tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781902421907817595.post3222814530117286343..comments2023-10-04T02:56:45.488-07:00Comments on Sports Talk With Steve Tannen: PROVE IT by STSteve Tannenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471508608730725608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781902421907817595.post-88742555950689188262010-11-29T17:50:08.996-08:002010-11-29T17:50:08.996-08:00Jeff Sagarin, the original of computer rankings pr...Jeff Sagarin, the original of computer rankings programmers, doesn't agree on the mediocrity of the Pac-10. Check out his computer rankings at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc10.htm <br /><br />He has the Pac-10 as the <b>best</b> of conferences. Every Pac-10 team has a strength of schedule ranking in the single digits, except for UO and UAz, which don't have to play themselves. <br /><br />His Predictor rankings, which include margin of victory, have Auburn at number 11. The one he reports to the BCS has them #1, with Oregon right behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781902421907817595.post-48939641720929545172010-11-29T11:41:09.125-08:002010-11-29T11:41:09.125-08:00Agree 100% all around. Much like the Cal game was ...Agree 100% all around. Much like the Cal game was an aberration about Oregon (apparently Arizona failed to receive or read that "blueprint"), the USC win by Oregon St. was an outlier (and I think, like Oregon-Cal, was about USC playing bad while at the same time Oregon St. played probably their best game this year).<br /><br />Also agree about the Pac-10 this year. It's bad, plain and simple.<br /><br />One other thing, I am glad Oregon didn't have to play Stanford around this time because that team is a beast right now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com