Tough loss Scotty, I know this one stings.
So, on another subject, riddle me this Cap…..why is Alabama playing someone like the Citadel at this point in the season?
Because they are smarter than the average Bear.
A couple of creampuffs at the start of the season I understand….college teams don’t play exhibition games so you often need something more than an inter-squad scrimmage to get your team in shape. But the Citadel?!? At this point of the season? Is Saban trying to negatively pad his teams resume?
First and foremost keep this in mind Driver my brother. '
When' you play your creampufffs' doesn't matter to a computer algorithm that measures SOS.
If you assimilate that simple fact everything really clears up right there. (Also who knew Louisville would suck as much as they do this year) Trust me every one of those voters are looking at some sort of computer ranking for SOS. Probably an amalgam of several. I doubt any of them have created their own personal computer algorithm to measure SOS. But you never know I suppose.
Right now Bama has the 11th toughest SOS in the nation, according to Massey. Add to that Bama has the 7th ranked
future SOS according to Massey. This is
after the Citadel game. Let that sink in,
AFTER the Citadel game. Others have Bama lower but SOS can be looked at from so many angles though. So peoples' ratings can bounce all over the place. The below link has some really complex and tough to assimilate info in it. But if you even get half of what is being said I think you will be well on your way to seeing SOS isn't nearly as simple as some make it out to be. And this link doesn't cover a lot of other numbers considerations. But it is really good stuff for stat-hounds such as myself.
So I think Nicky's SOS rating is safe and sound. And if there is a head coach on the planet that doesn't need to worry much about the
much blathered about OOC rankings and how it affects him, even if he has one loss and isn't a conference champion it's Nicky Saban.
Bottomline: It's what you place the most emphasis on that determines ones own personal SOS strength or lack thereof. That's why it is such an elusive bird to capture in a one rating encompasses all thoughts ranking.
https://www.footballoutsiders.com/college-football/2018/schedule-strength-college-football
