Santos ranking #30

[jay santos]

The other computer models don't refresh until after the bowl season, so if you trust my model, you'll have to wait. But I won't be too far off.

#30. Let's be real about who we were this year. We were closer in power rating to the 2005 5-6 team than we are to the top 10.

1-3 against top 50 teams with our best win against #45 Air Force.

Unless we schedule better than SOS #108, we shouldn't brag about our 10 wins or point to them as evidence that it was a good season.

[RockyBalboa]

We don't agree very often, but you nailed it on this one.

The reality is while being a 10 win team,,,we were dangerously close to being a 6 win team.

We could've easily lost to Washington, UNLV, Colorado State and Air Force.

[beelzebabette]

The reality is while being a 10 win team,,,we were dangerously close to being a 6 win team.

We could've easily lost to Washington, UNLV, Colorado State and Air Force.

I could have sworn I'd seen you in the best-teams-win-the-close-ones camp before.

[RockyBalboa]

I could have sworn I'd seen you in the best-teams-win-the-close-ones camp before.

and that changes how we could've easily been a 6 win team how exactly?

Thanks in advance.

[beelzebabette]

and that changes how we could've easily been a 6 win team how exactly?

Thanks in advance.

Did I err in interpreting your previous comment to mean there's a difference between a team that wins the close ones (10 wins) and one that does not (six wins)? I understood it to mean that BYU would have to be a different football team to have failed to pull out those wins and therefore "easily could have been" would not apply.

[jay santos]

Did I err in interpreting your previous comment to mean there's a difference between a team that wins the close ones (10 wins) and one that does not (six wins)? I understood it to mean that BYU would have to be a different football team to have failed to pull out those wins and therefore "easily could have been" would not apply.

To the point of post and intent, I think it would be more accurate to say BYU was really close to being a 6 win team, switching out UCLA, Washington, Norther Iowa, and USU for four higher ranked teams, putting our overall schedule more similar to peers in the top 50.

Anyone's a few bad breaks from a couple more losses (or couple more wins).

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

The other computer models don't refresh until after the bowl season, so if you trust my model, you'll have to wait. But I won't be too far off.

#30. Let's be real about who we were this year. We were closer in power rating to the 2005 5-6 team than we are to the top 10.

1-3 against top 50 teams with our best win against #45 Air Force.

Unless we schedule better than SOS #108, we shouldn't brag about our 10 wins or point to them as evidence that it was a good season.

I think #30 is probably a little bit high. Where is Arizona in your computer model?