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We have reached the Silly Season in college football. The time when fans of teams in contention to play in the BCS championship game lose their minds.
They attack the schedules of the competition, ignoring any and all quality wins. They trump up their own quality wins, ignoring the cupcakes. They rip opposing conferences, and declare media bias.
Not that any of them are biased, of course.
In this year's Silly Season, we have four prime competitors at present: Alabama, smug and secure in its spot atop the human polls and the BCS standings; Florida State, on the muscle after a series of routs and seemingly in control of its own destiny; Ohio State, defensive and whiny at the prospect of a second consecutive undefeated season still not being enough; and Baylor, the overstimulated newbies who are yapping like an annoying small dog on the heels of the Buckeyes.
There are some Silly Season supporting actors, too. Namely, a trio of one-loss teams that can dare to dream: Auburn, which could present a fascinating argument by beating Alabama Nov. 30 and winning the SEC championship game; Missouri, which could do the same if it wins the SEC East and then takes down the Crimson Tide in Atlanta; and Oregon, which probably would need help from others but nevertheless has a chance to win the rugged Pac-12 at 12-1.
But let's stick with the Big Four unbeatens that currently top the BCS rankings. In an attempt to cut through the spin and short-circuit the Silly Season lobbying, I've consulted the Sagarin Ratings and ranked all 39 of their victories from most impressive to least. Then at the end of this column we'll do some math with the rankings and see how it shakes out. Forthwith:<iframe style="display: none;" allowtransparency="true" id="rufous-sandbox" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>
Click here for the game by game rankings:
Column: To end (or increase) the SOS argument between Bama, FSU, Baylor and OSU fans, I ranked all 39 of their wins http://t.co/tKqeC5kv1g
ā Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 18, 2013
<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>ā Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 18, 2013
We have reached the Silly Season in college football. The time when fans of teams in contention to play in the BCS championship game lose their minds.
They attack the schedules of the competition, ignoring any and all quality wins. They trump up their own quality wins, ignoring the cupcakes. They rip opposing conferences, and declare media bias.
Not that any of them are biased, of course.
In this year's Silly Season, we have four prime competitors at present: Alabama, smug and secure in its spot atop the human polls and the BCS standings; Florida State, on the muscle after a series of routs and seemingly in control of its own destiny; Ohio State, defensive and whiny at the prospect of a second consecutive undefeated season still not being enough; and Baylor, the overstimulated newbies who are yapping like an annoying small dog on the heels of the Buckeyes.
There are some Silly Season supporting actors, too. Namely, a trio of one-loss teams that can dare to dream: Auburn, which could present a fascinating argument by beating Alabama Nov. 30 and winning the SEC championship game; Missouri, which could do the same if it wins the SEC East and then takes down the Crimson Tide in Atlanta; and Oregon, which probably would need help from others but nevertheless has a chance to win the rugged Pac-12 at 12-1.
But let's stick with the Big Four unbeatens that currently top the BCS rankings. In an attempt to cut through the spin and short-circuit the Silly Season lobbying, I've consulted the Sagarin Ratings and ranked all 39 of their victories from most impressive to least. Then at the end of this column we'll do some math with the rankings and see how it shakes out. Forthwith:<iframe style="display: none;" allowtransparency="true" id="rufous-sandbox" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>
Click here for the game by game rankings:
