Page 4 of 6 FirstFirst ... 23456 LastLast
Results 31 to 40 of 52

Thread: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

  1. #31
    First Class FCS Ruler
    Evolution Prime's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    My Team
    South Dakota State
    Location
    The Midwest
    Posts
    502

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Quote Originally Posted by Sycamore62 View Post
    Ive always been afraid to get in the poll because outside the MVFC and the standard top teams, my knowledge starts to get weak. Nice work everyone on the lists.
    I was definitely the same way. What I did was an attempt a way to help me out across the board by by building an excel spreadsheet to construct a "power point" system. It is based on a much of differing factors (opponent record, opponent ranking, point spread, etc.). I then used this to assist in my rankings. It is definitely not a perfect system, as it takes several weeks to get a clearer picture, but it is a tool I use. I did my own poll for several years before becoming a regular voter. I would compare my poll with the AGS, Coaches, and STATS polls weekly to see how I was doing. After doing this for several years, I thought I was confident enough to become a regular voter. If you wanted to become a voter, I would recommend something like this as I was in your same shoes.

    If anyone wants to see the spreadsheet, let me know and I can email you a copy of it.

  2. #32
    The Nickelback of AGS

    POD Knows's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    My Team
    North Dakota State
    Location
    Cult of Snorty, USA
    Posts
    35,005

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Quote Originally Posted by Daytripper View Post
    By the way, if you have a "poll perfection" badge and no "AGS DONOR" badge to accompany it, you are a free-rider. Just sayin'.
    Word
    “What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms.”– Thomas Jefferson

  3. #33
    On the Breast of Old South Mountain
    ngineer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    My Team
    Lehigh
    Location
    Lehigh Valley, PA
    Posts
    21,530

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Quote Originally Posted by Sycamore62 View Post
    Ive always been afraid to get in the poll because outside the MVFC and the standard top teams, my knowledge starts to get weak. Nice work everyone on the lists.
    Most of us are in the same boat. Once you get into AGS it's fun to do some 'research' on the schools and conferences that are unfamiliar, but more so, you learn to respect the opinions of others on the Board who have experience watching teams you don't have the luxury of seeing or following. I trust a number of the guys on here as to what they see and report, especially for those out in the Midwest and far West. I've been hangin' around here for about 15 years and it has been very therapeutic !
    LEHIGH WILL SHINE TONIGHT, LEHIGH WILL SHINE!
    Patriot League Champions: 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017
    NCAA Playoff Appearances: D-II 1973, 1975, 1977 NCAA Champions
    D-IAA 1979 (Finalist), 1980, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017

  4. #34
    The Imagine Dragons of AGS
    TheKingpin28's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    My Team
    North Dakota State
    Location
    Bloomington, MN
    Posts
    16,049

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Quote Originally Posted by Daytripper View Post
    By the way, if you have a "poll perfection" badge and no "AGS DONOR" badge to accompany it, you are a free-rider. Just sayin'.
    Preach
    TheKingpin28 is "Nothing but an emotional fair weather fan." - Bisonwinagn

    "There's a lot of people more concerned about being precisely, factually, and semantically correct than about being morally right" - Alexandria 'Sandy' Ocasio-Cortez, the new queen of the left.

    AKA Lord Kingpin

  5. #35
    AGS FCS Expert skinny_uncle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    5,920

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    I tried this one year but quit after being accused of being a Valley homer. It ended up being the year NDSU played Ill State for the title.
    "You know you are getting old when time flies whether you are having fun or not."

  6. #36
    I'm no better than you...probably
    ursus arctos horribilis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    My Team
    Montana
    Posts
    29,291

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Quote Originally Posted by skinny_uncle View Post
    I tried this one year but quit after being accused of being a Valley homer. It ended up being the year NDSU played Ill State for the title.
    I normally keep these things private but if you want to bring out the cudgel please allow me to retort.

    You were one of the people that are too sensitive to be questioned on a ballot and in that case it is just fine to not have you involved. I have the emails and you were questioned on having nearly the whole conference in the T15 midway through the season.

    You were the reason I use a qualifier every time I explain that there is "not much if any" homerism when people bring up the topic...you are one of the few that truly were a homer for a conference and you did it consistently.

    You did not stop voting after being questioned you continued on and at the end of the season I was just fine with you bowing out at that point. Thank you for that.

    Nobody questioned your having those two teams highly ranked and even #1 & #2 as they were both clearly at that level that year so don't try and use that as some "proof" of you being correct...almost all of the voters had those two fairly highly ranked since both were T10 at the time. Your point doesn't hold up as we all were doing that part of it.

    But the rest, you were alone on. Here was your ballot when you were questioned. I stopped there because you nearly ran out of MVFC teams at that point. South Dakota was the only team you left out at 2-4.

    October 19, 2014

    1: North Dakota State Bison
    2: Illinois State Redbirds
    3: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
    4: Villanova Wildcats
    5: Eastern Washington Eagles
    6: New Hampshire Wildcats
    7: Youngstown State Penguins
    8: Southern Illinois Salukis
    9: Indiana State Sycamores
    10: Missouri State Bears
    11: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
    12: Jacksonville State Gamecocks
    13: Northern Iowa Panthers
    14: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
    15: Western Illinois Leathernecks

    Here is the How They Fared from said week:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...NHU/edit#gid=0

    This had been an ongoing thing with skinny for the season and as it got later in the season I got in touch with him over his very slanted ballots. This was an email sent on the above ballot that season. It was much more pointed than a normal question would be due to the fact that is truly appeared wierd to jump SDSU up like this after a 45-10 loss the week prior even if it was to his #2.

    Quote Originally Posted by AGSPoll
    Hey, your votes are by far the most homeristic in our poll. I've not said much thus far because I do believe the MVFC teams are very good and as such most of your overly high ranked picks are at least arguable.

    The fact that this week you jumped SDSU up to #3 so you could keep MVFC teams in the top 3 spots is fairly telling of what you are attempting to do here. I will put your ballot before the poll committee but I'd sure appreciate if you'd take a look at things outside your region and stop trying to skew the results of this poll toward your conference. Your own conference mates value your conference but they don't do anything like you are doing here. Your SDSU move up is now about 10 spots higher than the rest on average.
    I gave the opportunity to rethink it and cast a new ballot after informing that the poll committee determined his vote be too far out of line to accept that week.

    So, you serve as a good warning to all new voters. If you do things like this then you will be challenged. Homer votes are not gonna cut it.
    http://www.anygivensaturday.com/signaturepics/sigpic2954_4.gif
    "At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat.......That costs money and we don't have any."
    Erk Russell - Georgia Southern

  7. #37
    FCS Expert F'N Hawks's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    2,677

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    ^^^^^Ursus: "You were one of the people that are too sensitive to be questioned on a ballot and in that case it is just fine to not have you involved. I have the emails and you were questioned on having nearly the whole conference in the T15 midway through the season"

    LMFAO.
    Poster formerly named:
    Sioux

  8. #38
    AGS FCS Champion FUBeAR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    My Team
    Furman & Mercer
    Location
    Mother, Mother Ocean
    Posts
    10,219

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Quote Originally Posted by ursus arctos horribilis View Post
    I normally keep these things private but if you want to bring out the cudgel please allow me to retort.
    NCAA DIVISION I MANUAL

    20.10.1 Commitments to the Division I Collegiate Model
    Bylaws proposed and enacted by member institutions governing the conduct of intercollegiate athletics shall be designed to foster competition in amateur athletics

    20.10.1.2 The Commitment to Amateurism
    Member institutions shall conduct their athletics programs…maintaining a line of demarcation between student-athletes who participate in the Collegiate Model and athletes competing in the professional model

  9. #39
    I'm no better than you...probably
    ursus arctos horribilis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    My Team
    Montana
    Posts
    29,291

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Quote Originally Posted by FUBeAR View Post
    I was hoping that drift would be caught.
    http://www.anygivensaturday.com/signaturepics/sigpic2954_4.gif
    "At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat.......That costs money and we don't have any."
    Erk Russell - Georgia Southern

  10. #40
    Major FCS Ruler
    paward's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Spider Country
    Posts
    1,231

    Re: AGS Poll Perfection List - A Guide, & Tip of the Cap

    Hmmmmmm a mouth full has been said.........
    "Spiders”

Similar Threads

  1. The List Of AGS Poll Perfection-2017
    By AGSPoll in forum FCS Discussion
    Replies: 64
    Last Post: July 24th, 2018, 12:13 AM
  2. The List Of AGS Poll Perfection-2016
    By ursus arctos horribilis in forum FCS Discussion
    Replies: 36
    Last Post: February 24th, 2017, 01:54 AM
  3. The List Of AGS Poll Perfection-2015
    By ursus arctos horribilis in forum FCS Discussion
    Replies: 57
    Last Post: January 24th, 2016, 07:01 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •