Toggle sidebar

Recent content by Alexander33

  1. A

    CCL/ESCC Pick 'Em - Week V

    The Fenwick spread has been copied incorrectly here, as they are the 14-point favorite according to Massey. Nonetheless, here are my picks. Loyola -41.5 Mt. Carmel -34.5 Marist -35.5 Brother Rice -35.5 Providence +2.5 Fenwick +14.5 St. Ignatius +12.5 Montini -9.5 IC Catholic -39.5 DePaul -33.5...
  2. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    I would not say I am more enamored with Wheaton North than any other team. I do, after all, have 13 other teams ranked ahead of them. Here is what I know to be true. * When looking at the larger schools (5A through 8A) there are three distinct categories. They are: 1) The Chicago Catholic...
  3. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    Although at this point I understand you are just trying to give me a hard time rather than engaging in a meaningful discussion, I will provide you with the courtesy of a response because that is my nature. In a list of the top 25 teams, there are, of course, only 25 spots available. Not every...
  4. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    "Not when you rank them high." I did not mean to offend your sensibilities. I was providing a top-25 list and used the very last spot to recognize an Oak Lawn team that may be their best team of this century. In the context of their program history over the last 25 years, their achievement...
  5. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    With all due respect, that is revisionist history. The fact that the players on the team themselves thought they had a good team is likely to be true of every team entering the playoffs with two losses or less. The fact that the players regarded themselves highly has no meaning. The truth is...
  6. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    I tried to be reasonably cautious with Wheaton North (ranked 14th), Huntley (ranked 24th), as well as Normal (ranked 19th) and Oak Lawn (ranked 25th). I did so because I agree all four teams are untested. However, every now and then the paper tigers turn out to have actual claws so I like to...
  7. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    The East St. Louis loss was also to a team that is only 2-2.
  8. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    My compliments to you. You are very observant. However, I do have an explanation. The CCL list is purely based on a power rating derived from the use of a statistical modeling technique called exponential smoothing. It is designed to provide point spreads for future games and I do not allow...
  9. A

    The Official Unbiased Top 10 week 5

    There are a few new names on this top-25 list. We shall see if they can stay there. 1. Loyola (4-0) They will need to remain unbeaten or the Flyers will take over the number one spot. 2. East St. Louis (3-1) Applying pressure on the Ramblers. 3. Mt. Carmel (3-1) St. Patrick is having a good...
  10. A

    CCL/ESCC - Week IV

    Forget about the mythical Gambletron. Tuccs uses Massey's predictions to offer these point spreads. Furthermore, the Fenwick game is backwards. Fenwick is the favorite according to Massey and should be giving 6.5 points to St. Ignatius. The same thing is true about the Notre Dame versus Benet...
  11. A

    Official Unbiased top 10 week 3

    You are 2 for 2. Nicely done.
  12. A

    CCL/ESCC - WEEK III

    St. Francis +29.5 St. Rita +21.5 Montini +14.5 Nazareth +25.5 St. Laurence +21.5 DePaul +33.5 Joliet Catholic +12.5 IC Catholic +5.5 Benet -21.5 Marmion -30.5 St. Viator +32.5 Marian +27.5
  13. A

    CCL Games - Week 3 (Rank Them)

    1. Providence by 1 2. Montini by 4-1/2 3. Mt. Carmel by 11 4. Loyola by 14 5. IC Catholic by 16-1/2 6. Brother Rice by 17
  14. A

    Official Unbiased top 10 week 3

    Inasmuch as your comment about Batavia last week was spot on and you seem to know the DuKane Conference very well, I will take your word for it.
  15. A

    Official Unbiased top 10 week 3

    Another point of view. 1. Loyola (2-0) Average running backs and modest speed in the secondary. Otherwise, excellence everywhere else on the field... and coaching. 2. East St. Louis (1-1) American Heritage did lose their opener by 17 points, so the loss to Heritage drops the Flyers one spot. 3...
See more
On3

Latest

  1. 01 On3 Football How LSU OC Charlie Weis Jr. became the man Lane Kiffin trusts with his offense
  2. 02 On3 Football Jon Sumrall landed at Florida, but sliding doors nearly sent him elsewhere
  3. 03 On3 Football The bowl system is dying: What a 24-team playoff means for the games that built college football
  4. 04 On3 Football Steve Sarkisian admits regret in postgame interview controversy with Holly Rowe
  5. 05 On3 Football Steve Sarkisian reveals Co-DC Johnny Nansen was charged with misdemeanor DWI
Top Bottom