They aren't going to define "game control", but the following three questions are a good way of understanding it at a high level:DanaDane said:And yet have never been able to define "game control" just like they can't define "eye test". In other words, it's their way of being able to pick the team they want to pick.LTbear said:They've openly acknowledged that game control is factored in this year, while saying straight-up margin of victory isn't.DanaDane said:
The argument for Utah not beating anyone beat being "dominant" as the reason they are #5 is kind of ironic since it was the exact opposite argument they used against us in 2014 when they said the scoring margin and dominance didn't matter.
1. Controlling for the quality of the opponent, what was the score at halftime?
2. Controlling for the quality of the opponent, what was the score at the beginning of the fourth quarter?
3. Controlling for the quality of the opponent, did the team have to score with its last possession of the football (or 2) in order to win the game?
For example, if Baylor defeats OU this weekend by scoring at the last minute with Baylor's last possession of the football, it wouldn't hurt Baylor's game control since OU is a top 10 opponent and thus is of a high quality. In contrast, if Baylor needs to score with its last possession of the football against WVU, it hurts Baylor's game control since WVU is not of a high quality so score should not have been close.