Interesting piece from 538 for conference realignment enthusiasts

[jackanddanny8]

Where Should The Big Ten Expand Next? We Crunched The Numbers.

Which schools should the Big Ten poach next?

fivethirtyeight.com

 

[husky8273]

"Tier 5: Let’s be honest, there are better choices"​

 

[auror]

Lol UConn got a 0 in both historical and recent football success. It's hilarious they made it 0 and not 1.

 

[bendm]

tied with Cincy and K st but we beat BCU!

Surprised we rated so low in terms of market.

Thank the lord for the BE. I only wish we'd joined sooner.

 

[storrsroars]

Look at the bright side, we're ahead of BC.

 

[Palatine]

Lol UConn got a 0 in both historical and recent football success. It's hilarious they made it 0 and not 1.

We were the second fastest team to go from FCS to ranked.
And there are still many teams that have never played in a BCS game.

 

[CL82]

We were the second fastest team to go from FCS to ranked.
And there are still many teams that have never played in a BCS game.

Yep, but that’s not the current narrative. The current narrative is we suck. Hopefully a change begins today.

 

[CL82]

How do we get at five in national championships. I’m pretty sure we have 23 overall and 22 NCAA. Even if you’re only talking men’s sports it should be six, two for soccer, four for men’s basketball.

 

[auror]

How do we get at five in national championships. I’m pretty sure we have 23 overall and 22 NCAA. Even if you’re only talking men’s sports it should be six, two for soccer, four for men’s basketball.

It's a value derived from a ranking. So we're likely in the 50th percentile of teams in the sample in total NCAA championships. Or something similar to that. The data has us at 22. Stanford has 131, USC and UCLA in the 100+ as well. All the categories are similarly derived and then arbitrarily weighted. But it all looks pretty reasonable to me.

 

[CL82]

It's a value derived from a ranking. So we're likely in the 50th percentile of teams in the sample in total NCAA championships. Or something similar to that. The data has us at 22. Stanford has 131, USC and UCLA in the 100+ as well. All the categories are similarly derived and then arbitrarily weighted. But it all looks pretty reasonable to me.

Yeah, I figured that out after the fact. I had a moment of a 20 to natties times three that puts us at 66 right there! We’re a lock! And then… oh.

 

[HuskyHawk]

tied with Cincy and K st but we beat BCU!

Surprised we rated so low in terms of market.

Thank the lord for the BE. I only wish we'd joined sooner.

They didn’t count basketball in the market category, just football. It’s TV ratings based, not local market size (which admittedly is mostly irrelevant now). I think that’s illogical really. KU ranked terribly in market too, despite being a well known brand nationally.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Lol UConn got a 0 in both historical and recent football success. It's hilarious they made it 0 and not 1.

They should have waited for today’s game.

 

[auror]

They should have waited for today’s game.

The one where they are down 10 at halftime to Utah St? (You put the jynx on).

 

[CTBballfan243]

UConn is playing well. I am looking forward to some fun times at the Rent this season. We have some players.

 

[Hoopcrazee]

Yep, but that’s not the current narrative. The current narrative is we suck. Hopefully a change begins today.

and maybe it did!