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Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:49 am to Sun God
quote:Even more so when we're talking about 18-23 year old young men.
Humans have this weird thing about not being super consistent.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:50 am to themetalreb
Because transitive property doesn’t take into account matchups. Some teams may be ill-equipped to handle certain things but exceptional at handling other.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:58 am to geauxnavybeatbama
I’ve noticed a lot of the laughers sure do use it a lot…but only when it suits them of course.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:02 am to Sun God
There's billions of variables that go into the outcome of any one game, not thousands
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 9:04 am
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:06 am to themetalreb
Transitive property does not take into account variables.
Edit: Lol should have read further. Already been answered.
Edit: Lol should have read further. Already been answered.
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 9:07 am
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:14 am to themetalreb
Simple. Some teams have the ability to expose a weakness that other teams don't, especially when you have a huge number of variables on a football team. You have facing a QB that absolutely sucks against zone but eats man up, and your defense is primarily play man to man. You are SOL because you are not going to change your entire defense up for one game. You have a left tackle that is flawless unless he is up a DE that has a great chop spin. The other team has a DE who is mediocre except his chop-spin is out of this world. That QB is getting hit all day.
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 9:16 am
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:16 am to themetalreb
Ole Miss:
@Bama 10-24 L
Arky 27-20 W
@Aub 28-21 W
Texas A&M:
Bama 20-26 L
vs Arky 34-22 W
Aub 27-10 W
A&M should be favored right? Based on transitive property. But the problem is A&Ms defensive weakness plays into strength for OM. Matchups matter.
@Bama 10-24 L
Arky 27-20 W
@Aub 28-21 W
Texas A&M:
Bama 20-26 L
vs Arky 34-22 W
Aub 27-10 W
A&M should be favored right? Based on transitive property. But the problem is A&Ms defensive weakness plays into strength for OM. Matchups matter.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:17 am to Sun God
quote:
Humans have this weird thing about not being super consistent.
Respect especially at college age
Throw in the match up issues in college
You can have a future NFL HOFer playing along side future lumber salesman of the year ...and opposing school may have the exact weapon to pick on the weakest link
Posted on 11/3/23 at 10:26 am to themetalreb
I didnt know it was possible to not know the answer to this question.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:53 am to themetalreb
Because teams match up differently.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:56 am to themetalreb
Football is about individual matchups
Posted on 11/3/23 at 12:13 pm to themetalreb
The transitive property actually does work most of the time for predicting W/L but point spreads are another matter altogether with too many variables at play.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 12:21 pm to themetalreb
Texas beat Alabama
Oklahoma beat Texas
If games were played now, Alabama would smoke Oklahoma and Texas.
Oklahoma beat Texas
If games were played now, Alabama would smoke Oklahoma and Texas.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 12:31 pm to jonnyanony
quote:
There's billions of variables that go into the outcome of any one game, not thousands
That's like saying we're made of molecules not atoms.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 1:10 pm to themetalreb
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Why doesn’t transitive property work?
matchups of strengths and weaknesses.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 1:12 pm to themetalreb
because football teams aren't numbers, they're (weighted) random number generators.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 1:18 pm to themetalreb
Something something play the game.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 2:19 pm to themetalreb
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Why doesn’t transitive property work?
1. Matchups
2. Humans are not robots that perform the same task the same each time.
3. Refs (if LSU is involved)
Posted on 11/3/23 at 2:34 pm to themetalreb
Bama lost to Texas
Texas lost to OU
OU lost to Kansas
Kansas lost to Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St. lost to South Alabama
South Alabama lost to Central Michigan
Central Michigan lost to Buffalo
Buffalo lost to Fordham
Fordham lost to Holy Cross
Holy Cross lost to Harvard
Harvard better than Bama at football & academics
Texas lost to OU
OU lost to Kansas
Kansas lost to Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St. lost to South Alabama
South Alabama lost to Central Michigan
Central Michigan lost to Buffalo
Buffalo lost to Fordham
Fordham lost to Holy Cross
Holy Cross lost to Harvard
Harvard better than Bama at football & academics
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