Comments on: HLS Top 25 Roulette: #8 BYU https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/ A Notre Dame Football Blog Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 By: Craig https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-212014 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:21:12 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-212014 In reply to PootND.

Oh, certainly, it’s probably an inevitable outcome of the format, particularly if someone takes a certain manic delight in producing it. I’m just wondering if we’ve reached the point where it is guaranteed (and if so, who the candidates are for being dropped).

I could look at various pre-season top 25 rankings and figure it out myself, but I’m lazy and would rather have someone else do it (and unlike certain people, I don’t try to hide that behind a bunch of bluster about Socratic teaching or somesuch nonsense).

]]> By: borromini https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-212008 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:17:12 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-212008 Will there be another Top 10 bomb? With this roulette approach…anything’s possible.

]]> By: SDI https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-212007 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:16:57 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-212007 This sounds reasonable. Look at their schedule, they only play 1 ranked team and they get Utah at home. They might not actually be a top 10 team in talent, but if they are undefeated or only have 1 loss to TCU or Texas, they will be ranked high.

Heaps is a talented QB and will be better than last year.

]]> By: The Biscuit https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-212004 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:10:48 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-212004 I will defend my picks. I will not defend top 10 BYU. But, I embrace Poot’s squirming

]]> By: trey https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-212002 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:57:17 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-212002 Ok, I think the HLS community just about lost every shred of credibility we’ve ever had. Should make visiting this site more fun, though.

]]> By: PootND https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-211999 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:31:19 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-211999 In reply to Craig.

Welcome to doing top 25 Roulette with Biscuit & DMQ

]]> By: Craig https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-211995 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:05:36 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-211995 So, with the entry of BYU into the top 10, I’m wondering: have we reached a point where somebody who’s a no-brainer top-20 team is going to have to be left out because there are 8 or 9 teams for 7 slots?

]]> By: Matt Q. (DMQ) https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-211994 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:05:12 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-211994 In reply to Whiskeyjack.

That’s not nearly as fun though.

]]> By: Whiskeyjack https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2011/08/29/hls-top-25-roulette-8-byu/#comment-211992 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:49:30 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=7676#comment-211992 Use Football Outsider’s stats instead of the NCAA. When quality of opposition isn’t accounted for, the stats are worthless.

The only defensive stat in which BYU outperformed ND was on Passing Downs (10th vs. 17th). By all other metrics, ND had a superior defense.

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