After the 2001 season, the BCS forced the computers remaining in the BCS formula to remove margin of victory (MOV) as an element in their respective algorithms. The reason, ostensibly, is that it discourages teams from running up the score since they wouldn't benefit from it.
Well, they should've asked all the pollsters to remove their eyeballs so they can only check the scores in Braille.
We're more than halfway done in the 2009 season, and the BCS Standings provides a clear picture: Style points matter. Why else would Iowa be ranked fourth despite being the near-unanimous choice as the top team by the computers?
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Iowa Lacks Style ... And Substance?
Author: SMEX
| Posted at: 8:05 AM |
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