(10-18-2015, 08:21 AM)Boston Card link Wrote:The cream:
1) Utah - until they lose. Big test next week.
2) Stanford - if only that Northwestern game had been played three hours weekslater
3) Low APR U - Still not convinced, but no one else belongs here
The mess in the middle (seriously, I feel like I could pick 4 - 10 out of a hat):
4) ASU - the drop-off between the top three and #4 is quite large
5) Under Stanford Control - Had real trouble trying to figure out where they go. On the one hand, the computers love them, and for the middle two quarters against ND, you know why. On the other, they are a .500 team (and have a losing conference record). Big game against Utah next week.
6) Oregon - With Adams they are a much better team than without. Still, Adams doesn't help that defense
7) UCLA - Hard to believe they could be 1-3 in conference, but a very real possibility after next week
8) Washington State - Within the state of Washington, there is a complete team, but this one needs a defense. Still Falk is dangerous
9) Arizona - Somehow this team is one win away from a bowl game, though three bad non-conference opponents, and the two worst conference teams gets you to five
10) Washington - See above; their defense makes them dangerous, but their offense just eeks out OSU
The bottom dwellers:
11) Colorado - Making gains, but not fast enough
12) Oregon State - Someday they will be better, but probably not this year
(10-18-2015, 08:21 AM)Boston Card link Wrote:The cream:
1) Utah - until they lose. Big test next week.
2) Stanford - if only that Northwestern game had been played three hours weekslater
3) Low APR U - Still not convinced, but no one else belongs here
The mess in the middle (seriously, I feel like I could pick 4 - 10 out of a hat):
4) ASU - the drop-off between the top three and #4 is quite large
5) Under Stanford Control - Had real trouble trying to figure out where they go. On the one hand, the computers love them, and for the middle two quarters against ND, you know why. On the other, they are a .500 team (and have a losing conference record). Big game against Utah next week.
6) Oregon - With Adams they are a much better team than without. Still, Adams doesn't help that defense
7) UCLA - Hard to believe they could be 1-3 in conference, but a very real possibility after next week
8) Washington State - Within the state of Washington, there is a complete team, but this one needs a defense. Still Falk is dangerous
9) Arizona - Somehow this team is one win away from a bowl game, though three bad non-conference opponents, and the two worst conference teams gets you to five
10) Washington - See above; their defense makes them dangerous, but their offense just eeks out OSU
The bottom dwellers:
11) Colorado - Making gains, but not fast enough
12) Oregon State - Someday they will be better, but probably not this year
(10-18-2015, 08:21 AM)Boston Card link Wrote:The cream:
1) Utah - until they lose. Big test next week.
2) Stanford - if only that Northwestern game had been played three hours later
3) Low APR U - Still not convinced, but no one else belongs here
The mess in the middle (seriously, I feel like I could pick 4 - 10 out of a hat):
4) ASU - the drop-off between the top three and #4 is quite large
5) Under Stanford Control - Had real trouble trying to figure out where they go. On the one hand, the computers love them, and for the middle two quarters against ND, you know why. On the other, they are a .500 team (and have a losing conference record). Big game against Utah next week.
6) Oregon - With Adams they are a much better team than without. Still, Adams doesn't help that defense
7) UCLA - Hard to believe they could be 1-3 in conference, but a very real possibility after next week
8) Washington State - Within the state of Washington, there is a complete team, but this one needs a defense. Still Falk is dangerous
9) Arizona - Somehow this team is one win away from a bowl game, though three bad non-conference opponents, and the two worst conference teams gets you to five
10) Washington - See above; their defense makes them dangerous, but their offense just eeks out OSU
The bottom dwellers:
11) Colorado - Making gains, but not fast enough
12) Oregon State - Someday they will be better, but probably not this year
(10-18-2015, 08:21 AM)Boston Card link Wrote:The cream:
1) Utah - until they lose. Big test next week.
2) Stanford - if only that Northwestern game had been played three hours later
3) Low APR U - Still not convinced, but no one else belongs here
The mess in the middle (seriously, I feel like I could pick 4 - 10 out of a hat):
4) ASU - the drop-off between the top three and #4 is quite large
5) Under Stanford Control - Had real trouble trying to figure out where they go. On the one hand, the computers love them, and for the middle two quarters against ND, you know why. On the other, they are a .500 team (and have a losing conference record). Big game against Utah next week.
6) Oregon - With Adams they are a much better team than without. Still, Adams doesn't help that defense
7) UCLA - Hard to believe they could be 1-3 in conference, but a very real possibility after next week
8) Washington State - Within the state of Washington, there is a complete team, but this one needs a defense. Still Falk is dangerous
9) Arizona - Somehow this team is one win away from a bowl game, though three bad non-conference opponents, and the two worst conference teams gets you to five
10) Washington - See above; their defense makes them dangerous, but their offense just eeks out OSU
The bottom dwellers:
11) Colorado - Making gains, but not fast enough
12) Oregon State - Someday they will be better, but probably not this year
(10-18-2015, 02:25 PM)winflop link Wrote:[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=13228.msg135456#msg135456 date=1445181667]
The cream:
1) Utah - until they lose. Big test next week.
2) Stanford - if only that Northwestern game had been played three hours later
3) Low APR U - Still not convinced, but no one else belongs here
The mess in the middle (seriously, I feel like I could pick 4 - 10 out of a hat):
4) ASU - the drop-off between the top three and #4 is quite large
5) Under Stanford Control - Had real trouble trying to figure out where they go. On the one hand, the computers love them, and for the middle two quarters against ND, you know why. On the other, they are a .500 team (and have a losing conference record). Big game against Utah next week.
6) Oregon - With Adams they are a much better team than without. Still, Adams doesn't help that defense
7) UCLA - Hard to believe they could be 1-3 in conference, but a very real possibility after next week
8) Washington State - Within the state of Washington, there is a complete team, but this one needs a defense. Still Falk is dangerous
9) Arizona - Somehow this team is one win away from a bowl game, though three bad non-conference opponents, and the two worst conference teams gets you to five
10) Washington - See above; their defense makes them dangerous, but their offense just eeks out OSU
The bottom dwellers:
11) Colorado - Making gains, but not fast enough
12) Oregon State - Someday they will be better, but probably not this year
(10-18-2015, 02:25 PM)winflop link Wrote:[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=13228.msg135456#msg135456 date=1445181667]
The cream:
1) Utah - until they lose. Big test next week.
2) Stanford - if only that Northwestern game had been played three hours later
3) Low APR U - Still not convinced, but no one else belongs here
The mess in the middle (seriously, I feel like I could pick 4 - 10 out of a hat):
4) ASU - the drop-off between the top three and #4 is quite large
5) Under Stanford Control - Had real trouble trying to figure out where they go. On the one hand, the computers love them, and for the middle two quarters against ND, you know why. On the other, they are a .500 team (and have a losing conference record). Big game against Utah next week.
6) Oregon - With Adams they are a much better team than without. Still, Adams doesn't help that defense
7) UCLA - Hard to believe they could be 1-3 in conference, but a very real possibility after next week
8) Washington State - Within the state of Washington, there is a complete team, but this one needs a defense. Still Falk is dangerous
9) Arizona - Somehow this team is one win away from a bowl game, though three bad non-conference opponents, and the two worst conference teams gets you to five
10) Washington - See above; their defense makes them dangerous, but their offense just eeks out OSU
The bottom dwellers:
11) Colorado - Making gains, but not fast enough
12) Oregon State - Someday they will be better, but probably not this year
(10-18-2015, 03:24 PM)stupac2 link Wrote:Low APR U is actually behind WSU (just barely) in YPP differential against power 5 teams. Way behind UCLA and Utha, also behind Under Stanford Control and Arizona. And, having watched them, they just don't look that good. That game against Utah did more to convince me that Utah isn't actually that good than it did to convince me that Low APR U is.
Would you guys be surprised if Low APR U lost @UCLA? What do you think the spread should be? Books have UCLA -5-7.5, which feels right to me.
(10-18-2015, 03:24 PM)stupac2 link Wrote:Low APR U is actually behind WSU (just barely) in YPP differential against power 5 teams. Way behind UCLA and Utha, also behind Under Stanford Control and Arizona. And, having watched them, they just don't look that good. That game against Utah did more to convince me that Utah isn't actually that good than it did to convince me that Low APR U is.
Would you guys be surprised if Low APR U lost @UCLA? What do you think the spread should be? Books have UCLA -5-7.5, which feels right to me.
