by @jhlacrosse | Mar 29, 2018 | Power Rankings
It’s time to come clean about my bias. I have a winning bias. I love to reward teams that win big games against good opponents. In discussing the rankings with people I often hear “yeah, but you can’t ignore that bad loss” or “yeah but they have lost more games...
by @jhlacrosse | Mar 22, 2018 | Power Rankings
The poll came out Wednesday morning and for the first time all year my first thought was “I don’t hate it”. At first glance, the poll seemed like it was actually pretty good. As the day wore on and as I had some conversations on Twitter, I realized...
by @jhlacrosse | Mar 15, 2018 | Power Rankings
Growing up Zoolander was cool and certainly overquoted. Whenever you were in the midst of something crazy it was always clever to pull out the famous Will Ferrell line from the movie. Well, the world has moved on to new pop culture...
by @jhlacrosse | Mar 8, 2018 | Power Rankings
One of the most important things I have learned in my business career is the value of challenging your assumptions. Often times project directions, product decisions, and business strategy are driven by assumptions you make at the outset. But what if the assumptions...
by @jhlacrosse | Feb 28, 2018 | Power Rankings
Let’s all agree that last weekend wasn’t kind to the pollsters. UCSB upsets ASU then ASU beats Cal Poly, who actually beat UCSB. So rank them! Boise State beats Oregon! Wow! Then they follow that up with a loss to Oregon State. *sad horn*. This is the...
by @jhlacrosse | Feb 22, 2018 | Power Rankings
I love to hate the polls, especially on Twitter. However, I appreciate that early season polls are tough. Your returning champs haven’t played a game yet, while Utah has ripped through 2 top 10 teams. How much do you weigh last year vs this year when you have a...
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