1. Fooling the computers
Five teams from the Big Ten are in the top 20 of this week's BCS rankings.
What they don't tell you is that all five are ranked from 11th to 19th, thanks to low rankings from the six computers that grade strength of schedule. Michigan State, 11th in the BCS, was only 15th in what is called "the overall computer component," but that still was good enough to lead its fellow conference teams. Penn State, the lowest-ranked of Big Ten squads in the BCS at 19, saw a computer component of 17th, second to the Spartans. As for No. 15 Wisconsin, one computer didn't even rank the Badgers in the top 25, and their component came in 24th.
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Five teams from the Big Ten are in the top 20 of this week's BCS rankings.
What they don't tell you is that all five are ranked from 11th to 19th, thanks to low rankings from the six computers that grade strength of schedule. Michigan State, 11th in the BCS, was only 15th in what is called "the overall computer component," but that still was good enough to lead its fellow conference teams. Penn State, the lowest-ranked of Big Ten squads in the BCS at 19, saw a computer component of 17th, second to the Spartans. As for No. 15 Wisconsin, one computer didn't even rank the Badgers in the top 25, and their component came in 24th.
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I sure drank the koolaid and again did not consider Wisc. easy preseason schedule and coaching. To think Wilson was the answer was a large mistake. They are a running team with Ball and have gotten away from what they do well. To get beat by another hail mary goes to coaching and not having your team prepared. Horrible prediction on my part.
