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[QUOTE="ForCuseSake, post: 3909568, member: 266"]
You can look at historical SOS data, I’ll trust my eyes ;)

Kidding aside, your SOS numbers kinda/sorta bear out my theory as VT was largely crappola its first 2 years in the BE ('91-'92) even though their SOS plummeted.  So either the BE was somewhat underrated or their pre-BE Independent SOS was possibly inflated.

I don’t trust historical SOS ratings because I don’t know if they over-weigh an opponent’s ranking.

I expect playing an overrated team (likely due to a high preseason ranking) in Sept would add more to a backward looking SOS.

I’m sure they also factor in opponent’s W/L and that might counter ranking impact but I don’t know how much.

Conversely, I wonder how SU being more frequently ranked in the Top 25 than VaTech (late 80s/early 90s) impacted its SOS calculation.

Did VT get more oomph for being unranked when they played FSU in 1991 because SU was #10 when they played FSU a week earlier?

No coincidence Beamer’s records jumped as his SOS fell; I know that's not rocket surgery but that's the story I'm stickin' to!

[SIZE=1](Now , respectfully... STOP DEFENDING BEAMER)[/SIZE]
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