🏈 Simulated BCS Standings for November 29th.

[SoCalPatrick]

 

[OldPlayer]

Relevance? People didn't like the BCS scoring system so why look at it now?

 

[BamaFan334]

Relevance? People didn't like the BCS scoring system so why look at it now?

Gave us a Natty shot against LSU when no one liked it or wanted to see that game again. Alabama fans should be thankful for it.

 

[TerryP]

Relevance? People didn't like the BCS scoring system so why look at it now?

Set 'em side by side with the CFP, AP, Coaches, and it's got its merit. Look at BYU. Fair?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I still periodically check the BCS standings late each season, and much more often than not, it's stacks up really well and usually better (IMO) than the other polls.

 

[alabamajack]

Just for discussion. What if the roles were reversed, and we had only played 4 games. Do you still put us in the playoff picture? I'm torn because I would want us in, but tbh, I'm upset that osu is in the discussion but I do believe that they are probably one of the four best teams

 

[planomateo]

I wouldn't be surprised if the committee uses the BCS to as a data point.

 

[OldPlayer]

Gave us a Natty shot against LSU when no one liked it or wanted to see that game again. Alabama fans should be thankful for it.

Thankful then, irrelevant now. You play by the rules at the time of the game. There's no value in arguing "if we went by the BCS, TEAM A would be in."

 

[BamaFan334]

Thankful then, irrelevant now. You play by the rules at the time of the game. There's no value in arguing "if we went by the BCS, TEAM A would be in."

So you never compare Bear and Saban?

 

[XXL TideFan]

So you never compare Bear and Saban?

No. It’s not fair to either man. That’s just me

 

[OldPlayer]

So you never compare Bear and Saban?

No. The only time I address it is when people ask me to compare them. Different times, different rules, different environment.

 

[TerryP]

I wouldn't be surprised if the committee uses the BCS to as a data point.

Hancock has said they've used the metrics of the BCS, but not the BCS system itself.

I can't remember the team off the top of my head. I do recall a ranking where when asked about that team he mentioned adjusted offensive point per drive and opponent adjusted offensive ratings. (sic) That hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a part of the computer rankings. It's what BCFtoys uses as part of their model. Now, they may not be using a specific computer ranking, but they certainly are using the same data points.

Do you think they've hired outside help to calculate these things? I don't.

 

[planomateo]

I doubt they've hired outside help, the optics on that would look bad imho.

That being said, BCS has a computer element to it, hard to throw that data away if you ask me. There is some validity to it, just like other stats...

 

[TerryP]

There is some validity to it, just like other stats...

Would you agree there's some validity to the polls when it comes to the committee's choices? IE: They see where team A is ranked in the coaches versus team B?

Even better, do you find validity in critiques offered by the media when it comes to the committee's decisions?

In both cases, I do. While they aren't "officially" a part of their process, there's an impact realized or not.

 

[UAgrad93]

I like looking at the BCS for comparison sake. Like to see just how much human element slants the judgement of some polls, ie the AP and Coaches. Also, when the CFP comes out with their standings/rankings, where do they stack up in comparison to the computer model. There are times that I haven't just wondered, "Why didn't we just use the BCS formula to pick the top 4 instead of having to have a committee that would sometimes have a little bias toward their own conference?"