ktffan wrote:
No, it started silly when someone made what's pretty obviously a ridiculous claim:Ball State does not have a single win against any team at any time outside the MAC...not one...
I like everyone here , and the varied opinions they bring, so don't get me wrong. I've read many of your posts and respect your knoweldge and research.
What I was referring to as 'silly' was the extent to which Ball State was even discussed in this thread. It was brought up to pose a question about the rankings. And I'm sorry, but your validations to prove you were correct barely met minimum standards.
Was THAT worth the argument, or throwing the topic off-track?
I just wouldn't have bothered with the argument to begin with. Or I'd of said:
"well, they did beat Wichita State and Indiana State (and whoever else) when they were classified as 1-A teams. More recently, they beat Navy and UConn. But you're right, billybud, if you mean that they haven't demonstrated they could beat a 'big boy' yet."
That would have brought your knowledge to the table ... prevented further argument, made your point more quickly and easily ... My mistake was honest (as I admitted). I simply didn't examine Howell's data THAT closely but I can defend why that was the case - I was looking for something more glaring than being left to discern the conference affiliations of teams that mostly no longer even exist in 1-A.