Somehow behind Auburn and 10 spots behind Wisky, 8 behind Iowa. Joke.
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Tells you how garbage FPI is if it produces rankings that put Texas at #6 and us behind Auburn a team that we were clearly superior to...
Somehow behind Auburn and 10 spots behind Wisky, 8 behind Iowa. Joke.
Somehow behind Auburn and 10 spots behind Wisky, 8 behind Iowa. Joke.
Yes it always looks bad for us because we don’t blow teams out. That’s about it. I don’t know the formula but it appears biased in favor of offense. There is a grain of truth in that our style of football leaves little margin for error, see our games against MSU and OSU. So we are not a superpower but still underestimated.isn’t the power index different than ratings?
Assume this is stat data based
Yes, but it is nonsense. You could probably win every game 7-0 and wouldn’t be in the top ten because you didn’t score. Forget that you shutout every team.isn’t the power index different than ratings?
Assume this is stat data based
Stop complaining. Have nothing and like it!
Somehow behind Auburn and 10 spots behind Wisky, 8 behind Iowa. Joke.
if you really want to see ESPN's ignorance towards NU, check out Schlabach's "Way-to-early 2021 top 25". In it, he leaves Northwestern out entirely but ranks Indiana (at 10!), Iowa, Wisconsin and Penn State. Unbelievable to me that he'd take a top 10 2020 team and leave them unranked going into next season. Pathetic.
Nu'sQB is ? Why would anyone get upset about a ranking for next year when no one knows what the roster will look like at this timeif you really want to see ESPN's ignorance towards NU, check out Schlabach's "Way-to-early 2021 top 25". In it, he leaves Northwestern out entirely but ranks Indiana (at 10!), Iowa, Wisconsin and Penn State. Unbelievable to me that he'd take a top 10 2020 team and leave them unranked going into next season. Pathetic.
Yes I saw that too, laughed and went about my day.if you really want to see ESPN's ignorance towards NU, check out Schlabach's "Way-to-early 2021 top 25". In it, he leaves Northwestern out entirely but ranks Indiana (at 10!), Iowa, Wisconsin and Penn State. Unbelievable to me that he'd take a top 10 2020 team and leave them unranked going into next season. Pathetic.
Agree the teams that were rated above us in the big 10 all have significant number of key players and starters returning and we don't
Agree the teams that were rated above us in the big 10 all have significant number of key players and starters returning and we don't
Not sure why everyone gets so upset about this. The rankings for this year are obviously based on a formula, and based on how the rankings came in, I would say that it's pretty evident to anyone that it's a bad formula.
I can argue it. I keep hearing we lose our QB. So do half the teams in the ranking. We lose a boatload of other starters again, so go a lot of other schools.
I doesn’t bother me much, but it is still bias. The pundits conventional wisdom is NU over achieves when they win. We recruit lower ranked players and we win solely because of Fitz. Other schools get the benefit of the doubt based solely on perceived recruiting ratings. Nu was as athletic on the defensive side of the ball as anyone in the B1G outside of its champion.
For next year, I get why we aren't ranked at this point. We have a lot of questions to answer. We lose our starting QB, all of our top receivers, our two star LB's, our lockdown corner, a few defensive lineman, and a veteran safety who has started for us pretty much his entire career. We have depth, but a lot of it is unproven.
I believe we can be a good team next year, but I can't argue with someone ranking us outside the top 25 at this moment. These rankings really don't matter either.
Not sure why everyone gets so upset about this. The rankings for this year are obviously based on a formula, and based on how the rankings came in, I would say that it's pretty evident to anyone that it's a bad formula.
For next year, I get why we aren't ranked at this point. We have a lot of questions to answer. We lose our starting QB, all of our top receivers, our two star LB's, our lockdown corner, a few defensive lineman, and a veteran safety who has started for us pretty much his entire career. We have depth, but a lot of it is unproven.
I believe we can be a good team next year, but I can't argue with someone ranking us outside the top 25 at this moment. These rankings really don't matter either.
This is a slap in the face to Fitz and the returning players. Brandon Joseph took notice on Twitter. More motivation for the Cats.Nu'sQB is ? Why would anyone get upset about a ranking for next year when no one knows what the roster will look like at this time
Well said. This is exactly how I feel. They don't matter much. And bring it on.Not sure why everyone gets so upset about this. The rankings for this year are obviously based on a formula, and based on how the rankings came in, I would say that it's pretty evident to anyone that it's a bad formula.
For next year, I get why we aren't ranked at this point. We have a lot of questions to answer. We lose our starting QB, all of our top receivers, our two star LB's, our lockdown corner, a few defensive lineman, and a veteran safety who has started for us pretty much his entire career. We have depth, but a lot of it is unproven.
I believe we can be a good team next year, but I can't argue with someone ranking us outside the top 25 at this moment. These rankings really don't matter either.
2016 was ok after the early season pants poopingSeems like several times we’ve followed up a great season by laying an egg. 2001, 2013, 2016, 2019. Need to avoid those years where we disappoint preseason rankings.