Auburn #2 and LSU #29. give me a break. i guess Auburn was more impressive than their 31-0 win over a crappy ULM team looks on paper. no wait, maybe it was the thrashing of Miss St. (which hasn't one an SEC game in what seems like years). Auburn must be a 2 touchdown favorite?
the computers always work themselves out by the end of the year most of the time, its not something to worry about unless we beat auburn and still stay behind them in the computer(first post as a contributor, cool):thumb:
The reason? LSU's opponents are a combined 0-2 in games not against LSU. Auburn's opponents are a combined 1-0. That's what has them on top right now. Don't sweat it. By the next couple of weeks, things will start to sort itself out.
Yeah Colley starts everybody off even, so you get really weird results early on, like Stanford being #1 right now. I don't think we need to pay attention to any of this until after the Florida game. If LSU is undefeated, then it will be important to see where we are in all the polls at that very point, cuz we running the table after that, including the SEC CG.
Roughly guesstimating, a win over Auburn should put LSU #3 in the BCS standings (with 4 of the 6 computer polls reporting results so far), behind USC and Miami. We are currently #6. Wolfe won't show results until Oct. 18, which is ok, it's the bye week after the Florida game. Not sure about Anderson&Hester, probably about the same time.
I created a little program simulating the BCS. Here's the link: Unofficial BCS Standings I have to use the main site's Massey Ratings, because I refuse to pay $25 dollars for the actual BCS standings. Hopefully they'll make access to that page public when the BCS standings start coming out in mid-October. On a side note, I look for Anderson & Hester sometime toward the end of this month, because--if you notice--last year's started on the 28th of September.
Man-o-man, that is some sweet format you got there. I had to give you a rep point after I seen that. I was just looking at Rich Tellshow's site and you beat the living crap out of his format. Oddly enough, your computations are almost exactly .010 off on the final BCS scores for everyone. The only thing I might add to it, is the average of the computer polls. For instance, LSU would be an average of 17 (make it that much easier to see how you arrive at .68, e.g.). I like the strikeouts on the low and high comp scores. You need to have this posted permanently somewhere on tigerforums for us to go look up at all times (as a link). Of course I already bookmarked you, but it would be nice for other members.
Colley is the computer poll that LSU would beat out USC for 2nd place (OU was a sound #1 even after the loss to K-State) only if Syracuse was to beat Notre Dame. And it was known before the games played that weekend.
i sleep easier at night knowing you fellas are working out the math and will have it ready for me when i start to care in a month or two.
