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ESPN FPI rankings after wk 9...tisk, tisk

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90ags
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Fellow Ags...don't go look at ESPN FPI rankings...you'll be very upset

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/article/espns-computer-releases-top-25-130237748.html
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BenTheGoodAg
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LOFL. Ridiculous

ETA - Here's the list and the FPI "Score"

Sharpshooter
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I laughed.
Sparkie
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Lovin' tu till the bitter end.
AggieDub14
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Doesn't matter still 0 losses
BadMoonRisin
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Didn't make me mad, but it did make me laugh.
usmcbrooks
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Their computer has an extra chromosome!
TXAG 05
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We got 2 1st place votes in the coaches poll.
carl spacklers hat
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We all know its complete garbage. No need to look any further than seeing ND ranked ahead of A&M. That item alone invalidates the entire rankings.
Slwdsm
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Tell me their computer system is programmed by a sip without telling me its programmer by sip.
Fatboy Thaddeus
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They're making the mistake of factoring in their own sunk cost
AggieMD95
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We barely eeeeked it out over the Utah utes and are below two 2 loss blue blood teams.

ESPN knows who butters their bread
BTKAG97
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carl spacklers hat said:

That item alone invalidates the entire rankings.
It's a rating, not a ranking. /Josh Pate
8T2
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Elko and Kelly?
combat wombat™
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What is an "FPI score" measuring?
Keyno
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This is what we mean when we say there is institutional level bias against us.
fightinag
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After we destroy them in Austin they will rise and we will stay the same !
That's just the butt lovin' the press gives tu
NEXT YEAR IS HERE.......again
Emilio Fantastico
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FPI is beyond worthless.
Fatboy Thaddeus
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I'm sure if Apple had a vote (after leading off an entire iPhone production-promotion cycle with burnt orange) they'd still put sip at #1...and leave us and every other remote threat off the poll entirely.
tk for tu juan
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What is the ESPN FPI?

Quote:

The ultimate goal of FPI is not to rank teams 1 through 128; rather, it is to correctly predict games and season outcomes

It is definitely not perfect in that goal

Quote:

In the preseason, these components are made up entirely of data from previous seasons, such as returning starters, past performance, recruiting rankings and coaching tenure (more on the preseason component below). That information allows FPI to make predictions (and make determinations on the strength of a team's opponents) beginning in Week 1, and then it declines in weight as the season progresses. It is important to note that prior seasons' information never completely disappears, because it has been proved to help with prediction accuracy even at the end of a season. Vegas similarly includes priors when setting its lines.

This year's team is operating beyond prior data, the rating position will change within the next few weeks
5 Dollar Footlong
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combat wombat said:

What is an "FPI score" measuring?

Nothing that actually happens on the field, apparently.
Bob Knights Liver
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We've reached the part of the season where ESPN trolls fanbases for clicks.
Pizza
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combat wombat said:

What is an "FPI score" measuring?


Nothing useful. It's a very imperfect model that also factors in recruiting.

Think of it as a ln average. It can give you an idea about how tough a team is, but unless we're talking about a lopsided advantage like Ohio St vs Oklahoma St University, it's useless for predicting anything.
BTKAG97
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combat wombat said:

What is an "FPI score" measuring?
It includes an ESPN defined talent metric instead of only using game outcome metrics.
Aggie_Fire
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usmcbrooks said:

Their computer has an extra chromosome!

I laughed way too hard at this
halfastros81
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I don't doubt your'e right but as we have known for many years around here, if the highly ranked recruits aren't out on the field making plays their recruiting rankings mean nothing. Seems like an incredibly flawed system that should have low credibility. Ignoring head to head road victories also smacks of lack of credibility .
Tex117
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I'm not upset at all? Who cares?

Today's winner for the General Board Burrito Lottery is:

Tex117
carl spacklers hat
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halfastros81 said:

I don't doubt your'e right but as we have known for many years around here, if the highly ranked recruits aren't out on the field making plays their recruiting rankings mean nothing. Seems like an incredibly flawed system that should have low credibility. Ignoring head to head road victories also smacks of lack of credibility .

Sounds like a classic case of garbage in, garbage out. Not a ranking or rating that's worth paying any attention to, IMO.
AgDad121619
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BenTheGoodAg said:

LOFL. Ridiculous

ETA - Here's the list and the FPI "Score"


they have always been a joke but get defended all the time with the full season needed for it to correct argument - if this is true , why is Indiana number 2? They have one of the lowest ranked recruiting classes in B1G but somehow that doesn't affect their FOS ranking.
tk for tu juan
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Indiana and every team (except Bama) currently ahead of the Aggies in their rating system was in the playoffs last year. Recruiting rankings is just a portion of whatever their systems accounts for, probably a smaller portion than previous season performance
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