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BYU isn't as well ranked in ESPN's predictive FPI metric, but their RESUME is better than Notre Dame or Miami's.
They have a harder schedule, better wins, and only one loss ... which is why their strength of record is so much better.
AND ESPN WON'T EVEN PUT THEM ON THE GRAPHIC.
First image is what @espn ran with during the CFP ranking show tonight. Second image is what it SHOULD have shown. Don’t worry Cougar Nation… I fixed it! #BYU#GoCougs
If you're going to penalize a 1-loss Power Conference team for a weak strength of schedule... BYU's SOS is better than Ole Miss and Notre Dame.
If you're going to penalize a team for not having the strongest power ratings (which incorporate prior year's history and recruiting rankings)... BYU's FPI is higher than Oklahoma's.
If you're going to penalize a team for a non-competitive / bad loss... Alabama lost by 14 to a team with a losing record and Miami lost to two unranked teams.
If you're going to use strength-of-record like you indicated you would, BYU's SOR is the second highest of teams 6-12.
BYU also (1) made its conference championship game and (2) if you sum up the wins of the teams it has beaten, it is THIRD in the country. It is hard to win games and BYU has beaten a lot of teams with a lot of wins.
This. Makes. No. Sense.
The @CFBPlayoff should be ashamed of itself. It has literally contorted itself into a pretzel to avoid putting BYU where it should be ranked (somewhere between 6th - 9th).
RT to get the info out there. They need to feel pressure.
@Ozz1214@gregwrubell In Utah's scenario, it'd be BYU vs. Utah. Note that the Utah scenario requires TTU to lose, causing a three-way 2-loss tie between ASU, TTU, and Utah. In that three-way tie, TTU is out first (loss to WVU vs. others winning) then Utah > ASU due to head-to-head result.
#byucpl LJ's style points giving BYU as a team style points. I hate that the Committee is forcing Kalani to play this aggressive but the reality is that the Committee won't respect BYU unless they DO run up the score.
@JerThorne I'm late to the party of course, but #byucpl means BYU Cougar Postgame Live (the postgame show done by the radio crew, spearheaded by the fantastic @gregwrubell and @975Hans )
#byucpl At one point, ESPN showed a graphic that BYU had run 50 plays, with 25 first downs.
This level of domination makes a statement, I just hope pollsters were awake enough to see it.
@gregwrubell Extraordinarily symmetrical standings table! 2 teams without a loss, 2 teams without a win. 3 teams with exactly one loss, 3 teams with exactly one win.
#byucpl The Cougars have been trailing in the fourth quarter in 3 of 4 B12 games this season. They're 3-0 in those games.
Great coaching, great execution, great players. Never doubt this team or coaching staff.