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Topic: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?

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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #70 on: January 21, 2018, 08:37:38 AM »
I saw a LOT of traffic about the SEC's bowl record when it was impressive, even though many of the wins were by a single score also.  Face it, a "dominant" conference is going to beat most OOC opponents of similar ilk by 2-3 scores most of the time, 31-14 kinds of scores, and consistently.  Otherwise, we're really talking about perhaps having an "edge" maybe based on bowl games and a very few significant OOC games.

I see the words "dominant" and "dominate" often mixed up on message boards for some reason. :57:
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #71 on: January 21, 2018, 09:12:23 AM »
I've been working behind the scenes as I've had time to pour over the Scout/247 team boards looking for old mates. I've been only slightly successful, but we've gained a few here and there.

I'm going to continue that effort, but it's a little hard and obviously I need to be VERY discreet since I'm still a premium member, for now.
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #72 on: January 21, 2018, 09:16:24 AM »
appreciate the effort

good luck

perhaps I will send out another email invite to old friends

I did lure in a purple Wildcat to the Big 12 board a few weeks back
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #73 on: January 21, 2018, 09:26:01 AM »
Thank you. Any help is appreciated.

We are working on getting content (writers) to help with traffic too.

Right now, the place is kinda like a little clubhouse. We want it to be more than that, of course, and content is the way to do that.

Maybe I can get Ol' Pete to write some bulljive for us.
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #74 on: January 21, 2018, 10:00:33 AM »
A little Fiu goes a long way. 
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #75 on: January 21, 2018, 10:57:53 AM »
The biggest problem with him is that he did not like or care about his message boards, which is why he just turned it over to a few of us to manage. He got tired of the complaints and such so he made Sparky the admin, and Sparky had what he called the "secret seven" posters to help him out. It was me, Grillrat and some others for a while. Maybe Gator and El Tigre? I can't remember who was all in on that.

Then Sparky got a new gig and turned it over to me, and well, here we are.

I doubt Fiu would have any interest in us, to be very honest, but I've got some feelers out there - mostly to old Scout guys who didn't make the transition. We shall see. They are not free...
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #76 on: January 21, 2018, 07:40:36 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 21, 2018, 08:37:38 AM
I saw a LOT of traffic about the SEC's bowl record when it was impressive, even though many of the wins were by a single score also.  Face it, a "dominant" conference is going to beat most OOC opponents of similar ilk by 2-3 scores most of the time, 31-14 kinds of scores, and consistently.  Otherwise, we're really talking about perhaps having an "edge" maybe based on bowl games and a very few significant OOC games.

I see the words "dominant" and "dominate" often mixed up on message boards for some reason. :57:
I use "dominate!"--in bold italics--on purpose to make fun of that very phenomenon.   ;)
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #77 on: January 22, 2018, 12:18:35 PM »
Anyone who's been around team sports much knows that good teams lose to worse teams when they have off days (among other reasons). One of the ways that happens is teams come out flat because they aren't motivated for the game (flat, overconfident--pretty much the same thing: they both normally manifest as lazy); every bit as common (probably more so) is an over-matched team that comes out flat because it expects to get dominated, which only makes things worse. No question these things happen. When the worse team gets and early lead (or even just feels it has an opportunity), it will gain  momentum as the players realize they actually have a chance to win, which makes the comeback harder for the "down" side. This is why leadership and team chemistry matter.

But the winners, regardless of whether they were actually a better all-around team, will always have and cherish that win. Such is the world of sport.
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #78 on: January 23, 2018, 02:18:30 PM »
Fairly often, those bigger upsets are coupled with an imbalance in turnover margin.  Ole Miss beat Bama a few years back with a 5-0 advantage in that metric.  And yes, if the lesser team gets a lead they do gain confidence, though the other side gains "seriousness".  But, if the better team starts pressing, they can make mistakes obviously.


http://www.bettingtalk.com/win-probability-percentage-point-spread-nfl-nba/
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #79 on: January 23, 2018, 02:40:53 PM »
like when the Philly Eagles received a couple gifts from Case Keenum?

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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #80 on: January 24, 2018, 08:54:58 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on January 21, 2018, 10:57:53 AM
The biggest problem with him is that he did not like or care about his message boards, which is why he just turned it over to a few of us to manage. He got tired of the complaints and such so he made Sparky the admin, and Sparky had what he called the "secret seven" posters to help him out. It was me, Grillrat and some others for a while. Maybe Gator and El Tigre? I can't remember who was all in on that.

Then Sparky got a new gig and turned it over to me, and well, here we are.

I doubt Fiu would have any interest in us, to be very honest, but I've got some feelers out there - mostly to old Scout guys who didn't make the transition. We shall see. They are not free..
Fui turns out interesting stuff, but his fact checking sucks.
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Re: OT - Did going 7-1 in its bowls prove the B1G is the best conference?
« Reply #81 on: January 25, 2018, 07:32:18 AM »
Unfortunately, that is true of what seems like 90 percent of the "journalists" out there.

Fiu is a little different in that he's an entertainer, so to speak. He's pretty serious when he gets on the radio around here though, but his site, well that's different.
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