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Message: [QUOTE="fanfanclubclub, post: 43757, member: 787"] Check out football outsiders, or any other advanced statistical football professionals. They all keep track of close wins, and wins where the other team had more yards. These types of weak wins have a way, way lower predictive value for future success than blow outs against good competition. Recruits keep track of these things too. Poll voters do too. Prospective posters, prospective fans, media, etc. . . In modern football, where only BCS bowls [I]really[/I] matter, and FCS and non-AQ victories are available to meet the 6-win quota: how you win actually can matter more than whether you go 7-5 or 8-4. To recruits, fans, polls, bowl committees, tv execs, conference officials, etc. Observing the close and somewhat flukey nature of some of our wins is perfectly appropriate when appreciating what has been accomplished this season. [/QUOTE]