In our 2nd Metrics that Matter episode, Houston and Glenn cover Bill Connelly’s S&P+. After a one-sentence summary (1:56), they dig into what’s in the S&P+ (2:23), common criticisms (8:40), it’s accuracy (12:45) and the future of S&P+ (14:05). Enjoy!

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Glenn & Houston celebrate Week 0 of College Football with a review of Florida-Miami (1:30) and Arizona-Hawai’i (12:35), share the weeks overlooked stories and underused data (18:12), and preview a handful of Week 1 games (28:03). Enjoy!

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Today Houston and Glenn end the off-season of College Football with a discussion on the most important teams to each conference - (8:15) Pac-12; (12:13) ACC; (15:30) SEC; (23:35) Big12;(26:05) Big10; (29:17) Independent/Non-P5 - and provide a preview on the opening games of the year (30:53). You also get another HOT TAKE (0:58) as Glenn delivers a mystery list for Houston to judge. Enjoy!

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Today Houston and Glenn kick off this new series by explaining the ESPN College Football Power Index (FPI). We cover what metrics go into the FPI (1:59), how college football game predictions are based on FPI (4:44), some common criticisms (8:45), how the FPI does against Vegas (13:08) and the future of FPI in College Football (14:28). Enjoy!

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In Episode 3, Glenn & Houston start with a HOT TAKE (1:33) on beer entering college stadiums, provide a primer on polls (6:55), touch on the difference between polls and rankings, and cover down on some 2019 Neutral Site games (28:24).  Enjoy!

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In Episode 2, Glenn & Houston take an in-depth look at the Power 5 conferences. They discuss the top teams in each (4:25), discuss which conference is the best (17:30) - or 2nd best - and look at the toughest schedules on the slate (32:40). Bonus HOT TAKE on the Coaches Poll to start the conversation today. Enjoy!

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In episode 1 we lay the groundwork for the season as we discuss why College Football is the best sport (touching on homerism), review the 2018 season - surprise teams good (7:10) and bad (14:18), 2018 game of the year (22:40), final rankings (24:35) - and give quick preview of 2019 (26:45). Enjoy!

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