SOS is one of the least useful and most deceiving stats IMO because one or two

Nov 18, 2019
5:01:37pm

bluescholar All-American

really good or really bad teams can completely skew the number. It's hard to understand much of anything about a schedule by simply looking at a barebones SOS.

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I don’t buy SOS under Kalani has been weak. By end of season are the teams

SouthernBlueBlood

11/18/19 4:10pm

If we had Virginia's schedule we wouldn't be 6-4, we'd be worse.

MikeDitka'sStache

11/18/19 4:12pm

Ah- I see 5-7 wins if BYU had that schedule to date. Miami, FSt,

SouthernBlueBlood

11/18/19 4:19pm

I don't buy that SOS is just a subjective opinion based on the other team's

cwilke1

11/18/19 4:17pm

If you just ignore the data and come up with subjective criteria, you don’t get

Mr. Scoobs

11/18/19 4:29pm

I get it. Can’t say you’re wrong based on the facts

SouthernBlueBlood

11/18/19 4:43pm

According to Sagarin, UVA may have the easier SOS to this point in the season

gmj81

11/18/19 4:37pm

Agreed- up to this point

SouthernBlueBlood

11/18/19 4:43pm

Also, Bronco at UVA has a fundamentally different approach to scheduling

gmj81

11/18/19 4:58pm

9 out of our last 21 games were against Sagarin top 30 teams.

Blue Cat

11/18/19 4:53pm

This is the best post because it’s supports me

SouthernBlueBlood

11/18/19 5:00pm

SOS is one of the least useful and most deceiving stats IMO because one or two

bluescholar

11/18/19 5:01pm

BYU will likely have 9 or 10 opponents that are bowl-eligible

Doogal McCougar

11/18/19 5:05pm

60 teams go bowls

run26

11/18/19 5:58pm

Doesn't diminish the point.

basman

11/18/19 6:22pm

It basically means that 9 or 10 of BYU’s opponents are top 60

run26

11/18/19 7:02pm

Now, go look at past seasons and research.

Doogal McCougar

11/18/19 9:06pm

Some teams will even get to 6 or 7 wins which are not top 60, like Liberty for

cwilke1

11/18/19 9:36pm

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