Was perusing ESPN's rankings and found the following:
Strength of Record: #7 - this is a measure of how we rank in wins against the scheduled we've played
FPI: #42 (we had a substantial drop by virtue of the close win over SJSU) - football power index....we started out around #70 and we were #34 last week
SOS: #75 (games played)
REM SOS: #83 (remaining games...this collapses once we get past BSU and FSU)
Game Control: #32 - how well we've controlled the flow of games
Average Win Probability: #25 - measures in game win probability
Total Offense: #10
Passing Offense: #22
Rushing Offense: #22
Scoring Offense: #13
Total Yards Defense: #127
Passing Yards Defense: #127
Rushing Yards Defense: #51
Scoring Defense: #100
The biggest takeaway is that when you throw out the Portland State game, we've performed very well based on how the computers look at things. With our starting FPI so low and the relatively weak schedule remaining....it's going to be hard for us to get our FPI very high. Not sure that it matters though. Very balanced offense and well above average. Defense is the opposite. It will be interesting to see how the stats evolve as we go deeper into the season.
Also, ESPN says that we are likely to be in either the Las Vegas Bowl against South Carolina or the Alamo Bowl against BYU.
Strength of Record: #7 - this is a measure of how we rank in wins against the scheduled we've played
FPI: #42 (we had a substantial drop by virtue of the close win over SJSU) - football power index....we started out around #70 and we were #34 last week
SOS: #75 (games played)
REM SOS: #83 (remaining games...this collapses once we get past BSU and FSU)
Game Control: #32 - how well we've controlled the flow of games
Average Win Probability: #25 - measures in game win probability
Total Offense: #10
Passing Offense: #22
Rushing Offense: #22
Scoring Offense: #13
Total Yards Defense: #127
Passing Yards Defense: #127
Rushing Yards Defense: #51
Scoring Defense: #100
The biggest takeaway is that when you throw out the Portland State game, we've performed very well based on how the computers look at things. With our starting FPI so low and the relatively weak schedule remaining....it's going to be hard for us to get our FPI very high. Not sure that it matters though. Very balanced offense and well above average. Defense is the opposite. It will be interesting to see how the stats evolve as we go deeper into the season.
Also, ESPN says that we are likely to be in either the Las Vegas Bowl against South Carolina or the Alamo Bowl against BYU.
