"Here's the thing about Pitt - and if there's one thing the committee has been incredibly consistent about over the years," Lunardi said on ESPN. "Let's say this - non-conference schedule for Pitt: 344th at the start of the week. There's never been a bubble team, ever, even close to that, that's gotten in. So I'm not optimistic."
But NET already penalizes a team for a poor SOS. Pitt had to overcome this with game outcomes to “earn” a NET of 44. So why penalize a team specifically for this stat and why is this even that relevant when won/lost record is not the factor it once was in the age of NET.
Plus Pitt has a fairly strong conference SOS and overall SOS is not that poor. It’s better than some bubble teams including UVA. Why is NC SOS a stronger metric than power conference road record ?
In any case, this fixation with NC SOS seems to be kryptonite keeping Pitt out right now based on previous committee history. It kept Clemson out last year also but their NET was in the 60s.
So if we replace 2 Q4 home wins with 2 Q1 road or neutral court losses (similar to Florida), Pitt is 19-12 and safely in the field simply by taking the court and getting whipped by a few higher rated teams.
But NET already penalizes a team for a poor SOS. Pitt had to overcome this with game outcomes to “earn” a NET of 44. So why penalize a team specifically for this stat and why is this even that relevant when won/lost record is not the factor it once was in the age of NET.
Plus Pitt has a fairly strong conference SOS and overall SOS is not that poor. It’s better than some bubble teams including UVA. Why is NC SOS a stronger metric than power conference road record ?
In any case, this fixation with NC SOS seems to be kryptonite keeping Pitt out right now based on previous committee history. It kept Clemson out last year also but their NET was in the 60s.
So if we replace 2 Q4 home wins with 2 Q1 road or neutral court losses (similar to Florida), Pitt is 19-12 and safely in the field simply by taking the court and getting whipped by a few higher rated teams.
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