Only two teams in ACC with a weaker schedule than GT

GTKyle

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2008 FBS Opponents Combined Record

Team W L Pct.

FSU 94 51 .648
NC State 79 52 .603
Miami 84 58 .592
Maryland 80 56 .588
UVa 83 60 .580
UNC 76 55 .580
VT 90 66 .577
Clemson 81 61 .570
Boston College 80 62 .563
GT 79 62 .560
Duke 72 57 .558
Wake Forest 76 65 .539
 
To me, the previous seasons win-loss percentage isn't a good measure of SoS. Home/Away is big, order of play is big, and that whole thing about 11 straight games without a break week counts for something as well.
 
Dumb post.... Since your so bored, how bout doing this analysis for all FBS schools. That should keep you busy for a while.
 
GTKyle said:
2008 FBS Opponents Combined Record

Team W L Pct.

FSU 94 51 .648
NC State 79 52 .603
Miami 84 58 .592
Maryland 80 56 .588
UVa 83 60 .580
UNC 76 55 .580
VT 90 66 .577
Clemson 81 61 .570
Boston College 80 62 .563
GT 79 62 .560
Duke 72 57 .558
Wake Forest 76 65 .539
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Total games against FBS competition for each team's opponents.
FSU-145
NC State-131
Miami-142
UM-136
UVA-143
UNC-131
VT-156
Clemson-142
BC-142
GT-141
Duke-129
Wake-141

This shows me that NC State, UNC, and Duke all scheduled some serious cream-puffage, despite their winning pct. numbers.
 
aeromech said:
If we played us, our schedule would look tougher too.
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Actually, since our record is two games better than Clemson's and the record of their opponents is two games better than ours AND our record is a half game better than BCs and their oppoenents' records are 1/2 game better than ours, the 3 schools opponents' records are precisely equal when you throw out each other. I guess that saps the dramatic effect of the post a bit.

Further, 2 games of Miami's 4.5 game edge is due to the same thing. Miami also plays Florida A&M, who was 9-3. Do we have a patsy that good?

EDIT: Scratch that last. Jax St was 8-3
 
GTKyle said:
2008 FBS Opponents Combined Record

Team W L Pct.

FSU 94 51 .648
NC State 79 52 .603
Miami 84 58 .592
Maryland 80 56 .588
UVa 83 60 .580
UNC 76 55 .580
VT 90 66 .577
Clemson 81 61 .570
Boston College 80 62 .563
GT 79 62 .560
Duke 72 57 .558
Wake Forest 76 65 .539
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GT is hurt by the fact that it's playing two mediocre SEC schools next year. NC State and others are helped a lot in this statistic by

1. Playing schools from FBS conferences, who in turn have "better" overall records from in-conference games in their craptastic conference.
2. Playing multiple FCS schools, increasing the effect of other ACC opponents on opponents' W-L percentage.

In other words, Kyle, this statistic is complete and utter BS. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.
 
I bet we'd think the stat was more meaningful if Tech was near the top of it.

:)
 
I personally don't trust statistics at all. The closest football stat I'd just is passing completion percentage for a QB, that's about it.
 
Ok, so I was bored, and did my own ranking... I have us as 4th most difficult in the ACC.
I gave each game a simple grading on a 10 point scale.

Getting this to paste in took longer than the "analysis"...:
(and now after I took all that time, it still didn't line it up right)

Points given for ACC games -

Home Away
VT 8 9
GT 7 8
FSU 7 8
NC 7 8
BC 6 7
CL 6 7
MARY 6 7
MIA 6 7
NCS 6 7
VA 6 7
DU 4 5
WF 6 7

Virginia Poly 78
Sept. 5 Alabama (Ga Dome, Atlanta) 9
Sept. 12 Marshall 4
Sept. 19 Nebraska 6
Sept. 26 Miami 6
Oct. 3 at Duke 5
Oct. 10 Boston College 6
Oct. 17 at Georgia Tech 8
Oct. 29 North Carolina (ESPN) 7
Nov. 5 at East Carolina (ESPN) 7
Nov. 14 at Maryland 7
Nov. 21 NC State 6
Nov. 28 at Virginia 7

Miami 76
Sept. 7 at Florida State (ESPN) 8
Sept. 17 Georgia Tech (ESPN) 7
Sept. 26 at Virginia Tech 9
Oct. 3 Oklahoma 9
Oct. 10 Florida A&M 0
Oct. 17 at Central Florida 6
Oct. 24 Clemson 6
Oct. 31 at Wake Forest 7
Nov. 7 Virginia 6
Nov. 14 at North Carolina 8
Nov. 21 Duke 4
Nov. 28 at South Florida 6

Florida State 75
Sept. 7 Miami (ESPN) 6
Sept. 12 Jacksonville State 0
Sept. 19 at BYU 6
Sept. 26 South Florida 5
Oct. 3 at Boston College 7
Oct. 10 Georgia Tech 7
Oct. 22 at North Carolina (ESPN) 8
Oct. 31 NC State 6
Nov. 7 at Clemson 7
Nov. 14 at Wake Forest 7
Nov. 21 Maryland 6
Nov. 28 at Florida 10

Georgia Tech 72
Sept. 5 Jacksonville State 0
Sept. 10 Clemson (ESPN) 6
Sept. 17 at Miami (ESPN) 7
Sept. 26 North Carolina 7
Oct. 3 at Mississippi State 5
Oct. 10 at Florida State 8
Oct. 17 Virginia Tech 8
Oct. 24 at Virginia 7
Oct. 31 at Vanderbilt 6
Nov. 7 Wake Forest 6
Nov. 14 at Duke 5
Nov. 28 Georgia 7

Maryland 70
Sept. 5 at California 7
Sept. 12 James Madison 0
Sept. 19 Middle Tennessee 5
Sept. 26 Rutgers 5
Oct. 3 Clemson 6
Oct. 10 at Wake Forest 7
Oct. 17 Virginia 6
Oct. 24 at Duke 5
Nov. 7 at NC State 7
Nov. 14 Virginia Tech 8
Nov. 21 at Florida State 8
Nov. 28 Boston College 6

Clemson 69
Sept. 5 Middle Tennessee 4
Sept. 10 at Georgia Tech (ESPN) 8
Sept. 19 Boston College 6
Sept. 26 Central Michigan 4
Oct. 3 at Maryland 7
Oct. 17 Wake Forest 6
Oct. 24 at Miami 7
Oct. 31 Coastal Carolina 0
Nov. 7 Florida State 7
Nov. 14 at NC State 7
Nov. 21 Virginia 6
Nov. 28 at South Carolina 7

Virginia 69
Sept. 5 William & Mary 0
Sept. 12 TCU 6
Sept. 19 at Southern Miss 6
Oct. 3 at North Carolina 7
Oct. 10 Indiana 4
Oct. 17 at Maryland 7
Oct. 24 Georgia Tech 7
Oct. 31 Duke 4
Nov. 7 at Miami 7
Nov. 14 Boston College 6
Nov. 21 at Clemson 7
Nov. 28 Virginia Tech 8

Duke 68
Sept. 5 Richmond 0
Sept. 12 at Army 4
Sept. 19 at Kansas 7
Sept. 26 North Carolina Central 0
Oct. 3 Virginia Tech 8
Oct. 10 at NC State 7
Oct. 24 Maryland 7
Oct. 31 at Virginia 7
Nov. 7 at North Carolina 8
Nov. 14 Georgia Tech 7
Nov. 21 at Miami 7
Nov. 28 Wake Forest 6

Wake Forest 67
Sept. 5 Baylor 4
Sept. 12 Stanford 5
Sept. 19 Elon 0
Sept. 26 at Boston College 7
Oct. 3 NC State 6
Oct. 10 Maryland 6
Oct. 17 at Clemson 7
Oct. 24 at Navy 6
Oct. 31 Miami 6
Nov. 7 at Georgia Tech 8
Nov. 14 Florida State 7
Nov. 28 at Duke 5

North Carolina 66
Sept. 5 The Citadel 0
Sept. 12 at Connecticut 6
Sept. 19 East Carolina 6
Sept. 26 at Georgia Tech 8
Oct. 3 Virginia 6
Oct. 10 Georgia Southern 0
Oct. 22 Florida State (ESPN) 7
Oct. 29 at Virginia Tech (ESPN) 9
Nov. 7 Duke 4
Nov. 14 Miami 6
Nov. 21 at Boston College 7
Nov. 28 at NC State 7

Boston College 66
Sept. 5 Northeastern 0
Sept. 12 Kent State 0
Sept. 19 at Clemson 7
Sept. 26 Wake Forest 6
Oct. 3 Florida State 7
Oct. 10 at Virginia Tech 9
Oct. 17 NC State 6
Oct. 24 at Notre Dame 6
Oct. 31 Central Michigan 4
Nov. 14 at Virginia 7
Nov. 21 North Carolina 7
Nov. 28 at Maryland 7

NC State 66
Sept. 3 South Carolina (ESPN) 6
Sept. 12 Murray State 0
Sept. 19 Gardner-Webb 0
Sept. 26 Pittsburgh 6
Oct. 3 at Wake Forest 7
Oct. 10 Duke 4
Oct. 17 at Boston College 7
Oct. 31 at Florida State 8
Nov. 7 Maryland 6
Nov. 14 Clemson 6
Nov. 21 at Virginia Tech 9
Nov. 28 North Carolina 7
 
gthog61 said:
Actually, since our record is two games better than Clemson's and the record of their opponents is two games better than ours AND our record is a half game better than BCs and their oppoenents' records are 1/2 game better than ours, the 3 schools opponents' records are precisely equal when you throw out each other. I guess that saps the dramatic effect of the post a bit.

Further, 2 games of Miami's 4.5 game edge is due to the same thing. Miami also plays Florida A&M, who was 9-3. Do we have a patsy that good?

EDIT: Scratch that last. Jax St was 8-3
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:laugher: My post was toung-in-cheek seeing as how it is improbable we'll ever schedule ourselves; but I do believe you seriously out thought yourself with this one. Replace 4-8 Duke on our schedule with 9-4 GT and figure out how much we move up on this meaningless scale. I think playing us could put us in a tie for third.
 
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