Thoughts from the Tech Game

[skyvue]

I think it's fair to say we could/should have played more teams in the 100-200 range and fewer in the 200+ field. But I can't get too riled up about it. Those teams that have fallen short of expectations have definitely impacted our status. Win our home games in conference and we're not having this conversation.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

That would mean winning 8 conference games. I think you’re probably right in that scenario, but we’ve mainly been talking about whether 7-11 will do it.

And for the record, I questioned this noncon schedule well before the season started. It’s definitely not hindsight. I’ve read all sorts of articles over the years on how teams can help or hurt their metrics based on which low and mid majors they play, and as soon as our schedule was released, it was obvious we had too many really bad opponents.

I just can't fathom anyone seriously questioning a nonconference schedule before the season when it includes UNC, Arkansas, Iowa, Providence, & USC

 

[WichitaSooner]

I just can't fathom anyone seriously questioning a nonconference schedule before the season when it includes UNC, Arkansas, Iowa, Providence, & USC

I honestly don't understand how many times I have to make the point: I am not criticizing the five teams you keep mentioning. It is the other eight that hurt us. Again, there is all kinds of data on this. But I guess in some people's minds, if you schedule five teams that are expected to be pretty good (Iowa and Providence were not in any top 25s), then you can play 8 directional schools and all is good. What happened this year is exactly why that approach doesn't work. The odds that all of those five teams would end up being good were remote. At least one or two were bound to underperform expectations.

Do you think the SOS numbers are somehow biased against OU? Every computer projection from the start of the season showed our schedule was bad, even before USC and Arky went in the tank.

 

[TEvans4Three]

I honestly don't understand how many times I have to make the point: I am not criticizing the five teams you keep mentioning. It is the other eight that hurt us. Again, there is all kinds of data on this. But I guess in some people's minds, if you schedule five teams that are expected to be pretty good (Iowa and Providence were not in any top 25s), then you can play 8 directional schools and all is good. What happened this year is exactly why that approach doesn't work. The odds that all of those five teams would end up being good were remote. At least one or two were bound to underperform expectations.

Do you think the SOS numbers are somehow biased against OU? Every computer projection from the start of the season showed our schedule was bad, even before USC and Arky went in the tank.

Team	SOS	NC SOS
26 Taco Tech	83	254
1 Houston	66	224
12 Iowa St	108	338
17 Kansas	13	64
23 TCU	93	339
65 KSU	47	178
16 Baylor	31	131
9 BYU	81	314
28 OU	91	318
31 Cincy	88	299
36 Texas	87	304
72 UCF	96	326
135 WVU	28	102
118 OSU	116	331

Lots of Big12 teams thought easy noncon was the way to go as well...

 

[WichitaSooner]

Team	SOS	NC SOS
26 Taco Tech	83	254
1 Houston	66	224
12 Iowa St	108	338
17 Kansas	13	64
23 TCU	93	339
65 KSU	47	178
16 Baylor	31	131
9 BYU	81	314
28 OU	91	318
31 Cincy	88	299
36 Texas	87	304
72 UCF	96	326
135 WVU	28	102
118 OSU	116	331

Lots of Big12 teams thought easy noncon was the way to go as well...

And if any of them ends up on the bubble, it’ll hurt them, too.