[Husker] Polls??????

[bobbaseballfan at aol.com]

-----Original Message-----
From: reich at inetnebr.com
To: bobbaseballfan at aol.com; husker at tssi.com
Sent: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Polls??????


This isn't a reason to despise the polls.  There is sufficient
basis to have USC at 2nd and Michigan in 3rd.  Many of the top
computer polls do.  One reason is USC's big win over a quality
opponent.  Sagarin has USC 1-0 against the top 10 and 5-1 against
the top 30 while Michigan is 0-1 against the top 10 and 3-1
against the top 30.  USC's victories over Arkansas and Cal stack
up well, even against Michigan's win over Notre Dame.

 
      If all you are doing is looking at won-lost record you have a point.  However, Michigan is indeed technically 0-1
against the top 10 BUT that one loss is to the number one team who they virtually played to a dead heat on the
number one team's home hostile field.  In my mind we still haven't proven whether or not Ohio State or Michigan is 
number one.  Michigan didn't play Hofstra to a dead heat.  They played the number one team in the nation.  I still
don't see how because of that performance they should lose ground in the polls.
 
Bob Beach    

 
 
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