Mysticpoopoohead has decided to throw down the gauntlet after I made one suggestion to help improve his rankings a little:
Originally posted by mystikpoopoohead
So no, that doesn't make more sense. I'm not perfect and am all about dissenting opinions, but not retarded ones. Sly, unless you want to take this over every other day, STFU and crawl back in your hole.
He seems pretty stuck up but I think almost anyone else could do a better job, so "I'll take [his] bet, [he's] gonna regret, 'cause I'm" ... err.. gonna win.
I put poopoo's rankings after mine, for reference. His rankings do ok with the very best and very worst teams, but he has no concept how to rank the teams that are somewhat difficult to rank, and require a bit of skill. Without further ado, here's what I consider to be a FAR superior set of rankings:
WEST
1) Mentone Beach Assault (pp-1) dominated every team they've played so far, though admittedly they have yet to play a team I have ranked in the top 8 of either conference, so the hope is that they may be not quite so dominant against better teams - that's the hope anyway.
2a) Corpus Christi Illegal Aliens (pp-2) game 1 & 2 CCIA looked very mediocre but a much improved team the past couple of games
2b) Bakersfield Nanananas (pp-4) game 1 looked bad - lucky to escape with a win - but since then has looked very tough
2c) Mighty Chihuahuas (pp-3) game 1 looked dominant, game 2 very mediocre, game 3 good, and game 4 was a freebie - team is ranked "2c" and not "2b" or "2a" mainly because they seem to be cooling from their hot first game, but have still shown enough to be considered about the same level as the other 2's
5) Steel City Sentinels (pp-9) 2 freebies then 2 wins against playoff-quality teams
6) Idaho Rex (pp-12) I respect the Rex organization a lot. They just showed they are a shade behind Steel City and have played everyone tough.
7) Detroit Revolvers (pp-11) Another team I respect a lot. Have played a tough schedule and been very competitive.
8a) Beantown Bastards (pp-5) the most consistent of the remaining teams; current favorite to round out the playoff group
8b) Long Beach Dub All-Stars (pp-9) at times, like game 1, look better than Beantown, but last game lost by 3 to the lower-ranked Dallas Hitmen; I'm keeping Long Beach higher ranked than Dallas based on the closeness of the game and their very different levels of success earlier in the season
10a) Big Bear Avalanche (pp-6) solid organization but has struggled this season
10b) Dallas Hitmen (pp-8) first 2 games were very bad including a 7 point loss to Big Bear, but last 2 games have shown some improvement including a 3 point win over higher ranked Long Beach; improvement noted but still too early to rank this team any higher
12) Virginia George Washingtons (pp-7) This was a very good team last season that looked good in game 1 but then terrible in games 2 & 3; game 4 was a freebie; this team could rebound but right now they are struggling mightily
13) Los Angeles Cobras (pp-15) have shown much more improvement than other cellar dwellers
14a) Eugene SLUGs (pp-14)
14b) Pittsburgh Stillers (pp-13)
14c) Washington Bow Chicka Brown Cows (pp-16)
EAST
1a) Tennessee Fury (pp-1) have done better than other East teams but haven't played any teams I have ranked in the top 8 in either Conference yet; game 1 was a very mediocre showing; game 3 was good; games 2 & 4 were freebies
1b) Boston Bears (pp-2) have looked as good games 2 & 3 as they did bad game 1; game 4 was a freebie
3) Dirty Cheetahs (pp-4) as their game 1 demonstrated, they might struggle to make the playoffs in the Western Conference, but in the Eastern are one of the better teams
4) Saint Paul Vulcans (pp-5) lost to the Cheetahs by 13 two games ago and beat the Tighas by 10 last game, so this is where they belong
5a) Louisiana State Tighas (pp-6) seem to be cooling slightly after a decent start
5b) New Jersey Mobsters (pp-9) hot and cold team played well games 1 & 3, and struggled games 2 & 4; lost by 1 point last game against Phoenix but ranked a bit higher based on a bit better performance over the season, and the closeness of the score
7) Phoenix Scorpions (pp-8) a mighty franchise last season that has struggled mightily this season
8a) Enghave Evolution (pp-10) after a woeful game 1, Enghave has improved and been competitive games 2 & 4, and had a freebie game 3; they just beat Sleepy Hollow by 3 so are in the right spot
8b) Sleepy Hollow Horsemen (pp-3) their best game was game 1, and they looked a lot better than Enghave that game; game 2 was a freebie; games 3 & 4 Sleepy Hollow has looked bad; they are correctly ranked a bit worse than Enghave but at about the same level
10a) Iowa Hogeyes (pp-11) had a very nice showing game 1, but looked very bad games 2 & 3; game 4 was a freebie
10b) Texas Wrecking Crew (pp-7) game 1 was a freebie; game 2 they looked ok, but games 3 & 4 have both been bad showings
12) Houston Toxins (pp-12) better than the bottom 4 teams
13a) Los Angeles Bicycle Clowns (pp-14)
13b) NJ Hitmen (pp-13)
13c) Philadelphia Birds (pp-15)
13d) Atlantic City Aces (pp-16)
I will back up these rankings by making some predictions about upcoming games - I'm waiting for them to post the matchups to make it easier for me. I'll make a note who poopoohead thinks would win according to his rankings, too. I am quite certain that my rankings will be proven better in upcoming games and over the season. Admittedly, it wasn't hard to do better rankings than poopoohead's, but I wanted to do it anyway just because I like a challenge.
Originally posted by mystikpoopoohead
So no, that doesn't make more sense. I'm not perfect and am all about dissenting opinions, but not retarded ones. Sly, unless you want to take this over every other day, STFU and crawl back in your hole.
He seems pretty stuck up but I think almost anyone else could do a better job, so "I'll take [his] bet, [he's] gonna regret, 'cause I'm" ... err.. gonna win.
I put poopoo's rankings after mine, for reference. His rankings do ok with the very best and very worst teams, but he has no concept how to rank the teams that are somewhat difficult to rank, and require a bit of skill. Without further ado, here's what I consider to be a FAR superior set of rankings:
WEST
1) Mentone Beach Assault (pp-1) dominated every team they've played so far, though admittedly they have yet to play a team I have ranked in the top 8 of either conference, so the hope is that they may be not quite so dominant against better teams - that's the hope anyway.
2a) Corpus Christi Illegal Aliens (pp-2) game 1 & 2 CCIA looked very mediocre but a much improved team the past couple of games
2b) Bakersfield Nanananas (pp-4) game 1 looked bad - lucky to escape with a win - but since then has looked very tough
2c) Mighty Chihuahuas (pp-3) game 1 looked dominant, game 2 very mediocre, game 3 good, and game 4 was a freebie - team is ranked "2c" and not "2b" or "2a" mainly because they seem to be cooling from their hot first game, but have still shown enough to be considered about the same level as the other 2's
5) Steel City Sentinels (pp-9) 2 freebies then 2 wins against playoff-quality teams
6) Idaho Rex (pp-12) I respect the Rex organization a lot. They just showed they are a shade behind Steel City and have played everyone tough.
7) Detroit Revolvers (pp-11) Another team I respect a lot. Have played a tough schedule and been very competitive.
8a) Beantown Bastards (pp-5) the most consistent of the remaining teams; current favorite to round out the playoff group
8b) Long Beach Dub All-Stars (pp-9) at times, like game 1, look better than Beantown, but last game lost by 3 to the lower-ranked Dallas Hitmen; I'm keeping Long Beach higher ranked than Dallas based on the closeness of the game and their very different levels of success earlier in the season
10a) Big Bear Avalanche (pp-6) solid organization but has struggled this season
10b) Dallas Hitmen (pp-8) first 2 games were very bad including a 7 point loss to Big Bear, but last 2 games have shown some improvement including a 3 point win over higher ranked Long Beach; improvement noted but still too early to rank this team any higher
12) Virginia George Washingtons (pp-7) This was a very good team last season that looked good in game 1 but then terrible in games 2 & 3; game 4 was a freebie; this team could rebound but right now they are struggling mightily
13) Los Angeles Cobras (pp-15) have shown much more improvement than other cellar dwellers
14a) Eugene SLUGs (pp-14)
14b) Pittsburgh Stillers (pp-13)
14c) Washington Bow Chicka Brown Cows (pp-16)
EAST
1a) Tennessee Fury (pp-1) have done better than other East teams but haven't played any teams I have ranked in the top 8 in either Conference yet; game 1 was a very mediocre showing; game 3 was good; games 2 & 4 were freebies
1b) Boston Bears (pp-2) have looked as good games 2 & 3 as they did bad game 1; game 4 was a freebie
3) Dirty Cheetahs (pp-4) as their game 1 demonstrated, they might struggle to make the playoffs in the Western Conference, but in the Eastern are one of the better teams
4) Saint Paul Vulcans (pp-5) lost to the Cheetahs by 13 two games ago and beat the Tighas by 10 last game, so this is where they belong
5a) Louisiana State Tighas (pp-6) seem to be cooling slightly after a decent start
5b) New Jersey Mobsters (pp-9) hot and cold team played well games 1 & 3, and struggled games 2 & 4; lost by 1 point last game against Phoenix but ranked a bit higher based on a bit better performance over the season, and the closeness of the score
7) Phoenix Scorpions (pp-8) a mighty franchise last season that has struggled mightily this season
8a) Enghave Evolution (pp-10) after a woeful game 1, Enghave has improved and been competitive games 2 & 4, and had a freebie game 3; they just beat Sleepy Hollow by 3 so are in the right spot
8b) Sleepy Hollow Horsemen (pp-3) their best game was game 1, and they looked a lot better than Enghave that game; game 2 was a freebie; games 3 & 4 Sleepy Hollow has looked bad; they are correctly ranked a bit worse than Enghave but at about the same level
10a) Iowa Hogeyes (pp-11) had a very nice showing game 1, but looked very bad games 2 & 3; game 4 was a freebie
10b) Texas Wrecking Crew (pp-7) game 1 was a freebie; game 2 they looked ok, but games 3 & 4 have both been bad showings
12) Houston Toxins (pp-12) better than the bottom 4 teams
13a) Los Angeles Bicycle Clowns (pp-14)
13b) NJ Hitmen (pp-13)
13c) Philadelphia Birds (pp-15)
13d) Atlantic City Aces (pp-16)
I will back up these rankings by making some predictions about upcoming games - I'm waiting for them to post the matchups to make it easier for me. I'll make a note who poopoohead thinks would win according to his rankings, too. I am quite certain that my rankings will be proven better in upcoming games and over the season. Admittedly, it wasn't hard to do better rankings than poopoohead's, but I wanted to do it anyway just because I like a challenge.
Last edited Mar 5, 2009 21:14:39
