David Cobb

College basketball and football for @CBSSports | @929ESPN contributor

[David Cobb @DavidWCobb]

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Full QBPR 1-50 👇

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My biggest concern about the eradication of conference championship games is this:

What happens to the halftime Dr. Pepper tuition giveaways?

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

SEC Football Championship Game to conclude historic 35-year run as College Football Playoff expands: https://t.co/vAmplVAnW7

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It didn’t take Will Stein long to learn the company line

“Closest thing to the NFL,” he said last night when I asked about the SEC’s brutality.

With a rare "circle of chaos" complete, who can argue?

https://t.co/CAhEvyfqXG

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This week's contender report card includes an A+ and two As.

Also two F grades for teams that took huge home losses which put their CFP aspirations on life support.

https://t.co/beldPVKCy2

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The last time Ohio State was this low in the AP Top 25 was during the first month of the 2014 season after the Buckeyes suffered a Week 2 home loss against unranked Virginia Tech.

https://t.co/i3M4LTNkbY

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Last night was my first time at Neyland since 2023 and just my second time since 2018 after being a media regular from 2011-18.

Among the things that are way better these days:

1. Pregame/in-game atmosphere/production is waaaay up. The pregame lights show was wild.

2. Way less congestion/stress getting around pregame since they started opening the gates super early.

3. No parking attendants verbally berated me for no reason.

4. The actual football program is significantly better.

5. Press box ice cream selection was always good but has actually improved.

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Greetings from Neyland Stadium.

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@ScottDKushner First time since 2023 and second since I left the beat in 2018. Even from the press box there a ton of noticeable upgrades to the in-game atmosphere. It was impressive.

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@CodyBaker6 Good to be here!

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@tj2say Correct. Wouldn’t have a quad system if there wasn’t an original (baseline) metric to launch from.

[Andrew Percival @PDawg206]

Fantastic article from @DavidWCobb, who used the #MetricsConsensus to produce CBB style resume outputs (WAB, quad wins).

The central argument: Kentucky is ranked far too low in the CFP rankings.

I agree. UK is #1 in my latest Most Deserving rankings (link in next tweet).

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@JT_Morgan12 Appreciate it. Nailing down the data on where the quad fences should be placed is tough and a moving target.

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A cleaner way to look at college football resumes. No predictive metrics.

Borrowing from college basketball's WAB and Quad systems.

Quads determined by where your opponents rank in the CFB Metrics Consensus.

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@Scrizzle32 @jacobkarnes @DeepSouthDaniel @PDawg206 @CBSSportsCFB A full game-by-game breakdown of each outcome's value is listed here and should give you a better idea of how that conclusion was reached.

https://t.co/hlBgJQafaI

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IU is BARELY getting credit for a Q1 win since Nebraska is No. 25 in the baseline ranking and because that win came on the road.

Q1 = 1-15 (home) | 1-20 (neutral) | 1-25 (road).

Good example of how not all Q1 wins are created equal. But we can distinguish between them with the formula here 👇

https://t.co/9D3ZvgLFwn

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@BoochBall @jacobkarnes @DeepSouthDaniel @PDawg206 @CBSSportsCFB "Quad 1A" is part of the CBB vernacular to illustrate the difference between a truly elite A+++ win and "lesser" quad 1 wins.

Something like that could be built into this. A special category like: 1-10 road, 1-8 neutral, 1-6 home.

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@totallyfearless @jacobkarnes @DeepSouthDaniel @PDawg206 @CBSSportsCFB I used the CFB Metrics Consensus, which aggregates 10 different power ratings.

https://t.co/Eh4yO5NGe3

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@Graycatent It's based on where the opponent ranks currently. So it's fluid and can change week-to-week. A result that was Q1 this week can become Q2 next week.

This is an issue with teams like Mississippi State. Bulldogs clearly aren't the same now after losing Kamario Taylor.

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@BillyMar10 @jacobkarnes @DeepSouthDaniel @PDawg206 @CBSSportsCFB The quads are based on where your opponents stand in the CFB Metrics Consensus.

Florida is 23rd there. Had the game been on the road, it would be Quad 1.

https://t.co/Eh4yO5Oe3B

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@sgodeaux @jacobkarnes @DeepSouthDaniel @PDawg206 @CBSSportsCFB https://t.co/Eh4yO5Oe3B