Now, with all of the conditions known, we can start to apply properties of the CTMC to rank college football teams. Before starting anything, the state space has to be identified. The state space is simply just a list for all the possible states in the system. This list consists of all teams in college football that played against at least 2 FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) opponents. I chose such a specific guideline so that teams that only played one game were left out as to avoid skewed or peculiar results. We now need to define the transition rates between the states. The transition rates here will simply be the number of points scored by one team against another as the rate of going from one state to the other. These points scored by
(Note: US News discontinued the free access to College Rankings based on colleges so I am forced to use old data or else I would be infringing on their rights)
Joe Paterno’s name is synonymous with Penn State football. The program has accomplished a lot since the 1960s. How many football programs have clinched two national championships? In fact, how many coaches can claim the same? Since 1995, no team has been able to win successive national championships. Penn State can’t claim a single title since 1986, and hasn’t been in contention for one since their 1994 season. Now seventy-six years old, “Coach Joe Pa” has long forgotten his way of building a strong football program. His years of...
In regards to the perspective on human nature, CBT has a more complex view on this topic in comparison to other theories. CBT’s perspective incorporates the use of self-control, self-reflection, and the capacity of choice (Tan,2011). The use of self-control, self-reflection, and capacity of control are essential in creating change in behaviors and feelings. In addition, more attention is placed on how an individual’s thoughts can affect their feelings and behavior’s (Tan, 2011).
1. Competitive Advantage – Through my experiences in the Capstone Simulation I learned a great deal about running a business. First of all, recognizing your company’s competitive advantage and reinforcing it in your business plan and operations is essential for sustained success. By investing heavily in TQM, HR, and automation in the low and traditional segments, Digby was more efficient than our competitors. Thanks to our heavy investments in TQM our company’s R&D cycle times were among the industry’s best. Not only were we able to meet customer preferences in a timely manner, allowing us to secure market share, our variable costs were greatly diminished with these investments. Costs were even further diminished with
National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2013 and 2014 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations. Indianapolis: NCAA, 2013. Print.
College basketball comes to a truly extraordinary ending each year in March. 68 of the best teams in the nation draw the attention of millions. Viewers are awed by the sheer amount of games played and the only three weeks they are played in. They are mesmerized trying to fill out the perfect bracket and possible win huge prizes and bragging rights over their friends. They are awestruck by enormous upsets and rally behind underdog teams. Many people may argue that the NCAA tournament and March Madness is just another sporting event, but in reality it is a widely popular competition that is viewed by millions of fans and even non-sport viewers year after year.
In-state rivalries are known throughout collegiate athletics as games that can make your season if you win or break your season if you lose. This is mainly because the teams want to be known as the state’s “football school,” and winning the game against the other major football school in the state greatly contributes to this title. An example of this would be Oregon vs. Oregon State (ESPN). Oregon had gone 56-46-10, therefore winning 50% of the games played between the two schools (“All-Time Series Record”). There are games that are not so close, though, where it is obvious who is the “football team” in the state. Oklahoma has dominated Oklahoma State by winning 10 out of the last 11 games between the two (“Oklahoma State Football Spring Notes”). Also, the overall winner in this rivalry game gets many of the recrui...
"What Is CTE?" Sports Legacy Institute. The Sports Legacy Institute Inc, n.d. Web. 09 May 2014. .
Do you think picking your 4 favorite types of candy is hard? Wouldn’t it be easier if you were able to choose your favorite 8 types of candy? Well right now it is like that with the college football playoff system. During the BCS era they had one game between the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams and the winner would play the number 1 ranked team for the national championship. All the brand new FBS does is add one more game therefore only adding one more team, so instead of just adding one more team to the mix, this is still unfair.
Luzer, Daniel. "College Guide: The Profit in College Sports." The Washington Monthly. N.p., 18 Sept. 2013. Web. 8 Apr. 2014.
America's Health Ranking Report by the United Health Foundation is an annual report that focus's on behaviors, the environment and community, public and health policies, clinical care, and outcomes to provide a score that gives us a picture of the nation's overall health. Several measures are used to determine the overall health rankings. In 2013, Tennessee was ranked 42nd, down from 39th in 2012. Dr. Randy Wykoff explains that this is due to a change of the metrics used to calculate this years rankings. What he suggests is that if the same metrics were used in 2012 as in 2013, Tennessee would have been 42nd in 2012 as well. Therefore, Tennessee only looks worse on paper, rather than actually being worse in overall health.
With the annual debate revived by fans and sportswriters, the involvement of the federal government, and the financial benefit that bowl games offer schools, the issue of wheatear to replace the Bowl Championship Series with a playoff system continues to be one of the most discussed aspects of college football. Most people agree the Bowl Championship Series should be replaced by a playoffs, however there are a few who believe otherwise. The Bowl Championship Series works, and college football has never been more successful, thrilling, popular, or more enjoyable than ever. The Bowl Championship Series is fairer, safer and more effective than a playoffs.
Lastly, the bill id introduced to the president and they have ten days to veto the bill or sign it into a law. This process usually takes months, but in the case of an Accelerated Passage process, a bill can get to the president within ten days. However this does not occur often.
The NCAA is a global, and well-known company that regulates collegiate sports with thousands of universities across the country. The NCAA organizational assessment shows its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats relative to all competitors. In this current market environment, I assessed and prioritize what strengths and weaknesses were most important and which strengths have to continue to grow and what weaknesses needed to be mitigated. It is tough for the NCAA to have great competition due to the fact that it is far beyond any competitions and doesn’t seem to show any sign of slowing down soon. Issues, whether political or ethical, or whatever the case may be, as long as the NCAA continues to analyze its “SWOT” then they will always be the leader in the current market
Murray, C.J.L. & Frenk, J. (2010). Ranking 37th – Measuring the performance of the U.S.