02-14-2017, 01:55 PM
In ESPN's description of their "automated" preseason FPI model, it struck me that it was ultimately just another subjective ranking.Â
http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_...on-fpi-1-0
http://es.pn/2lBo67G
"... These four components interact and are assigned different weights depending on the team to produce preseason FPI."Â As soon as you start mucking around with the weightings arbitrarily for each team, you've admitted that your model produces crazy implausible results on its own and/or that you basically just fudge the results to keep angry UDFG fans reading.Â
Still, rankings are fun. I guess it ought to come as no surprise that a preseason model is non-scientific and just for fun.Â
CFB - gotta love it - no off-season! Rankings and recruiting stories keep us talking. Maybe that's why we're all still here at the Gas 'n Sip on a Saturday night, Dobbler... by choice!
http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_...on-fpi-1-0
http://es.pn/2lBo67G
"... These four components interact and are assigned different weights depending on the team to produce preseason FPI."Â As soon as you start mucking around with the weightings arbitrarily for each team, you've admitted that your model produces crazy implausible results on its own and/or that you basically just fudge the results to keep angry UDFG fans reading.Â
Still, rankings are fun. I guess it ought to come as no surprise that a preseason model is non-scientific and just for fun.Â
CFB - gotta love it - no off-season! Rankings and recruiting stories keep us talking. Maybe that's why we're all still here at the Gas 'n Sip on a Saturday night, Dobbler... by choice!