Call this a Sharp/Griffith type of thinking.
They would put Ole Miss 9for example) up high due to beating Alabama. Pay no attention that they had a +5 turnover margin and got a miracle play (2 things that would never happen in a re-mathc). Despite all that, they had to hang on for dear life to beat the Tide. In a case like that all that matters to them is that they got the "W".
However, they will penalize MSU for a win like today. The fact that MSU got the win will be irrelevant. What they will focus on is the close score, the fact that MSU did not put them away or the fact that the yards each team had might be close.
They want their cake and eat it too. When they want to praise a team that got "lucky" it is all about the W. When they want be critical of a team that hung on it is all about the stats, etc...
They would put Ole Miss 9for example) up high due to beating Alabama. Pay no attention that they had a +5 turnover margin and got a miracle play (2 things that would never happen in a re-mathc). Despite all that, they had to hang on for dear life to beat the Tide. In a case like that all that matters to them is that they got the "W".
However, they will penalize MSU for a win like today. The fact that MSU got the win will be irrelevant. What they will focus on is the close score, the fact that MSU did not put them away or the fact that the yards each team had might be close.
They want their cake and eat it too. When they want to praise a team that got "lucky" it is all about the W. When they want be critical of a team that hung on it is all about the stats, etc...
