[Husker] Cap bowl

[Andrew Smith]

On 1/3/2012 11:49 AM, Steve Reichenbach wrote:
[snip]
> Still, NU was pretty successful stopping a top-10 team both running 
> (except some QB scrambles) and passing (except a couple of big plays). 
> And, on offense, NU looked like it was going to take control for more 
> than half the game. So, despite problems, NU is not that far from 
> being a top-10 team.
[snip]

IMHO, SC is not a top-10 team.  They are over-ranked due to being in the 
SEC during a year when voters are especially in love with the SEC.

Using Sagarin's Predictor version, which is his most accurate,...
   SC was ranked 18th before the bowl.  Their top-40 opponents were:
    #13 Arkansas (also over-ranked by voters)
    #21 Nebraska
    #22 Georgia (slightly over-ranked at #16)
    #27 Clemson (over-ranked at #15)
Though in the SEC, they did not play LSU or Alabama.

SC lost 44-28 to Arkansas and 16-13 to Auburn (#56 and way over-ranked 
at #25 in the BCS).  Their best victory is their 30-13 win over Nebraska.

Go Big Red
Andy