Dear Entire Talk Radio And Internet, Part Deux
These guys LOST TO OLE MISS. AT HOME.
No, Ole Miss isn't magically superpowered because they happen to be in the SEC. Here's where Florida stacks up against Penn State so far this year:
| Rank (Sagarin PREDICTOR) | Team | Result |
| 14 | Georgia | Florida 49, Georgia 10 (Neutral Site) |
| 15 | Ohio State | Penn State 13, @Ohio State 6 |
Looks pretty good so far, right? Not so fast. The next entries for Florida:
| Rank (SAGARIN PREDICTOR) | Team | Result |
| 23 | LSU | @Florida 51, LSU 21 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss 31, @Florida 30 |
Huh. One thing sure seems to jump out at you, doesn't it? But surely this doesn't show anything, right? Penn State hasn't played anybody that good at home, right? Let's expand that section of the table:
| Rank (SAGARIN PREDICTOR) | Team | Result |
| 19 | Oregon State | @Penn State 45, Oregon State 14 |
| 23 | LSU | @Florida 51, LSU 21 |
| 27 | Illinois | @Penn State 38, Illinois 24 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss 31, @Florida 30 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | Penn State 48, @Wisconsin 7 |
| 52 | Tennessee | Florida 30, @Tennessee 6 |
Well, I'm sure we'll figure out some new reason why Florida deserves it more. Keep on trucking, internet warriors!
Comments
The real reason is not magic SEC bonus points. It's magic "Florida won the championship a few years ago" bonus points.
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November 4, 2008 09:33 AM
Don't bash Ole Miss. We're the best 5-4 team in the country. ;)
Although I'm an SEC fan and Big 10 skeptic, I think Penn State deserves to be in the championship game if it goes undefeated. If it plays Florida or Alabama in the BCS title game, though, I think it will lose.
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November 4, 2008 12:30 PM
30 in Sagarin is "good" bordering on "very good". The point was that people are making the magical SEC fairydust argument to explain how Florida lost to #30 at home but somehow claiming that the only reason PSU survived is they haven't played teams as tough. Which, of course, is bunk.
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November 4, 2008 12:45 PM