2015 Sagarin Says

[Fast Eddie]

Initial Sagarin Rankings are out. We come in at #48. Northern Iowa 82 and ISUr at 84.


Edit: If you want the old Sagarin Says thread, it be here: http://www.bisonville.com/forum/show...2-Sagarin-says

Sagarin update: NDSU = #51, JSU = #64

NDSU lost 2 games. NDSU lost to Montana # 111 and NDSU lost to S. Dakota # 146

JSU lost 1 game (in OT) to Auburn #36

Did I read that right? Help me understand this, please.

[gumby013]

Sagarin update: NDSU = #51, JSU = #64

NDSU lost 2 games. NDSU lost to Montana # 111 and NDSU lost to S. Dakota # 146

JSU lost 1 game (in OT) to Auburn #36

Did I read that right? Help me understand this, please.

JSU's wins are against teams that suck. That counts too.

[bisonaudit]

Sagarin update: NDSU = #51, JSU = #64

NDSU lost 2 games. NDSU lost to Montana # 111 and NDSU lost to S. Dakota # 146

JSU lost 1 game (in OT) to Auburn #36

Did I read that right? Help me understand this, please.

It doesn't care about counting Ws and Ls. It cares about three things and three things only. Location, quality of opponent, and scoring margin.

[tony]

Sagarin update: NDSU = #51, JSU = #64

NDSU lost 2 games. NDSU lost to Montana # 111 and NDSU lost to S. Dakota # 146

JSU lost 1 game (in OT) to Auburn #36

Did I read that right? Help me understand this, please.

Northwest Missouri didn't lose any games.

If you want to overvalue W-L records, then you probably should stick to Massey. Massey has Jacksonville State rated higher than NDSU... of course, they have the Northwest Missouri State rated higher than Jacksonville State.

[Wally]

It doesn't care about counting Ws and Ls. It cares about three things and three things only. Location, quality of opponent, and scoring margin.

So it does matter they are from the southeast!!

We. Are. Screwed.

[td577]

Sagarin update: NDSU = #51, JSU = #64

NDSU lost 2 games. NDSU lost to Montana # 111 and NDSU lost to S. Dakota # 146

JSU lost 1 game (in OT) to Auburn #36

Did I read that right? Help me understand this, please.

Because JSU is not NDSU. The Bison have a secret weight factor in there just for being the Bison. It sucks if you aren't NDSU, but now you get to see if it matters.

[SDbison]

Sagarin update: NDSU = #51, JSU = #64

NDSU lost 2 games. NDSU lost to Montana # 111 and NDSU lost to S. Dakota # 146

JSU lost 1 game (in OT) to Auburn #36

Did I read that right? Help me understand this, please.

Maybe JSU got points deducted for fat lineman. And its OK for me to say this because I am a fat guy and us fat guys always get points deducted.
*Unless we are in the cannonball contest at the pool.

[Bison 4 Life]

JSU's wins are against teams that suck. That counts too.

Average Sagarin rating of a JSU opponent 151

Avaerage Sagarin of an NDSU opponent 121

NDSU only played 2 teams with a lower Sagarin than JSU's average. USD and Weber.

[mnriverbison]

And NDSU would be #1 in the MWC by a hair.

51. NDSU
52. Boise State
56. San Diego State
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Good thing I didn't wear sweat pants to work today or my Bison boner would be a major distraction. Seriously, having seen this and watched Apply state in their bowl game last weekend, I'm ready to go Mountain West. Even if we don't beat JSU, we are primed for nothing but FCS runs. It eventually goes from fun to beating up on people just because we can. That bowl game looked fun BTW no matter what anyone says.

[Fast Eddie]

Average Sagarin rating of a JSU opponent 151

Avaerage Sagarin of an NDSU opponent 121

NDSU only played 2 teams with a lower Sagarin than JSU's average. USD and Weber.

See Sagarin ratings for the two teams which beat the Bison. How can this be explained?