interesting fact on media choosing sec winners

[joevol320]

they've been correct around 25% since 1992. is that the death nail for us winning the east? i'm not superstitious until i see stats like this.

 

[Chilmonty]

And it was necessary to point this out because.......? :blink:






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[joevol320]

we were picked to win the sec east this year. that's why.

 

[musolfmj]

And to do so this late because....?

 

[joevol320]

because you're a d*ck. no, i kid.

i heard some stats earlier today about how inaccurate sec media is when they pick east and west winners

 

[Special Ed]

They've been correct around 25% since 1992. is that the death nail for us winning the east? I'm not superstitious until i see stats like this.

It's death knell, not nail.
But I'm a 25 percenter, so I'll take those odds.

 

[joevol320]

my biggest worry is georgia. they have a 1st year coach and 1st year QB. we've had horrid track record against those.

knell, that's right.

 

[OrangeIsLife]

They'll be at 50% this year. Wrong on bammer, correct on the Vols.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Their percentage will rise a smidge this year.

 

[LouderVol]

is it they are right 25% of the time on the SEC winner, or the division winner? seems like if you are getting the first one right you are getting one of the second ones right as well.

 

[StarRaider]

when Special Ed corrects you.......

 

[gobraves101035]

We gonna win the East!

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

they've been correct around 25% since 1992. is that the death nail for us winning the east? i'm not superstitious until i see stats like this.

That's just for selecting the overall conference winner.

Alabama is the one facing the death nail. Not us.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

they've been correct around 25% since 1992. is that the death nail for us winning the east? i'm not superstitious until i see stats like this.

this is true for most conferences. media rarely picks the right teams to win the conference. there was an article posted by sbnation today on this very issue.

Most of the time, college football conference favorites don't win their leagues - SBNation.com

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Well any given year it is a 1 in 7 chance. 1 in 3 if you have a respectable idea of judging talent.

The other factors that play into it are injuries, coaching, play calling and of course luck ...we needed a bit in 1998 (Syracuse & Arkansas).

Also you have to consider the homer factor where Georgia coaches will favor Georgia teams, same for South Carolina, etc.

 

[66volfan]

Just means they're due to get one right. Odds are in our favor.

 

[Coach_Z]

I don't see the fuss here. I thought that stat was for overall winners.

They picked Alabama.

We're not Alabama.

That's good for us.

 

[KBVol]

they've been correct around 25% since 1992. is that the death nail for us winning the east? i'm not superstitious until i see stats like this.

*death knell

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

I don't see the fuss here. I thought that stat was for overall winners.

They picked Alabama.

We're not Alabama.

That's good for us.

It is.

We just have people here looking for any possibly negative news. Even if it's not true.

 

[chuck0303]

my biggest worry is georgia. they have a 1st year coach and 1st year QB. we've had horrid track record against those.

knell, that's right.

What the Knell? I say we kick the Knell out of them--all of them. You know how those knellers can be.

 

[ALGator]

We gonna win the East!

Definitely doable. :good!:

 

[Special Ed]

when Special Ed corrects you.......

Most people just tell me to go (correct) myself.

 

[TNDRIVER]

they've been correct around 25% since 1992. is that the death nail for us winning the east? i'm not superstitious until i see stats like this.

I'd be more afraid of the Vern Lundquist curse personally, be glad he is retiring at the end of the year, but now would really be better.

 

[gnm53108]

I don't see the fuss here. I thought that stat was for overall winners.

They picked Alabama.

We're not Alabama.

That's good for us.

No truer words have ever been spoken,

We're not alabama. Thats good for us.

 

[volfanhill]

25% correct isn't bad folks...not great but it's entirely irrelevant