absolutely hard as they can to make their schedule the toughest it could possibly be."

So 2 of 119 down. Keep looking. I promise they could find at least a tougher team than Murray.

 

As you know there are many factors into getting teams scheduled week to week. If you know FOR SURE that there was a better team available when UL made their OOC schedule to replace Murray, you not being on the coaching staff may be the cause of UL's problems this year. :thumb:

So 2 of 119 down. Keep looking. I promise they could find at least a tougher team than Murray.

 

Again, I don't blame them for scheduling the way they do (everyone else does the same), but it certainly isn't trying "as absolutely hard as they can to make their schedule the toughest it could possibly be."

 

Keep in mind, they were given very short notice. As we all know, most schedules are made out 2-3 years in advance, it was Murray or nothing...no one has a buy really in that first week.

Yes...SOS is just a number. A team could have a low SOS, and still prove themselves worthy. Suppose someone beats 2 or 3 highly rated teams, and then the rest of their games are against cupcakes (or something close). It drags the SOS down, but they've proven themselves against the nation's best on more than one occasion. I'm not discounting the SOS as a useful resource when comparing teams, but it's just one part of the equation...it should never be a set in stone determining factor.

 

Like I said 20 is to tough, but if a team did beat 2 or 3 highly rated teams it is more than some of the bcs conference champs do. A couple of the bcs conferences don't look to be near as good as the early season rankings were. If they play no one outside of their conference and get in because of bcs affiliation a strength of schedule would force some to beef up their schedule. The playing field needs to be as level as possible.

Like I said 20 is to tough, but if a team did beat 2 or 3 highly rated teams it is more than some of the bcs conference champs do. A couple of the bcs conferences don't look to be near as good as the early season rankings were. If they play no one outside of their conference and get in because of bcs affiliation a strength of schedule would force some to beef up their schedule. The playing field needs to be as level as possible.

 

In any given year, you'll only find a handful (at best) of teams that play, and beat, more than one "highly" ranked opponent. The same can even be said for the pwers that be in the Almighty SEC in some years.

^ So that's who needs to play for the championship.