UM the most overrated football team over a 10 year span

NYH · 07-16-2004, 02:38 PM

"The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior" or something like that.

The poll pundits rank the perennial powers in the upper half of the polls because there's a good chance they'll be right. Take a look at the number of MNCs for the 'overranked teams':

Michigan - 5
FSU - 2
Texas - 3
Nebraska - 5
Tennessee - 2
TExas A&M -1
Florida -1
Miami - 5
Clemson -1
Penn St.- 2

Compare this the MNCs for the most 'underranked teams'

Oregon - 0
Auburn -1
K-State - 0
Wash. St.- 0
Purdue - 0
Va. Tech - 0
LSU - 2
BYU -1
West Virginia - 0
Southern Miss - 0

Hmmm....4 to 27. Any real doubt about why the traditional powerhouses are ranked higher?

07-16-2004, 02:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
NYH Walk-On 1,000+ posts Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,339	"The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior" or something like that. The poll pundits rank the perennial powers in the upper half of the polls because there's a good chance they'll be right. Take a look at the number of MNCs for the 'overranked teams': Michigan - 5 FSU - 2 Texas - 3 Nebraska - 5 Tennessee - 2 TExas A&M -1 Florida -1 Miami - 5 Clemson -1 Penn St.- 2 Compare this the MNCs for the most 'underranked teams' Oregon - 0 Auburn -1 K-State - 0 Wash. St.- 0 Purdue - 0 Va. Tech - 0 LSU - 2 BYU -1 West Virginia - 0 Southern Miss - 0 Hmmm....4 to 27. Any real doubt about why the traditional powerhouses are ranked higher? Last edited by NYH; 07-16-2004 at 03:00 PM.