It’s week nine of the ESP and week two of the BCS Standings. A comparison of the ESP and AV Ranking follows. Elite Selection Playoff The past few weeks have seen some movement at the top but the really surprising thing is the number of teams in the top 25 of the ESP that aren’t […]

At first glance the Irish offense seems dramatically improved from a unit that spent last year near the bottom of the country in every meaningful statistical category. A closer look at the numbers, however, reveals a different story. For example, through six games the Irish stand at 4-2, a far cry from the 1-5 record […]

Coinciding with the release of the BCS comes this week’s version of the Elite Selection Playoff (ESP). For you first timers an explanation of the ESP can be found here. I’ve also attached the links to the BCS standings and Sagarin Computer Ranking for comparison purposes. Nota Bene, Sagarin’s strength of schedule calculation is very […]