What is up with ESPN FPI?

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Go to FPI darling Texas and win. Never behind the whole game. Yet we drop 2 slots to #16??? I get it’s just a formula (and other “predictive” formulas also have us lower) but seems like that would be a result any formula would “like”. It isn’t a part of the committee criteria but it is referenced so much by ESPN and talking heads it matters in terms of perception.

On the positive side we now have the #1 strength of record.

 

[Moose Stuff]

 

[TopFrog]

TCU falls out of CFP top 4 after lackluster win over Texas

(I kid)

 

[bmoney214]

TCU falls out of CFP top 4 after lackluster win over Texas

(I kid)

You might be right

 

[Cougar/Frog]

It has long seemed designed to hype name powers. There is an aspect about recruiting, which is a thumb on the algorithm, and minimizes performance.

 

[East Coast]

Go to FPI darling Texas and win. Never behind the whole game. Yet we drop 2 slots to #16??? I get it’s just a formula (and other “predictive” formulas also have us lower) but seems like that would be a result any formula would “like”. It isn’t a part of the committee criteria but it is referenced so much by ESPN and talking heads it matters in terms of perception.

On the positive side we now have the #1 strength of record.

How can there be only 4 undefeated teams, and one of them have the #1 strength of record after 10 games, and that one be #16?? FPI is just a nonsense formula and is one of the reasons the powers argue you need a committee to choose playoff teams.

 

[EVOfrogMR]

We're on Fox next week, so we're down.

 

[CountryFrog]

Where is Texas? Are they still at 6?

That FPI is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen in my life. Complete [ deposit from a bull that looks like Art Briles ]

 

[TCUWIN]

You might be right

No. ESPN is in trouble now. They will be the biggest Baylor fans. They moved TCU to four thinking the evil empire (Texas) would put the Frogs in their place and the committee could say, we did our part. Now they are “STUCK.” All their talking heads said all the Frogs had to do now is win out. Oops…the Frogs are winning out!

 

[CaribeFrog]

ESPN last night....

 

[dawg]

So we dominate one of FPI's darlings, uTerus who was IIRC 6th, and we drop?

 

[Eight]

Go to FPI darling Texas and win. Never behind the whole game. Yet we drop 2 slots to #16??? I get it’s just a formula (and other “predictive” formulas also have us lower) but seems like that would be a result any formula would “like”. It isn’t a part of the committee criteria but it is referenced so much by ESPN and talking heads it matters in terms of perception.

On the positive side we now have the #1 strength of record.

anything associated with the mouse network has as much credibility to me as the scheissing gates model

blow my nose at both of these wipers of other people's bottoms

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

So we dominate one of FPI's darlings, uTerus who was IIRC 6th, and we drop?

Several of the Vegas style “predictive” rankings like FPI, sagarin predictor, team rankings predictor have had the Frogs in the double digit ranks for a while. I thought they might respond to this win but not much movement. Bill Conelly’s SP+ gave a boost though to #6 from the low double digits.