tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post3952817329592020572..comments2023-10-29T08:48:05.831-04:00Comments on Bulldogs Blog: Fun With Numbers: The Game of ChickenSeth Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528604970395659237noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-30491334283722002802010-02-18T15:18:09.323-05:002010-02-18T15:18:09.323-05:00Anon -- you are right on South Carolina... I had t...Anon -- you are right on South Carolina... I had the numbers correct initially, but in transferring them over to the table I used, I must have ended up with a typo. The numbers are correct for the SEC overall, but in the individual stats, I screwed up South Carolina.David Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872368286061273646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-71031441165905576772010-02-18T15:17:12.429-05:002010-02-18T15:17:12.429-05:00JTF -- The numbers in my post include both stats w...JTF -- The numbers in my post include both stats with all NC games and just the scheduled ones. The second table I included has NC regular season games ONLY. The difference between your numbers and mine is that I included Notre Dame as a BCS conference team, despite their Independent status... so that's the difference for USC (which has played 13 non-conference regular-season games, BTW -- 3 David Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872368286061273646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-18399181809199364542010-02-18T15:05:25.328-05:002010-02-18T15:05:25.328-05:00South Carolina played four nonconfernce BCS road g...South Carolina played four nonconfernce BCS road games. Clemson in 2006 and 2008, UNC in 2007 and NC State in 2009.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-48441387900071810372010-02-18T14:58:14.438-05:002010-02-18T14:58:14.438-05:00In addition to beating FSU every year Florida beat...In addition to beating FSU every year Florida beat Miami in '08 and plays USF this year.<br /><br />I would say Florida's non-conf schedule is better than Georgia's this year.<br /><br />ConnGatorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-22498523203400784972010-02-18T13:38:50.183-05:002010-02-18T13:38:50.183-05:00I just did Georgia. They have played 15 non-confer...I just did Georgia. They have played 15 non-conference games in the regular season. 10 of 15 were against foes from BCS conferences. UGA is 8-2 vs BCS foes in the regular season. That's darn good. Kudos to UGA. They have been one of the more courageous schedulers in the SEC (Tennessee also schedules well IMO).Just the Factsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-33506008475174579752010-02-18T13:16:24.454-05:002010-02-18T13:16:24.454-05:00Your data is incorrect in this post. You have incl...Your data is incorrect in this post. You have included bowl games in your totals, which are not scheduled, regular season non-conference games. Remember that PAC-10 teams play 9 conference games per year. For instance, USC has only played 11 regular season non-conference games in the last 5 years. 7 of those 11 were against foes from BCS conferences. They are 7-0 in those games. Use the Just the facts...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-74432181743061116622010-02-17T20:15:36.813-05:002010-02-17T20:15:36.813-05:00David,
Please write this one down for media days:
...David,<br />Please write this one down for media days:<br />"Corch, is the reason your team always schedules bottom-dwellers for non-conference games instead of actually leaving the state of Florida to play a decent team, because it might induce a stress attack that would force you into an early retirement- I mean, day off?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062018999343157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-1368978231262114892010-02-17T15:37:29.702-05:002010-02-17T15:37:29.702-05:00I'm enjoying the "Fun With Numbers" ...I'm enjoying the "Fun With Numbers" series, but I have one possible criticism regarding the Monday posts which compared player rankings as recruits against their actual production as a college player. <br /><br />I think it skewed the results to assign a 1 star ranking to player who suffered a career-ending injury or who was dismissed from the team. This methodology, which turns Left to Rightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134468339313902988.post-18570025545524859022010-02-17T14:40:15.138-05:002010-02-17T14:40:15.138-05:00The public demands discussion of the most recent L...The public demands discussion of the most recent LOST episode, The Substitute!Bugsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069310611370376533noreply@blogger.com