UT #10 in ESPN rankings

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GoVols817 said:
So bascially the stat symbolizes nothing but yardage given up relative to the average?

So we can determine how good teams are based on yardage alone?

Kinda makes me wonder how Ware and Klingler's Houston teams werent National Champs at least twice, and how BYU hasnt won several...

This is another note we need to send to CPF: COACH, Ignore the scoreboard, win the stat race at all costs, b/c in 5 years, noone cares how you play, just how many yards you gain or give up.
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You're worthless.

It's all based on conference play.

Also, I'm not trying to determine who deserved to win or lose. Yardage = performance.
 
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GAVol said:
...just when I think it's over.
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This is what happens when you let a guy who makes OrangeSquare look like Benjamin Franklin blather on about how a team that didn't lose a game last year is comparable to Peabody.
 
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I get really ticked off when someone comes in here once a friggin quarter and insults my hard work. I've never said my stat is the end all - it's just another way to look at stats.

And yes, in college football, stats can tell a story. I've gone on and on about how I agree that no matter the stat, the teams that wins the game, wins the game. However, when looking back, stats seem to be more trustworthy when looking at preseason prognostication than wins and losses.

Ugh, so, my rant is over.
 
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VolinArizona said:
I get really ticked off when someone comes in here once a friggin quarter and insults my hard work. I've never said my stat is the end all - it's just another way to look at stats.

And yes, in college football, stats can tell a story. I've gone on and on about how I agree that no matter the stat, the teams that wins the game, wins the game. However, when looking back, stats seem to be more trustworthy when looking at preseason prognostication than wins and losses.

Ugh, so, my rant is over.
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Who's that in your avatar? Why does Seth think it's "wrong?"
 
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VolinArizona said:
I get really ticked off when someone comes in here once a friggin quarter and insults my hard work. I've never said my stat is the end all - it's just another way to look at stats.

And yes, in college football, stats can tell a story. I've gone on and on about how I agree that no matter the stat, the teams that wins the game, wins the game. However, when looking back, stats seem to be more trustworthy when looking at preseason prognostication than wins and losses.

Ugh, so, my rant is over.
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The only reason I'm posting back in this thread is this.

I apologize if it seemed I was coming down on your stat. I may have worded my point in a harsh way that came across differently than I wanted it to. It's actually a fascinating statistic, I was merely putting it into perspective before people spun off and used it in the conversation we were having.

That's actually an innovative way to look at a team's performance vs the norm, you posted that at a point I was sick of talking about it, and like I said, I came off wrong, and I apologize to you sir.

Hope you'll accept.
 
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GoVols817 said:
The only reason I'm posting back in this thread is this.

I apologize if it seemed I was coming down on your stat. I may have worded my point in a harsh way that came across differently than I wanted it to. It's actually a fascinating statistic, I was merely putting it into perspective before people spun off and used it in the conversation we were having.

That's actually an innovative way to look at a team's performance vs the norm, you posted that at a point I was sick of talking about it, and like I said, I came off wrong, and I apologize to you sir.

Hope you'll accept.
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Of course I accept. I've been known to do the same thing. I really appreciate you responding and letting me know you weren't trying to be a jerk. I respect that, a lot.

I get that reaction a lot to "my" stat. I've never tried to say the stats should be the determination in wins and losses. I do say, however, that when a team (good example Cal v. AZ State in 2006) gets 2 INTs for TDs and a PR TD in the same game, it tends to skew the actual performance of offense vs. defense.

Anyway, again, thank you for coming in and apologizing - that's what real men do. Seriously, I appreciate it.
 
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GoVols817 said:
LOL... Yes, qualify it, don't just base it on the facts you have, b/c then, oh my God, you may look foolish.

So if the only difference is that they'd "get up", then why couldnt they stay on the field with UGA??? Were they "elated" to be there that day?

And also, if they would be so "up" for an SEC team like UGA and couldnt stay on the field when it was the first game of the year and a first ever meeting, what on Earth makes you think they could compete every year?

Someone, call CPF, make sure he knows that all we need to is "get up" or be elated for every game, b/c I just found out that's the only thing it takes to win, that whole talent and execution this is WAY overblown.
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Gee. Perhaps Georgia was excited about playing a highly ranked team and Florida was sleepwalking against an opponent that hasn't been relevant since any of it's players (or their parents) have been alive.

Now, as for the "facts" that you "have": You look at the way Boise and Vandy played UGA in 2005. Let's look at the way UT and Vandy played Florida in 2006. Both teams played the Gators to within one score. I guess those two teams are really evenly matched and when they meet on the field it should be a real close contest. I can't recall the score of the UT-Vandy game last year, but I can only assume that your logic couldn't possibly be flawed and thus the margin of victory couldn't have been more than a field goal.
 
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