This is a very good post. My understanding is that the "advanced metrics" play more of a role in determining who gets in... thus how they helped us last season when we were on the razors edge of the bubble. But for purposes of seeding, the selection committee gives greater weighting to "resume...
Be VERY cautious of the rebound effect... it's a real thing. It's ok to be in love now. It will help you move past things you needed to move past. But if she's truly your soul mate, she will still be your soul mate a year from now. Take your time.
"We as a nation are apparently drawn to people who are liable to do and say anything at any given moment; who go through life seemingly without a filter and with a brain that can change tracks at any times. It would seem fairly self-evident that no matter how drawn we are to such people, we...
Wow, I'd forgotten about him. Good case in counter-point. I think he's the extreme exception, but I understand that the argument can be made that HD is as well. But to my broader point, the hyperbolic crap of him being a terrible coach does not help... it just causes people to dig in and not...
I get annoyed by all the posts I see saying HD is a terrible coach... or not a college level coach. And I know most are not saying that, but the posts are constant (at least over on IC). This sort of hyperbole does not help. There is absolutely no world where a coach who took a team to the NC...
It's hard to conceive of a scenario where we beat dook, UK, KU, UVA, Ville, and tOSU, are 10-5 in conference, 22-6 overall, and fans are begrudgingly saying maybe he's bought himself another season...