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Chris Low: Who Has Played the Toughest Schedule
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:27 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:27 am
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We’ve added up the opponents’ records (FBS foes only) for all 14 teams and also noted how many of their opponents currently have winning records and how many of their opponents are currently ranked in the BCS standings.
What immediately jumps out at you is that the four teams with the toughest schedules all have losing records. In fact, six of the seven toughest schedules to this point belong to teams with losing records. Texas A&M is the only team in that group with a winning record.
Alabama and Mississippi State, who meet this Saturday in Tuscaloosa, are both unbeaten. But between them, they've faced just one opponent ranked this week in the BCS standings. Alabama beat No. 22 Michigan 41-14 to open the season.
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1. Kentucky
2. Tennesse
3. Missouri
4. Auburn
5. Texas A&M
6. Vanderbilt
7. Arkansas
8. Florida
9. South Carolina
10. LSU
11. Alabama
12. Ole Miss
13. Georgia
14. Mississippi State
This post was edited on 10/24/12 at 11:38 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:29 am to undecided
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What immediately jumps out at you is that the four teams with the toughest schedules all have losing records
I wonder if he considered kentucky doesn't play kentucky
tennessee doesnt play tennessee
auburn doesn't play aubuurn
and mizzou doesn't play mizzou
They don't have that game pulling down their sos like everyone else
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:31 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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Riseupfromtherubble
Dumb post is Dumb
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:32 am to undecided
Not all teams with losing records have the same schedule, so this is a stupid circular argument.
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TN sucks, but not as bad as their record shows, so good teams showing a crappier schedule, because they beat TN is chicken/egg. This will get sorted out at the end of the season.
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TN sucks, but not as bad as their record shows, so good teams showing a crappier schedule, because they beat TN is chicken/egg. This will get sorted out at the end of the season.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:36 am to undecided
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Chris Low: Who Has Played the Toughest Schedule
This is some dumbass logic. By definition losers have a tougher schedule because most of the teams on their schedule have a better record than they do.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:41 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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They don't have that game pulling down their sos like everyone else
We also get Mizzou, UK, and Vandy in November. It will sort itself out. Oct has been a brutal stretch, no doubt, but that's every year.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:44 am to undecided
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12. Ole Miss
Tha fuq?
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:45 am to undecided
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1. Kentucky
Yep, and it shows.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:51 am to undecided
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1. Kentucky
Part of ours as well is Louisville being ranked, Western Kentucky playing very well, and even Kent State being bowl eligible.
But we routinely have one of the toughest schedules, at least in conference. Next year is going to be even worse in terms of SOS. I think our rotating West opponents for the last 5-6 years have routinely been in the mNC conversation when we've had them this season being the exception only because of Petrino leaving. We had Auburn with Cam, LSU in 2007, Alabama, and would've had Arkansas in possibly a season that they could've made a real run had Petrino not been let go.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:56 am to Henry Jones Jr
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12. Ole Miss
You probably wont get credit for losing to Texas and beating Auburn. . . something to do with Mack Brown being a mentor to Chizik
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:12 pm to undecided
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Texas A&M is the only team in that group with a winning record.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:21 pm to undecided
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Texas A&M is the only team in that group with a winning record.
And we haven't even hit the meat of our schedule!
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:22 pm to undecided
Why is Bama on that list? Is Michigan THAT good?
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:24 pm to BigAggie06
A scientific study showed that the ones who lose the most has the toughest schedule. And the ones who win have the easiest...well after the fact anyway.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:24 pm to Guava Jelly
Better than Towson, Idaho and Washington in my humble but correct opinion
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:25 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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I wonder if he considered kentucky doesn't play kentucky
tennessee doesnt play tennessee
auburn doesn't play aubuurn
and mizzou doesn't play mizzou
They don't have that game pulling down their sos like everyone else
Lots of paste eating going on today
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:26 pm to labamafan
Lol. Bama has played 1 ranked (currently outside the top 20) team thus far. GTFO with that shite.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:04 pm to undecided
Having looked at UGA's schedule I'm surprised they're in the top 14.
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