OSU was ranked #18 in the Vegas Bowl & then dropped out entirely

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Aug 20, 2018
5:07:08pm

CaliWG All-American

OSU was ranked #18 in the Vegas Bowl & then dropped out entirely

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Originally posted on Aug 20, 2018 at 5:07:08pm

Message modified by CaliWG on Aug 20, 2018 at 5:15:11pm

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CaliWG

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The bar that Bronco set against end of season ranked opponents

donnerstag

8/20/18 4:54pm

How many of those teams would have finished ranked had we beat them?

MikeDitka'sStache

8/20/18 4:58pm

The end of season rankings are in parentheses

donnerstag

8/20/18 5:01pm

OSU was ranked #18 in the Vegas Bowl & then dropped out entirely

CaliWG

8/20/18 5:07pm

So is it now better to lose to Bottom 25 teams?

Mr. Scoobs

8/20/18 4:58pm

The sample size is too small to make comparisons

donnerstag

8/20/18 5:09pm

Bronco never had a season like last season. No one has in 40 years

kimdaddy35

8/20/18 5:16pm

The sample size is too small to make comparisons

donnerstag

8/20/18 5:27pm

At many programs similar to ours Kalani would have been fired last year

kimdaddy35

8/21/18 11:50am

Provide examples of being fired if you're going to make the claim

donnerstag

8/21/18 11:58am

2005 finshed #65 which was improvement, 2010 finished #45, Last year = #112.

Mr. Scoobs

8/20/18 5:21pm

Scoobs to the rescue.

8/20/18 6:10pm

He's got a point. Donnerstag is trying to convince us how bad Bronco was in an

BeardedSpock

8/20/18 6:51pm

I don't think he was. He's a data/lists guy. He likes to point out

8/20/18 7:19pm

I don’t like the facts either but that doesn’t make them untrue.

Mr. Scoobs

8/20/18 7:15pm

So what you’re saying is BYU has never been good at beating good teams

franklyvulgar

8/20/18 5:08pm

Correct, and Bronco was worse than average.

SandYFan

8/20/18 5:09pm

And now we lose to both top 25 AND bottom 25.

Mr. Scoobs

8/20/18 5:12pm

Odd way of looking at things as we played many teams similar to those on your

kimdaddy35

8/20/18 5:15pm

It’s more than that. As most of our chances happen earlier in the year the ratings at the time aren’t terribly accurate

NihonCougar

8/20/18 5:32pm

Here are some comparables

donnerstag

8/20/18 5:37pm

Between '06-'15, only 3 of the losses were played at LES

CaliWG

8/20/18 5:19pm

Give it up. Kalani's best win in 2 seasons is against #51 Toledo.

kooogar

8/20/18 7:05pm

Umm, ranked teams don't lose a lot...shocking!

jsjohnson1278

8/20/18 8:10pm

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