ssckelley
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It would be great if someone went in and added this to the formula to see how much everything changes.
But what are you going to add to the RPI formula to accomplish this?
It would be great if someone went in and added this to the formula to see how much everything changes.
I will agree that someone will always be disappointed, but there is no "gaming of the system" with BPI, Pomeroy or Sagarin. The aforementioned rankings view losing in double OT to Wisconsin as being a better performance than winning by 2 at UW-Green Bay. Or see that beating Minnesota at home by 21 points is a better performance than winning by 3 on the road at Arkansas-Little Rock.
No one is mad at other schools (at least they shouldn't be). Non-conference scheduling needs to be taken very seriously, way more seriously than Iowa has in the past. And I'm not talking about just loading up with a slate of Duke, Kentucky, UCLA in the non-con. I mean by targeting a schedule that lessens (as much as possible) any games against teams 250+ in the RPI. It means scheduling road games in the non-con against crappy teams solely for the potential RPI boost from getting a road win.
But what are you going to add to the RPI formula to accomplish this?
You all are way over dramatizing the RPI. The committee sent a message to power conferences. Win a big game on the road. Don't lose to low ranked teams on the road. Beat several top contenders. Don't pad with really bad teams. Changing RPI wouldn't change the above. Imagine what would happen to tourney quality if teams like Iowa were rewarded. The new bar would be 26 wins and many of those against really bad teams.
Like it or not, we all love watching the cinderellas unless they are playing our team. Most of the nation loved NSU's unbelievable win against Iowa. Except for us.
To weaker conference teams. Take care of your business.
You all are way over dramatizing the RPI. The committee sent a message to power conferences. Win a big game on the road. Don't lose to low ranked teams on the road. Beat several top contenders. Don't pad with really bad teams. Changing RPI wouldn't change the above. Imagine what would happen to tourney quality if teams like Iowa were rewarded. The new bar would be 26 wins and many of those against really bad teams.
Like it or not, we all love watching the cinderellas unless they are playing our team. Most of the nation loved NSU's unbelievable win against Iowa. Except for us.
To weaker conference teams. Take care of your business.
Is everyone missing the point here as to the reason Fran scheduled these cupcake teams? He was not sure we would have a chance to make the tourny this year with such a young team to he scheduled the easy wins so they would know what winning was like. I am pretty sure he will set up a much better OOC next year.
Is everyone missing the point here as to the reason Fran scheduled these cupcake teams? He was not sure we would have a chance to make the tourny this year with such a young team to he scheduled the easy wins so they would know what winning was like. I am pretty sure he will set up a much better OOC next year.
Scoots, it seems Fran didn't schedule soft enough. If he would have replaced two 300+ cupcakes with DII schools or NAIA teams, the hawks would have been in. That is the part I have a really hard time with.
so many of these teams would never make the NCAA if they played in the big ten - yet they schedule 2 good non con games and don't even win them - then got 14-2 in some cake conference.
and they are in... its absurd.
Why do I have a hard time with it? Because it is exploiting an unintended loophole. Because it is dishonest. I am not surprised you do not have a hard time with it.
ILLtrollhawk, Perhaps you missed the bit about schools playing DII or NAIA schools to pad wins, but not get counted against RPI strength of schedule. That is what I am bent about. That is how the mountain west gamed the system and go so many BS bids.
Tell me again who the good wins on Boise State or Middle Tennessee's schedule are.
As for your username, a spade is a spade to me. No name calling there.
vs. Non-DI teams
Home Win = .5
Home Loss = 2
Road Win = 1
Road Loss = 1