How else can you explain 3 of the top 4 teams losing? ...and 8 top 25 teams overall going down. Seriously, though....weird weekend for CFB.
I can only assume this weekend is a result of the election results
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Here's a weird thought. UF is in complete control of their destiny. Win out, you're in the CFB playoffs.
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Under that unlikely scenario, Alabama probably gets in too, assuming the SECCG is their only loss.
Yes, it's unlikely, BUT it's unlikely that UNRANKED, Pitt beats Clemson, Iowa beats Michigan and USC beats Washington.
While it does make me throw-up in my mouth a little bit, I'd kinda love it if you guys beat Bama in the SECCG.
Go Navy!Here's weird thought. UF is in complete control of their destiny. Win out, you're in the CFB playoffs.
If both Clemson and UL win out, there could very well be 2 ACC teams in the Playoffs
#1 Bama vs #4 UL
#2 Clemson vs #3 Mich/OSU
it's not my fault they suck even more this year... name all the elite teams just blowing it down this year ill wait
Not sure I would trust any of Silver's predictions after how bad he missed in the 2014 and 2016 elections.
At one time, he was the gold standard for political polling. I wonder if people have become so media savvy that they refuse to answer questions when they are polled? That seems like what happened this year?
As for statistical modeling of probabilities, those projection are a lot less subjective. That said, small probabilities do happen some times. In 2009, my house was flooded even though I am in a flood zone that gives that probability of 1 every 500 years.
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I followed Silver's site pretty closely throughout the election, and I thought he did far and away the best job of providing context for polls that were shifting pretty much constantly once the "Grab her by the p...." tape released. In the last week, his models were clearly reflecting the erosion of Hillary's support in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Michigan. In the end, I think he gave her a 65 percent chance of winning, when most other outlets saw it as an absolute lock. And she did end up winning the popular vote.
I agree. He's been on it since the Brexit vote. He's been saying since then that this vote was going to go the same way for a lot of the same reasons, and I think he was right.
I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I kind of like him. I like rabble rousers. I didn't see his documentary on Trump voters, but I saw several clips from it, and I thought he was legitimately trying to understand where they were coming from. Obviously a lot of his stuff is outright propaganda, but I think he asks some interesting questions. I'm sure a lot of the Trump voters would agree with the points he raises in Roger & Me.
Reminds me of this article (trying to understand the other side):
LINK: What a Gay, Muslim, Pakistani-American Immigrant Learned Traveling to Rural Alaska the Week Before the Election
This is not at all a dig at FSU or the ACC, but sadgator honestly believes that Louisville is overrated. They damn near lost to UVA and looked like total crap in that game. Jackson is great, but they will get bitch slapped in the playoffs.
You may be right, sad, but it's not uncommon for a good team to have an off game. See OSU during their most recent title campaign against VA Tech. Time will tell.
