Dark Side Ranking, 2016, 3rd Edition

[mchsalumni]

Purely hypothetical and rhetorical question: If Montini HAD played that schedule and been 4-0, how many of you would have at least given them a DSR vote?

Not me.

 

[mchsalumni]

They have some high profile players (Walker, West, Spivak etc.).

Even Mchsalum can't get his DSR picks in on time.

Walker: injured
West: injured
Spivak: double teamed and others are not picking up slack

All of this equals disaster, including my inability to get DSR vote in on time. This week I have 4 different top 10s cued up, so I will have it to @JCHILLTOPPERS by Sunday, so as not to be called out again!

 

[goodnamesaregone]

If you ask me, H-F in a virtual tie for 2nd in the DSR is more the result of reputation than SOS.

That's why I had them 4th

Interestingly, there's only 1 team in the DSR top 10 (H-F) that has actually beaten another team in the DSR top 10 (LWE). Based on that fact alone, it would seem that someone is full of crap to suggest that H-F's ranking is "more the result of reputation than SOS."

Similarly, ranking H-F 4th, behind BR, is equally curious from the perspective of SOS. Rice's "signature win" would seemingly be against Marist, who is 3-1. But Marist's 3-1 record pales in comparison to LWE's 3-1 record (with H-F's "signature win" being against LWE).

Indeed, H-F's second most meaningful win was against Lockport on the road. And frankly, based on their respective schedules to date, Lockport is more comparable to Marist (i.e., the opponent for BR's signature win). Yet, H-F seemingly gets no credit from the Rambler or from the Almighty's dad for convincingly beating Lockport on the road, while BR is apparently exalted for beating Marist.

It sure looks like the Rambler and the Almighty's old man didn't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

It seems to me that H-F is appropriately ranked in a virtual tie for 2nd in the DSR, based upon H-F's actual accomplishments at this point in time of this particular season. Maybe as additional games pile up, and H-F plays the easier portion of its conference schedule, that may change (if other teams win games against more difficult opponents). But for now, H-F should be right with ESL at #2.

 

[kpjasion]

"F. Palatine - Hoffman Estates...who knew, HE is 4-0 and has only given up 27 points this season. Every year there is a team or two we all completely miss...could HE be the one. With cross-city rival fremd up next, no time for a let-up...honestly, if P-tine is ready to make a leap into the top five, this is a game they can assert their authority, rise, and ready up for barrington in a few weeks....it's a path to a top 3 ranking."

I hope a 49-13 spanking with 571 yds of offense and being able to do pretty much whatever they wanted offensively gets Palatine some props this week.

Seriously guys, Palatine's offense is just hitting it's stride the last two weeks and it's downright scary..162 pts in the last four games, and that's with the entire starting offense out for most/all of the fourth quarter of the last three games and almost a half of the first one.