3/10 Lunardi Bracketology

[zebnatto]

And I thought the drama was over with the W over UM.

 

[koko2315]

Why do people give Lunardi so much credit and status?

he was really the first spotlighted bracketologist

 

[cubuffsdoug]

he was really the first spotlighted bracketologist

But his track record is great. At what point do people realize Lunardi is not as creditable? Then again, Rutgers fans love misery and wouldn't want it any other way.

 

[bac2therac]

he has RU in the first four games which isnt really unreasonable right now. RU is definitely in the last 6, it could go either on last 4.

 

[motorb54]

Did Clemson play a weak schedule?
Both Clemson and VaTech beat Penn State.

We lost to Miami but beat Wake.
Wake and VaTech have the same record and split their two meetings.
Plus the Rutgers/PSU head-to-head
We have some bad losses.
But we are 4-3 vs. the top four seeds in our conference.
Just don't see us behind Penn State.
If so they penalize you for "bad" losses more than raise you for good wins

 

[RU-ROCS]

bracket had Penn St in Albany directly
no way they should be ahead of us

This is a result of the fact that the Committee places more value on bad losses than good wins. I don't agree with that metric, but that is why RU is getting punished again, just like last year. We have more Quad 3 losses (2-4 in Quad 3 games) than most Tournament teams. PSU has one. PSU also has 6 Quad 1 wins to our 5. Our 5-6 Quad 1 record does put us just into the top-25 teams for Quad 1 victories.

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[RU-ROCS]

If so they penalize you for "bad" losses more than raise you for good wins

Exactly!

 

[bac2therac]

good wins are valued more than bad losses

yet when you have 4 thats alot

 

[tjb]

Joe was the top flack at St Joe’s for 30 years, now has a position in marketing and ‘broadcast services’ there.

I have no doubt that he enjoys the rabid critiques of his moving brackets (and resulting clicks), but he and the other ‘bracketologists’ really are in a competition amongst themselves to see who gets it the ‘most right’.

And “right” means predicting what the committee will do - not necessarily coming up with a fair, just or platonic ideal of a bracket.

 

[Rufaninga]

RU has 4 Q3 losses

PSU has 1

How many Q3 teams are in the tournament?

Shouldn't wins again tourney teams count more than losses by teams not in the tournament?

 

[bac2therac]

How many Q3 teams are in the tournament?

Shouldn't wins again tourney teams count more than losses by teams not in the tournament?

is this a serious question