tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post6220489253718542014..comments2024-03-11T07:41:19.149-04:00Comments on The Perfect Substitute: 2010 Gus Rankings: Week 14Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-28613267763335207722010-12-09T02:49:05.690-05:002010-12-09T02:49:05.690-05:00I am glad you said that?!I am glad you said that?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-2192578174134165242010-12-08T09:32:03.311-05:002010-12-08T09:32:03.311-05:00I think it's conceivable to tinker with the pr...I think it's conceivable to tinker with the process on a number of margins, but then we get into the mode of engineering a ranking that fits our perceptions of what we think it should look like. The best part about the Gus Rankings is its plain objectivity; a win is a win and a loss is a loss. My feeling of how the rankings should look differs from Art Carden's, differs from Bob Lawson's, differs from every other college football fan out there-- I hesitate to modify an objectively defensible ranking system to have it look a little more to my individual liking.<br /><br />That's the theory end of it-- in predictive power, though I did not follow along week by week as I did last year, once 5-6 weeks have passed, the Gus Rankings are basically a push with other more complex ranking schemes. I think this speaks volumes about the valued added to ranking systems that purport to control for every conceivable characteristic under the sun. In the end, a framework like the Gus Rankings captures the (large) majority of pertinent information to be aggregated in college football.<br /><br />Also-- I've appreciated your input throughout the season. Thanks for taking the time to further the discussion. I-- and the rest of us here-- are easy enough to get a hold of, so feel free to drop me a line if you'd like to chat more about it.Matt E. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290146649328322694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-34024978013769019802010-12-07T14:17:03.456-05:002010-12-07T14:17:03.456-05:00What are your thoughts on making an adjustment for...What are your thoughts on making an adjustment for contests that finish as a tie in regulation? Maybe reduce the points awarded or penalized to each of the two teams?siredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896368613135890268noreply@blogger.com