Phil Steele: Best Home Field Advantage

[CPR]

USF is tied for 113th, while UCF is tied for 21st. An OCS does matter.

 

I have gotten many requests to do a blog to explain how I compute each teams home field edge in the magazine. I have 27 different factors in my computer’s grade of a team. I then compare the computer’s analysis to my own and make the final decision.

 

 

http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/2014/AUG14/DBAugust23.html

[footnfan1]

I don't normally pick apart things like this, but his formula is tailor made for Ohio State. They  have a large capacity, they sell out, they play cupcakes at home. they win easily  about 5 of his 9 factors.

 

Go to a home LSU game where the atmosphere is thick, the sound deafening and you hate to be the opposing team, and then at Ohio State where the fans  sit on their hands and flash cards all game long. No way  people choose ohio state as a better home field advantage over  a place like LSU, Bammer in my opinion.

[slick1ru2]

Yeah, well Phil Steele has messed up his rankings before. Ask WVU if there is a home field advantage at Ray Jay.  Or any 1st home game opponent except McNeese St.

 

Listen to that crowd roar!!!

[USFbulls24]

This is complete nonsense. UCF tied with Auburn and Notre Dame and ahead of Texas? Credibility gone.

[Triple B]

Posting from phone or I'd post THAT pic ...

Got to admt that of all the arguments for an ocs, this is certainly the weakest.

[JupiterBull]

This is complete nonsense. UCF tied with Auburn and Notre Dame and ahead of Texas? Credibility gone.

Agreed.  I went to a WVU game at Texas, as my ears hurt from the shear volume of fans.  Loudest I've ever attended.

 

UCF wasn't that loud last I went...but that in 2007 or 2008 (the TJ TD OT catch).  Not only that, but UCF fans were famous for leaving early.  I suppose it's gotten much better with recent success, but no way a 40K+ stadium is Top 25 for home field ad (heck, they beat our worst team ever by 3 points...in a game where I suspect fans were VERY loud & hostile.

 

That said, an OCS would be cool, and get more students involved.  But if we start winning again, and putting butts in Ray Jay, we will climb any list (yet, we still have some very docile fans, even in the wild times).

[slick1ru2]

This is complete nonsense. UCF tied with Auburn and Notre Dame and ahead of Texas? Credibility gone.

Agreed.  I went to a WVU game at Texas, as my ears hurt from the shear volume of fans.  Loudest I've ever attended.

 

UCF wasn't that loud last I went...but that in 2007 or 2008 (the TJ TD OT catch).  Not only that, but UCF fans were famous for leaving early.  I suppose it's gotten much better with recent success, but no way a 40K+ stadium is Top 25 for home field ad (heck, they beat our worst team ever by 3 points...in a game where I suspect fans were VERY loud & hostile.

 

That said, an OCS would be cool, and get more students involved.  But if we start winning again, and putting butts in Ray Jay, we will climb any list (yet, we still have some very docile fans, even in the wild times).

Scan up and watch the video I posted, the stands were wild.

[GaUSFBull]

Posting from phone or I'd post THAT pic ...

Got to admt that of all the arguments for an ocs, this is certainly the weakest.

 

This is complete nonsense. UCF tied with Auburn and Notre Dame and ahead of Texas? Credibility gone.

[Dhambuc]

worthless article with NO CRED,   

 

 

Not hating on UCF here but they don't even have the best in the AAC in my opinion or according to many others.  ECU's game day experience is much better than UCF'S OR anyone else in the conference currently for that matter. 

 

(speaking from experience of having been to games at  Both stadiums /  most stadiums in the current AAC).( id put UCF tied for 2nd with Cincy in the conference)

 

Steel putting UCF above ND, Tennessee, or ANY SEC school other than VANDY is a joke.

Edited August 25, 2014 by Dhambuc

[JTrue]

This is the stupidest Phil Steele "expert opinion" since he picked us to win the Big East in 2012.