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Christopher Lane Foote. The best inside joke?
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CollegeFBFan2021
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At least Im being thought of. Ive actually made improvements to my method. It coincides with tre New York Times as far as consistency and I take a lot of pride in that. No, it isnt the New York Times representing me. Its me representing them with my method. I know the method. I call it Relative Proficiency because its an approximation of an R.P.I. Which is another ranking method of which I consult. But its since been redesignated F.P.I. Football Power Index. I utilise it. Relative Proficiency has morphed into F.P.I., adjusted. I quantify it. F.W.I.W.
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Whats horribly contrived about a proficiency rating that does the appropriate thing? One that makes a fair assessment and quantifies the New York Times method of protocol. And what about my method is abstract? You are throwing blatant accusations toward me and I dont especially like it. Do you have any idea how hard Ive worked on my method? Its anything but half-baked or hack-kneed. It actually represents a lifetime of work. Maybe you should consider that before you sound-off in tandem with the other pleibes. Sound fair? Because this isnt recreation for me. Its brass tacks! I pride myself on my work. Its about all I know how to do anymore. Its my livelihood and I take it seriously. Its not a joke.
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i disappoint myself all the time. Im still trying to make the protocol as selective as possible (meaning fair to the constituency). Hard to say if anything I do matters. But I can attest to the legitimacy of the teams selected as being the most qualified around. Which is encouraging. Since some are suggesting injustice to the protocol, I can attest to it being fair and impartial. And echoes the BCS. BCSKnowHow.com. Should and does prioritise the same. Which is encouraging. It means theres a consensus of thought concerning teams.
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My intention was to revolutionize college football. I failed in my assignment. I wanted it to be less commercial and more substantive. I wanted to remove subjectivity. Appareontly all anyone cares about is the eye test. Thats a miserable way to evaluate a program. I feel like I failed even though theres strong agreement between my method and CFP. I feel like a failure.
Honestly I was one of your bigger fans when I finally figured out Relative Proficiency. It took a long ass time but I did it.
Also please don't let this be your swan song. I literally almost went to Alamosa to find you to invite you to the board.
I don't want to see you go.
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Thanks. I needed that! Im not dying or anything Im just getting long in the tooth. At least the pairings match. An extended playoff unlikely would have been the same. They devalued BYU and its uncertain whether Oklahoma advances with two losses.
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If you are interested in learning more, I wouldnt mind giving you the lowdown. Quite simple in principle. It probably ought to be the basis for selection. An expanded eight-team championship (my metric, obviously) includes Cincinnati. Brigham Young and Oklahoma. F.W.I.W. You can read about it on page 10. Proficiency ratings are there. I finished and posted.
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If you want we could keep making revisions to make it better. Its quite amazing what Ive been able to dig up. But its hardly my metric. I had to go to school. It didnt magically appear. And I hope it represents a consensus. We are talking about a national championship. Thats some thing that should almost never happen, ordinarily. To anyone. Anywhere. Which is why admitting more teams is asinine. It will (most likely) be between Alabama and Clemson. As it was in 2015, 2016, 2017 (Sugar Bowl) and 2018, Of the past seven years It seems as many as five were between Alabama and Clemson! Consider that!
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And blow. Yeah gIve heard that line before. Theres a 40 point % gap between the top 30% of college football (the contenders) and the bottom 30% (the pretenders). Is that substantial? I think its rather ordinary, but someone in the media says its example of favoritism.
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This method proved Brigham Young was a legitimate title contender. The WACs cumulative relative proficiency was 39.9%. Sufficient to warrant consideration in an atypical year like 1984. And justifiable to 2\/3 of a national championship, notwithstanding, since SOP admits BYU. A co-champion. Iowa shares in it. Deservedly, by the way. Neither team can claim it independently to the other. And even more interestingly. Was settled in a title game, seven years later. They tied! Meaning its now officially a co-championship. BYU/Iowa.
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That really isnt what Im trying to say. Brigham Young had to elevate the conferences status to earn the recognition they got. By beating Michigan they got recognition they might otherwise have lacked. The Belt was won by U.C.L.A. The Fiesta Bowl was a title game. Brigham Young should have been invited. Miami, FL were, instead. Otherwise. We might be talking about the year BYU won the National Title. U.C.L.A. Aactually did. In .985. The year after 1984. Brigham Young won the Holiday Bowl, instead. F.W.I.W.
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Tell that to Mae West.
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Yep. I am trying to be more careful how gI present myself to the general public. I do the best I can. By the way, people, early word is the playoffs arent attracting much of an audience these days. I repeat what Ive always felt. They are unnecessary, repetitive and redundant (and idiotic). But Im sure you die-hard famaticals will keep trying to repackage them, somehow. Heres a word of advice, be careful what you wish for. You might get it! As for what I want, its simplicity. And tradition. Heres what the championship ought to look like. 2014. Alabama vs. Florida St. (Fiesta Bowl). 2015.. 2016, 2018, Alabama vs. Clemson. 2017. Georgia vs. Clemson. 2019. L.S.U. vs. Ohio St. 2020. Alabama vs. Ohio St. Easy, peasy.You need more pages of run-on sentences and rants that do not include paragraphs.
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It took me a long time to cook the books. I expect a little courtesy, please. But in all seriousness. I was able to set a baseline from which excellence is compared. 70 % is the base line for excellence. Established and maintained by the Southeastern Conference as a collective whole. Its beyond outstanding, its exemplemary. Also Michigan maintained a 70% cumulative proficiency rating throughout the BCS era. It truly is the benchmark of success. Twenty--four teams achieved that level of proficiency this season. (For playoff enthusiasts thats actually a good omen). You can pick the field of twenty-four quite readily without provocation. (page 10 of Christopher Lane Foote, An Inside Joke?). read em and weep.