Michigan #1 in SP+...with a huge caveat
Tweet speaks for itself. Bill Connelly never shares this for obv reasons, but it's still fun!
September 19th, 2021 at 4:33 PM ^
It means we’ve been very efficient on offense and defense so far, and the model values the competition we’ve played based on how they’ve performed in other games. The model improves with more data, hence why preseason projections are included at this point.
September 19th, 2021 at 5:36 PM ^
Got it. Thanks!
September 19th, 2021 at 5:03 PM ^
I do not understand why this board so obsessed with S&P
September 19th, 2021 at 5:46 PM ^
It is based on data. It is not based on a non-participant's opinion (people who haven't seen the other team play.) The board is a non-thinking entity and cannot be obsessed with anything.
What should be the object of our obsession and how do you know it isn't the object of our obsession?
September 20th, 2021 at 7:08 AM ^
The board became self aware at 2:14 am Eastern Time August 29, 1997
September 19th, 2021 at 7:57 PM ^
This hasn't happened in at least 15 years:
Massey projections for remaining M games
We might be favored in every game, for now, but the most likely result is still 9-3. But favored in every game hasn't happened in a very long time. Maybe sometime in '06, maybe you have to go back to preseason '98 before ND brought us back to earth.
September 19th, 2021 at 10:33 PM ^
And yet, Florida still lost to Alabama. Metrics aren't the end-all be-all.